EXHIBIT 23(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 21, 2003, 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, 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
August 20, 2003