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THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE DTE 
ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES CONDENSED 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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<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    831,088
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         922,604
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<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               3,449,612
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<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   19,214
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<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               3,175,171
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,760,942
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           117,936
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,331,171
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,449,107
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        311,835
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             (6,878)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 304,957
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       143,252
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<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      5,815
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