EXHIBIT 23(d)



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 18, 2004 relating to the
financial statements of the Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership,
which appears in the CMS Energy Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
September 21, 2004