EXHIBIT 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-134163 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 27, 2007 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans- an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) as of December 31, 2006), relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of MidAmerican Energy Company appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MidAmerican Energy Company for the year ended December 31, 2006 and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

Des Moines, Iowa

May 7, 2007