EXHIBIT 12-2

MCN ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

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|                                                              |                          |   | TWELVE MONTHS  |          | TWELVE MONTHS     |   | TWELVE MONTHS    
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|                                                              |                          |   | MARCH 31, 2000 |          | DECEMBER 31, 1999 |   | DECEMBER 31, 1998
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|EARNINGS AS DEFINED (1)
Pre-tax income (loss) (2) (4) (5) (6) |                          | $ | (231,744       | )        |                   | $ | (212,382          | )        |   | $ | (604,240 | )       
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|Fixed charges (3)                                             |                          |   | 95,003         |          |                   |   | 96,007            |          |   |   | 92,822   |         
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|                                                              | Earnings as defined      |   | $              | (136,741 | )                 |   | $                 | (116,375 | ) |   | $        | (511,418 | )
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|FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED (1)
Interest, expensed               |                          | $ | 93,361         |          |                   | $ | 94,236            |          |   | $ | 90,451   |         
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|Interest, capitalized                                         |                          |   | 4,087          |          |                   |   | 6,408             |          |   |   | 15,239   |         
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|Amortization of debt discounts, premium                       |                          |   |                |          |                   |   |                   |          |   |   |          |         
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|                                                              | and expense              |   |                | 1,584    |                   |   |                   | 1,607    |   |   |          | 1,915    |  
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|Interest implicit in rentals                                  |                          |   | 58             |          |                   |   | 164               |          |   |   | 456      |         
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|                                                              | Fixed charges as defined |   | $              | 99,090   |                   |   | $                 | 102,415  |   |   | $        | 108,061  |  
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|Coverage Deficiency (7) (8) (9)                               |                          | $ | 235,831        |          |                   | $ | 218,790           |          |   | $ | 619,479  |         
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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 (loss) 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 March 31, 2000, MCNEE recorded merger costs and several
unusual items consisting of property write-downs, contract losses, gains
and losses on sale of assets, and investment losses totaling
$139,263,000 pre-tax ($90,521,000 net of taxes).          
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|(5) |  | For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, MCNEE recorded merger costs and
several unusual items consisting of property write-downs, contract
losses, gains and losses on sale of assets, and investment
losses totaling $149,118,000 pre-tax ($96,927,000 net of taxes).       
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|(6) |  | For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998, MCNEE recorded
several unusual items consisting of property write-downs, restructuring
charges, gains and losses on sale of assets and investment losses totaling
$547,675,000 pre-tax ($355,989,000 net of taxes).                  
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|(7) |  | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2000 were not
adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency was
$235,831,000. The amount of the coverage deficiency excluding merger costs and unusual
items would have been $96,568,000.                   
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|(8) |  | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999 were not
adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency was
$218,790,000. The amount of the coverage deficiency excluding merger costs and unusual
items would have been $69,672,000.                
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|(9) |  | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998 were not
adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency was
$619,479,000. The amount of the coverage deficiency excluding unusual
items would have been $71,804,000.