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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
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of General Electric Company, which report
dated February 2, 2001 relates to the statement of financial position of General
Electric Company and consolidated affiliates as of December 31, 2000 and 1999
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, 2000 and
appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of General Electric
Company.

KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
February 21, 2002

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