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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
General Electric Company
We consent to the use of our report incorporated by reference in the
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-42170) on
Form S-4 of General Electric Company, which report dated February 4, 2000
relates to the statement of financial position of General Electric Company and
consolidated affiliates as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related
statements of earnings, changes in share owners' equity and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999 and appears in the
December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of General Electric Company.
We also consent to the reference to our firm as experts under the heading
"Experts" and "GE Selected Consolidated Historical Financial Data" in the
Registration Statement.
KPMG LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
August 21, 2000
