Exhibit 23(b)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 25, 2011 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in LG&E and KU Energy LLC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
April 12, 2012