EXHIBIT 23
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
 
Lone Star Energy Plant Operations, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement 
No. 333-13241 on Form S-4 of our report dated March 25, 1997, appearing
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lone Star Energy Plant Operations,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1996.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 27, 1997