EXHIBIT (23)

  
                                          EXHIBIT (23)


                 Arthur Andersen & Co.





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K,
into CMS Energy Corporation's previously filed Registration Statements No.
33-9732, No. 33-29681, No. 33-47629, No. 33-64044 and No. 33-51877, and
Consumers Power Company's previously filed Registration Statement No. 33-
52159.




                        Arthur Andersen & Co.

Detroit, Michigan,
   March 14, 1994.