Exhibit 32-18

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Form 10-K/A of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David E. Meador, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date: June 17, 2005	/s/ DAVID E. MEADOR
	David E. Meador
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO /MI/ 10-K/A