EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation   by  reference  in  the  Company's
Registration  Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-31030),  Form S-3 (No. 333-36307),
Form S-3 (No.  333-40004) and Form S-3 (No. 333-55872) of our report dated April
7,  2000,  which  appears  in the Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB of U.S.  Energy
Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2000.



/s/  RICHARD A. EISNER & COMPANY, LLP
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Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP

New York, New York
March 30, 2001