EXHIBIT 23(b)


           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of CMS Energy Corporation of our report dated
February 25, 2005 relating to the financial statements, management's
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Midland
Cogeneration Venture L.P., which appears in CMS Energy Corporation Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
June 2, 2005