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                                                                 EXHIBIT 12-24

                               DTE ENERGY COMPANY
                COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


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                                                              Six
                                                             Months              Year Ended December 31
                                                             Ended         --------------------------------------
                                                             6/30/00       1999              1998            1997
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                                                             (Millions, except for ratio and percent)
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Net income.............................................   $       225    $       483      $       443      $    417
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Taxes based on income:
   Income taxes........................................            25             60              154           257
   Municipal and state.................................             1              3                3             4
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     Total taxes based on income.......................            26             63              157           261
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Fixed charges:
   Interest expense....................................           165            340              319           297
   Allowance for funds used during
     construction......................................             -              4                -             -
   Interest factor of rents............................            17             34               34            34
   Preferred stock dividend factor.....................             -              -                7            18
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     Total fixed charges...............................           182            378              360           349
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Earnings before taxes based on income
   and fixed charges...................................   $       433    $       924      $       960       $ 1,027
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                               2.38           2.44             2.67          2.94

Preferred stock dividends..............................   $         -    $         -      $         6      $     12
Dividends meeting requirement of
   IRC Section 247.....................................   $         -    $         -      $         4      $      4
Percent deductible for income tax purposes.............             -              -            40.00%        40.00%
Amount deductible......................................             -              -                2             2
Amount not deductible..................................             -              -                4            10
Ratio of pretax income to net income...................             -              -             1.35          1.61
Dividend factor for amount not deductible..............             -              -                5            16
Amount deductible......................................             -              -                2             2
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     Total preferred stock dividend factor.............   $         -    $         -      $         7     $      18
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