UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2004

Commission	Exact Name of Registrant as	I.R.S. Employer
Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
File Number	Specified in its Charter	Identification No.
1-11607	DTE Energy Company (a Michigan corporation) 2000 2nd Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279 313-235-4000	38-3217752
1-7310	Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (a Michigan corporation) 2000 2nd Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279 313-235-4000	38-0478040

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 8.01. Other Events
	Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
News Release of Michcon, dated September 23, 2004


	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
	SIGNATURES
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Item 8.01. Other Events


Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

~~Today, September 23, 2004, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (“MichCon”),~~2 a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy Company (“DTE Energy”), issued a News Release in which it announced that the Michigan Public Service Commission issued an interim rate order on September 21, 2004 relating to MichCon’s request to increase its service and distribution charges.

ForTable aof detailed discussion, please see MichCon’s News Release dated September 23, 2004, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Contents

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits~~SIGNATURES

~~(c) Exhibits~~ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~99.1 News~~Date: ~~Release of MichCon dated~~ September 2327, 2004.

~~Forward-Looking~~MICHIGAN ~~Statements:~~ CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY (Registrant) /s/ N.A. Khouri N. A. Khouri Vice President and Treasurer

~~This~~3 Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in DTE Energy’s and MichCon’s 2003 Form 10-K (which forward-looking statements are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and MichCon that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy’s and MichCon’s actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and MichCon expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments.

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~~Table of Contents~~Exhibit Index

SIGNATURES


Exhibit
Number		Description

23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 23, 2004	DTE ENERGY COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ N. A. Khouri
	N. A. Khouri
	Vice President and Treasurer

Date: September 23, 2004	MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ N. A. Khouri
	N. A. Khouri
	Vice President and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		News Release of MichCon dated September 23, 2004.

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