EXHIBIT 23.1

                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of California Energy Company, Inc. on Form S-3 of the reports of
Deloitte & Touche LLP dated February 3, 1995 (which reports express an
unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph referring to
California Energy Company, Inc.'s adoption effective January 1, 1993, of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes), appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of California Energy Company, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1994 and to the reference to Deloitte & Touche LLP under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

   
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June 23, 1995