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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-34642) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Advanced Lighting
Technologies, Inc. 1995 Incentive Award Plan, in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-22159) pertaining to the Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No.
333-45689 and 333-69641) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Advanced
Lighting Technologies, Inc. 1998 Incentive Award Plan, in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-45695) pertaining to the Advanced Lighting
Technologies, Inc. 1997 Billion Dollar Market Capitalization Incentive Award
Plan, in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-58613) pertaining to the
Company's securities and securities of ADLT Trust I and in the Registration
Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-58621) pertaining to the Company's securities of our
report dated September 11, 2000, except for the fourth sentence of the second
paragraph of Note N, as to which the date is September 25, 2000, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. as
of June 30, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the two years in the period ended June
30, 2000, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30,
2000.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
September 11, 2000
