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 Amendment No. 1 (No. 333-1129255) 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 Amendment No. 2 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
January 28, 2005