Exhibit 23
                           INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
     33-31674, 33-50301, 33-62155, 333-01519, 333-02353, 333-26961 and 333-26963
     on Form S-8 and  Registration  Statement  No.  333-22867 on Form S-3 of our
     reports dated November 2, 1998 appearing and  incorporated  by reference in
     this Annual  Report on Form 10-K of AGL  Resources  Inc. for the year ended
     September 30, 1998.


     /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

     DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
     Atlanta, Georgia
     December 23, 1998