DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY EXHIBIT 23.1



                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
Nos. 33-52782, 33-63602, 33-53563 and 33-53563-01 of Duquesne Light Company on
Form S-3 of our report dated January 30, 1996, appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Duquesne Light Company for the year ended December 31, 1995.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 29, 1996