EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-90952 and 333-11145 on Form S-3 and 333-25261, 333-73041, 333-73075 on Form
S-8 of Otter Tail Corporation of our report dated January 29, 2003 (which
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the change in method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets
as described in Note 1) appearing in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Otter Tail Corporation and incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Otter Tail Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 24, 2003