
                                                                Exhibit 23.01




Independent Auditor's Consent


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Northern States Power Company (the Company) on Form S-3 (relating to the
Northern States Power Company registration of $300,000,000 First Mortgage
Bonds) of our report dated February 8, 1995 (which expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company's
change in method of accounting for postretirement health care costs in 1993),
appearing on page 44 in Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Northern
States Power Company for the year ended December 31, 1994 and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part
of this Registration Statement.



(Deloitte & Touche LLP)
Deloitte & Touche LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 6, 1995

