EXHIBIT 99-21


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT



I, David E. Meador, Manager and Chief Executive Officer of The Detroit Edison
Securitization Funding LLC (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my
knowledge and belief:

(1)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period
     ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
     Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
     78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated:  August 14, 2002                        /s/ DAVID E. MEADOR
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                                                  David E. Meador
                                       Manager and Chief Executive Officer of
                                   The Detroit Edison Securitization Funding LLC