Exhibit 23.3

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement of Salton Sea Funding Corporation on Form S-4 of: (i) our report
dated June 19, 1995 on our audits of the combined predecessor financial
statements of the Partnership Guarantors as of December 31, 1994 and for each
of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1994, (ii) our report dated
June 19, 1995 on our audits of the combined predecessor financial statements of
Salton Sea Guarantors as of December 31, 1994 and for the year ended December
31, 1994 and for the nine month period from April 1, 1993 (date of acquisition)
to December 31, 1993 and (iii) our report dated June 19, 1995 on our audits of
the predecessor summaries of revenues and related expenses of Salton Sea
Royalty Company for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1994
on the basis of presentation described in the notes thereto. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."

                                        /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

San Diego, California
July 29, 1996