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                                                              EXHIBIT (25)-1

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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                        SECTION 305(b)(2)           / /

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


       New York                                         13-5160382
       (State of incorporation                          (I.R.S. employer
       if not a U.S. national bank)                     identification no.)

       48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                   10286
       (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip code)


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                      CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY FINANCING I
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                                         38-6660663
       (State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. employer
       incorporation or organization)                   identification no.)

       212 West Michigan Avenue
       Jackson, Michigan                                49201
       (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip code)


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                              Preferred Securities
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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1.       GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE 
         TRUSTEE:

         (A)     NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY 
                 TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.



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                        Name                                        Address           
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         Superintendent of Banks of the State of     2 Rector Street, New York,
         New York                                    N.Y.  10006, and Albany,
                                                     N.Y. 12203

         Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                     N.Y.  10045
                                                           
         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

         New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York



         (B)     WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

         Yes.

2.       AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.  

         IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH 
         AFFILIATION.

         None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16.      LIST OF EXHIBITS.

         EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE
         COMMISSION, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO,
         PURSUANT TO RULE 7a-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE
         "ACT") AND RULE 24 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE.

         1.      A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
                 (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which
                 contains the authority to commence business and a grant of
                 powers to exercise corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to
                 Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration
                 Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed
                 with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form
                 T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

         4.      A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to 
                 Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)


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         6.      The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the 
                 Act.  (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
                 No. 33-44051.)

         7.      A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee 
                 published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its 
                 supervising or examining authority.


                                      NOTE


        Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the answer
to said Item is based on incomplete information.

        Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.

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                                   SIGNATURE



        Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 1st day of November, 1995.


                                     THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                     By:     /s/ ROBERT F. McINTYRE
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                                         Name:   ROBERT F. McINTYRE
                                         Title:  Assistant Vice President

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 7



                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

        of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 And Foreign and Domestic
Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business
June 30, 1995, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve
Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



                                                             Dollar Amounts
       ASSETS                                                 in Thousands
                                                            
       Cash and balances due from depos-              
         itory institutions:                          
         Noninterest-bearing balances and             
         currency and coin ..................                  $ 3,025,419
         Interest-bearing balances ..........                      881,413
       Securities:                                    
         Held-to-maturity securities ........                    1,242,368
         Available-for-sale securities ......                    1,774,079
       Federal funds sold in domestic                 
         offices of the bank ................                    5,503,445
       Securities purchased under agree-              
         ments to resell ....................                      200,634
       Loans and lease financing                      
         receivables:                                 
         Loans and leases, net of unearned            
           income .................26,599,533         
         LESS: Allowance for loan and                 
           lease losses ..............516,283         
           Loans and leases, net of unearned          
           income and allowance                                 26,083,250
       Assets held in trading accounts ......                    1,455,639
       Premises and fixed assets (including           
         capitalized leases) ................                      612,547
       Other real estate owned ..............                       79,667
       Investments in unconsolidated                  
         subsidiaries and associated                  
         companies ..........................                      198,737
       Customers' liability to this bank on           
         acceptances outstanding ............                    1,111,464
       Intangible assets ....................                      105,263
       Other assets .........................                    1,237,264
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       Total assets .........................                  $43,511,189
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       LIABILITIES                                    
       Deposits:                                      
         In domestic offices ................                  $19,233,885
         Noninterest-bearing .......7,677,954         
         Interest-bearing .........11,555,931         
         In foreign offices, Edge and                 
         Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...                   12,641,676
         Noninterest-bearing ..........72,479         
         Interest-bearing .........12,569,197         
        Federal funds purchased and secu-             
         rities sold under agreements to re-          
         purchase in domestic offices of              
         the bank and of its Edge and                 
         Agreement subsidiaries, and in               
         IBFs:                                        
         Federal funds purchased ............                    1,747,659
         Securities sold under agreements             
           to repurchase ....................                       73,553
       Demand notes issued to the U.S.                
         Treasury ...........................                      300,000
       Trading liabilities ..................                      738,317
       Other borrowed money:                          
         With original maturity of one year           
           or less ..........................                    1,586,443
         With original maturity of more than          
           one year .........................                      220,877
       Bank's liability on acceptances exe-           
         cuted and outstanding ..............                    1,113,102
       Subordinated notes and debentures ....                    1,053,860
       Other liabilities ....................                    1,489,252
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       Total liabilities ....................                   40,198,624
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       EQUITY CAPITAL                                 
       Common stock ........................                       942,284
       Surplus .............................                       525,666
       Undivided profits and capital                  
         reserves ..........................                     1,849,221
       Net unrealized holding gains                   
         (losses) on available-for-sale               
         securities ........................                   (      662)
       Cumulative foreign currency transla-           
         tion adjustments ..................                   (    3,944)
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       Total equity capital ................                     3,312,565
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       Total liabilities and equity                   
         capital ...........................                   $43,511,189
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        I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                           Robert E. Keilman

        We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

                   J. Carter Bacot      }
                   Thomas A. Renyi      }    Directors
                   Samuel F. Chevalier  }