Exhibit 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-38603) of Cogeneration Corporation of 
America of our report dated December 15, 1998 appearing in this Form 8-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
March 25, 1999