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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., on Form S-3 of our reports dated December
16, 1994, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Piedmont Natural Gas
Company, Inc., for the year ended October 31, 1994, and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of the Registration
Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
May 16, 1995