Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated May 11, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of American Superconductor Corporation as of
March 31, 1999 and 1998, and for the years ended March 31, 1999, 1998 and
1997, which appears in and is incorporated by reference in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the captions
"Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in such Registration
Statement.

                                             /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 28, 2000