Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Kestrel Energy, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-3 of Kestrel Energy, Inc. of our report dated September 10, 1999
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Kestrel Energy, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 1999, which report
appears in the June 30, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kestrel Energy,
Inc. and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
registration statement.
/s/KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
September 6, 2000
