EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TO:      Telkonet, Inc.

         We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on
Form S-3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 8, 2004
dual dated March 25, 2004 included in Telkonet, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Telkonet, Inc., which appear in such Registration
Statement and related Prospectus for the registration of 11,714,503 shares of
its common stock. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                                    /s/ Russell Bedford Stefanou Mirchandani LLP
                                        Russell Bedford Stefanou Mirchandani LLP


McLean, Virginia
July 15, 2004