EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT
June 18, 2001
We consent to the incorporation, by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-62192 of DTE Energy Company on Form S-8, of our report dated June 18, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the MCN Energy Group Savings and Stock Ownership Plan as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 2000.
GEORGE JOHNSON & COMPANY
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
