DUQUESNE LIGHT EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Independent Auditors' Consent

  We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-52782 and 33-63602, and Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement Nos. 33-46773 and 33-53563-01 of Duquesne Light Company on Form S-3 of
our report dated January 28, 2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Duquesne Light Company for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 29, 2000