EXHIBIT 12-2

MCN ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


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|                                                    |                          | Twelve Months          |          | Twelve Months     |   | Twelve Months    
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|                                                    |                          | September 30, 1999     |          | December 31, 1998 |   | December 31, 1997
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|EARNINGS AS DEFINED(1)                              |                          |                        |          |                   |   |                   |          |          |   |   |        |        
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|Pre-tax income(2)(4)(5)                             |                          | $                      | (196,852 | )                 |   | $                 | (611,638 | )        |   | $ | 37,929 |        
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|Fixed charges(3)                                    |                          |                        | 97,452   |                   |   |                   | 92,822   |          |   |   | 65,891 |        
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|                                                    | Earnings as defined      |                        | $        | (99,400           | ) |                   | $        | (518,816 | ) |   | $      | 103,820 | 
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|FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED(1)                         |                          |                        |          |                   |   |                   |          |          |   |   |        |        
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|Interest, expensed                                  |                          | $                      | 95,250   |                   |   | $                 | 90,451   |          |   | $ | 64,434 |        
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|Interest, capitalized                               |                          |                        | 7,940    |                   |   |                   | 15,239   |          |   |   | 15,002 |        
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|Amortization of debt discounts, premium and expense |                          |                        | 1,920    |                   |   |                   | 1,915    |          |   |   | 1,183  |        
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|Interest implicit in rentals                        |                          |                        | 282      |                   |   |                   | 456      |          |   |   | 274    |        
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|                                                    | Fixed charges as defined |                        | $        | 105,392           |   |                   | $        | 108,061  |   |   | $      | 80,893  | 
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                  |                          |                        |          |                   |   |                   |          |          |   |   | 1.28   |        
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|Coverage Deficiency(6)(7)                           |                          | $                      | 204,792  |                   |   | $                 | 626,877  |          |   |   |        |        
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|(1) | Earnings and fixed charges are defined and computed in accordance
	 with Item 503 of Regulation S-K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|(2) | This amount represents the aggregate of (a) the pre-tax
	income from continuing operations of MCN Energy Enterprises Inc.,
	 (MCNEE) and its majority-owned subsidiaries,
	(b) MCNEEs share of pre-tax income of its 50% owned
	companies, and (c) any income actually received from less
	than 50% owned companies.
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|(3) | Fixed charges added to earnings are adjusted to exclude interest
	capitalized during the period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|(4) | For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 1999, MCNEE
	recorded several unusual charges, consisting of property
	write-downs, investment loss, and losses on sale of properties,
	totaling $134,131,000 pre-tax ($87,185,000 net of taxes).                                                                    
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|(5) | For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998, MCNEE
	recorded several unusual charges, consisting of property
	write-downs, investment loss and restructuring charges, totaling
	$564,984,000 pre-tax ($367,239,000 net of taxes).                                                                            
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|(6) | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended September 30,
	1999, were not adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the
	 coverage deficiency was $204,792,000. The amount of the coverage
	 deficiency excluding unusual charges would have been
	$70,661,000.                                                  
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|(7) | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31,
	1998, were not adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the
	 coverage deficiency was $626,877,000. The amount of the coverage
	 deficiency excluding unusual charges would have been
	$61,893,000.