Exhibit 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our report dated March 7, 2006 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the change
in method of accounting for asset retirement obligations in 2005 and 2003),
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of The Detroit Edison Company, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of The Detroit Edison Company for the year ended December 31, 2005 and to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part
of this Registration Statement.


/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan
August 22, 2006