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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24-1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Stephen E.
Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the other)
to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                       /s/ Alfred R. Glancy III
                                                       ------------------------
                                                           Alfred R. Glancy III






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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys
and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                           /s/  Stephen E. Ewing
                                                           ---------------------
                                                                Stephen E. Ewing









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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III, Stephen E. Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                        /s/ William K. McCrackin
                                                        ------------------------
                                                            William K. McCrackin



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III and Stephen E. Ewing, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys
and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                             /s/  Harold Gardner
                                                             -------------------
                                                                  Harold Gardner





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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III, Stephen E. Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                              /s/  Anne R. Cooke
                                                              ------------------
                                                                   Anne R. Cooke






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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III, Stephen E. Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                        /s/  Ronald E. Christian
                                                        ------------------------
                                                             Ronald E. Christian







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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III, Stephen E. Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                           /s/ Howard L. Dow III
                                                           ---------------------
                                                               Howard L. Dow III



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the undersigned Director or Officer of MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS
COMPANY, a Michigan corporation, does hereby constitute and appoint, Alfred R.
Glancy III, Stephen E. Ewing and Harold Gardner, and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the others) to execute in his name and on his behalf and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998, including all amendments.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney this 22nd
day of February, 1999.




                                                              /s/  Steven Kurmas
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                                                                   Steven Kurmas