Exhibit 31

                      CERTIFICATION OF LAURA L. MOUNTCASTLE


I, Laura L. Mountcastle, certify that:

     5.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Consumers Funding
         LLC;

     6.  To the best of my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
         untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
         necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
         under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this quarterly report;

     7.  To the best of my knowledge, the financial statements included in this
         quarterly report provide the financial information required to be
         provided to the trustee under the governing documents of Consumers
         Funding LLC; and

     8.  Consumers Energy, as Servicer under the Securitization bonds, has
         complied with its servicing obligations and minimum servicing
         standards.


     Date:  August 14, 2003            By  /s/ Laura L. Mountcastle
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                                           Laura L. Mountcastle
                                           President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and
                                           Treasurer




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