EXHIBIT 23(A)




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
General Electric Company:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of General Electric Company of our report dated February 7, 1997 relating to
the statement of financial position of General Electric Company and consolidated
affiliates as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related statements of
earnings and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1996, and the related schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of General Electric Company.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.





KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 21, 1997