| DTE Energy Company 2000 2nd Ave., Detroit, MI 48226-1279 |
July 18, 2008
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION (EDGAR)
H. Christopher Owings
Assistant Director
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 3561
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Assistant Director
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 3561
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | DTE Energy Company | |
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 | ||
Filed March 7, 2008 | ||
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A | ||
Filed April 7, 2008 | ||
File No. 001-11607 | ||
The Detroit Edison Company | ||
Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007 | ||
Filed March 17, 2008 | ||
File No. 001-02198 |
Dear Mr. Owings:
This will confirm our conversation with Ronald Alper, Staff Attorney, on July 16, 2008 regarding the response of DTE Energy Company and The Detroit Edison Company (collectively the “Company”) to the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission contained in its letter to the Company dated July 15, 2008. As discussed with Mr. Alper, due to the need for relevant personnel to maintain their focus on the timely preparation of the Company’s 2nd Quarter Forms 10-Q until they are completed and filed, which the Company currently expects to occur by August 8, 2008, the Company intends to submit its response no later than August 29, 2008.
We appreciate your assistance with this matter. Please direct any questions or concerns you may have in this regard to the undersigned at (313) 235-7134.
| Very truly yours, | ||||
| /s/ Peter B. Oleksiak | ||||
| Peter B. Oleksiak | ||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||