Exhibit 31

                      CERTIFICATION OF LAURA L. MOUNTCASTLE

I, Laura L. Mountcastle, certify that:

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

         2.       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;

         3.       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

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


        Date:  May 7, 2004             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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