Exhibit 23(b) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To UGI Utilities, Inc.: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 10, 2000, included in UGI Utilities, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000, and to all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement. ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 30, 2001