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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. 1 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-49710) 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 references to our firm under the headings "Experts" and
"Selected Consolidated Financial Data of General Electric" in the Registration
Statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Stamford, Connecticut
December 1, 2000
