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                                                                   EXHIBIT 24(B)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated January 22, 2002, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Hubbell Incorporated,
which appear in Hubbell Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
December 16, 2002

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