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Exhibit 15-9

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 subsidiaries and The Detroit Edison
Company and subsidiaries for the periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, as
indicated in our report dated October 28, 1998. 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 September 30, 1998, 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
Form S-8                   333-47247

The Detroit Edison Company
Form S-3                   33-53207
Form S-3                   33-64296
Form S-3                   333-65765

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
Statement 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
October 28, 1998