**Exhibit      24**

**POWER      OF ATTORNEY**

| /s/                Jeffrey R. Immelt         |                                                | /s/                Keith S. Sherin           |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Jeffrey                R. Immelt             |                                                | Keith                S. Sherin               |
| Chief                Executive Officer       |                                                | Chief                Financial Officer       |
| (Principal                Executive Officer) |                                                | (Principal                Financial Officer) |
|                                         |                                                |                                         |
|                                         | /s/                Philip D. Ameen                  |                                         |
|                                         | Philip                D. Ameen                      |                                         |
|                                         | Senior                Vice President and Controller |                                         |
|                                         | (Principal                Accounting Officer)       |                                         |

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| /s/                Charles E. Alexander  |   | /s/                John H. Myers      |
|------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|
| Charles                E. Alexander,     |   | John                H. Myers,         |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Jeffrey S. Bornstein  |   | /s/                Michael A. Neal    |
| Jeffrey                S. Bornstein,     |   | Michael                A. Neal,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                David L. Calhoun      |   | /s/                David R. Nissen    |
| David                L. Calhoun,         |   | David                R. Nissen,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Kathryn A. Cassidy    |   | /s/                Ronald R. Pressman |
| Kathryn                A. Cassidy,       |   | Ronald                R. Pressman,    |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                James A. Colica       |   | /s/                Deborah M. Reif    |
| James                A. Colica,          |   | Deborah                M. Reif,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Pamela Daley          |   | /s/                John G. Rice       |
| Pamela                Daley,             |   | John                G. Rice,          |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Brackett B. Denniston |   | /s/                John M. Samuels    |
| Brackett                B. Denniston,    |   | John                M. Samuels,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Jeffrey R. Immelt     |   | /s/                Keith S. Sherin    |
| Jeffrey                R. Immelt,        |   | Keith                S. Sherin,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
|                                     |   | /s/                Robert C. Wright   |
|                                     |   | Robert                C. Wright,      |
|                                     |   | Director                              |

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