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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(B)

                        [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated
July 27, 1998 included or incorporated by reference in CMS Energy Corporations'
Form 8-K dated June 30, 1998 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.

                                       Arthur Andersen LLP


Detroit, Michigan
         January 20, 1999

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