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                                                                       EXHIBIT 2

                      [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP]

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated April 16, 1999 included in this Form 11-K relating to the PG&E Gas
Transmission, Northwest Corporation Savings Fund Plan for Non-Management
Employees, into PG&E Corporation's previously filed Registration Statement File
No. 333-68155.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Portland, Oregon,
June 23, 1999

























