1 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Stephen E. Ewing ------------------------ Stephen E. Ewing 2 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ William K. McCrackin ------------------------- William K. McCrackin 3 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Roger Fridholm ----------------------- Roger Fridholm 4 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Frank M. Hennessey ------------------------ Frank M. Hennessey 5 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Thomas H. Jeffs II ----------------------- Thomas H. Jeffs II 6 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Bill M. Thompson ---------------------- Bill M. Thompson 7 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Dale A. Johnson --------------------- Dale A. Johnson 8 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in her name and on her behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Helen O. Petrauskas ------------------------ Helen O. Petrauskas 9 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Howard F. Sims --------------------- Howard F. Sims 10 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R. Glancy III and Daniel L. Schiffer, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Harold Gardner -------------------- Harold Gardner 11 EXHIBIT 24-1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Director or Officer of MCN CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Daniel L. Schiffer and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, including all amendments. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of February, 1997. /s/ Alfred R. Glancy III ------------------------- Alfred R. Glancy III