EX-23 5 ex23_1.htm CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS TO MGE ENERGY, INC. Exhibit 23.1

Exhibit 23.1





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 24, 2017 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in MGE Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, IL

July 14, 2017