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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATON EXTRACTED FROM THE DTE ENERGY
COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, BALANCE
SHEET, STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, STATEMENT OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND
PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<NAME> DTE
       
                             
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