Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 27, 2003 relating to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, which appears in CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP            

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 30, 2003