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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

June 21, 1999

We consent to the incorporation, by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-02107 of MCN Energy Group Inc. on Form S-8, of our report dated June 21,
1999, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the MichCon Investment and
Stock Ownership Plan as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 1998.



/s/ George Johnson & Company


CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS