EXHIBIT 23.2

                           PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 27, 2003 relating to the
financial statements of UIL Holdings Corporation, which appears in UIL Holdings
Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 27, 2003 relating to
the financial statement schedules, which appears in UIL Holdings Corporation's
Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
July 8, 2003