Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Environmental Power Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 
33-70078 of Environmental Power Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated
March 19, 1999 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Environmental
Power Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1998.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 29, 1999