EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-124169 of our report dated March 15, 2005 (which
report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph
relating to the change in method of accounting for asset retirement obligations
in 2003), relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule
of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company for the year ended December 31, 2004
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.



June 16, 2005
Detroit, Michigan