EXHIBIT 23(d)



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 33-
68100 and 33-69554 of Texas Utilities Electric Company on Form S-3 of our report
dated March 3, 1997, which report includes an explanatory paragraph concerning
Texas Utilities Electric Company's change during 1995 in its method of
accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to
be disposed of to conform with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
121, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Texas Utilities Electric
Company for the year ended December 31, 1996.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas
March 12, 1997