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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23-1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 6, 1995, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Michigan
Consolidated Gas Company for the year ended December 31, 1994 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
May 3, 1995