EX-23.1 3 dex231.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP TO THE PARTNER. FIN. STMTS. AND STAR GAS LLC BALANCE SHEETS

Consent of KPMG LLP to the Partner. fin. stmts. and Star Gas LLC balance sheets

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Auditors

The Partners of

Star Gas Partners, L.P.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements Nos. 333-57994 and 333-100976 on Form S-3, No. 333-49751 on Form S-4 and Nos. 333-40138, 333-46714 and 333-53716 on Form S-8 of Star Gas Partners, L.P. of our report dated November 26, 2002, except as to note 20, which is as of February 3, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Star Gas Partners, L.P. and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2002 and of our report dated November 26, 2002, relating to the balance sheets of Star Gas Partners LLC as of September 30, 2001 and 2002, which reports appear in this Form 8-K of Star Gas Partners, L.P.

Stamford, Connecticut

March 17, 2003