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                                                                 EXHIBIT 15-4









May 1, 1997

DTE Energy Company and
The Detroit Edison Company
Detroit, Michigan

We have made reviews, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial
information of DTE Energy Company and subsidiary companies and of The Detroit
Edison Company and subsidiary companies for the three-month and twelve-month
periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, as indicated in our report dated May 1,
1997.  Because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that
information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, is
incorporated by reference in the following Registration Statements:


                FORM                        REGISTRATION NUMBER

                DTE Energy Company
                Form S-3                    33-57545
                Form S-8                    333-00023

                The Detroit Edison Company
                Form S-3                    33-53207
                Form S-3                    33-64296


We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration
Statements listed above which is prepared or certified by an accountant or a
report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7
and 11 of that Act.



Deloitte & Touche LLP
Detroit, Michigan