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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.43

                             LONG TERM GAS AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made this October 5, 2001, between Midland Cogeneration
Venture Limited Partnership ("MCV" or "Buyer") and CMS Marketing, Services and
Trading Company ("Seller") for the purpose of entering into a long term gas
supply arrangement on the terms and conditions that follow. In this Agreement,
Seller and Buyer may also be referred to individually as "Party" or collectively
as "Parties."

1.    Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have
      the following meanings:

      1.1.        "Agreement" shall mean this Agreement and all Exhibits hereto.

      1.2.        "Btu" shall mean one (1) British Thermal Unit, the amount of
                  heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) pound of
                  water one (1) degree Fahrenheit at sixty (60) degrees
                  Fahrenheit. BTU is measured on a dry basis.

      1.3.        "Business Day" shall mean any Day other than a Day on which
                  banks in the U.S.A. are allowed by law to be closed.

      1.4.        "Contract Year" shall mean any calendar year during the term
                  of this Agreement.

      1.5.        "Cubic Foot of Gas" shall mean the volume of Gas contained in
                  one (1) cubic foot of space at a pressure of fourteen and
                  seventy-three hundredths (14.73) dry Psia, at a temperature of
                  sixty degrees (60(Degree)) Fahrenheit.

      1.6.        "Day" shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive
                  hours (23 hours when changing from Standard to Daylight time
                  and 25 hours when changing back to Standard time) beginning
                  and ending at 9:00 a.m. Central clock time.

      1.7.        "Disputed Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
                  5.1.2.

      1.8.        "Gas" shall mean any mixture of hydrocarbon and noncombustible
                  gases in a gaseous form consisting primarily of methane and
                  includes natural Gas produced from gas wells (gas well gas),
                  Gas which immediately prior to being produced from a reservoir
                  is in solution with crude oil or dispersed in an intimate
                  association with crude oil or in contact with crude oil across
                  a gas-oil contact (casinghead gas), or residue gas resulting
                  from the processing of either or both casinghead gas and gas
                  well gas.

      1.9.        "Material Adverse Change" shall mean: (i) with respect to CMS
                  Energy Corporation, having a senior unsecured long term credit
                  rating below BB by Standard & Poors and Ba3 by Moodys (ii)
                  with respect to MCV having less than $60 million Cash Reserves
                  as reported in the Liquidity Section of Midland Cogeneration
                  Venture's annual 10K report and quarterly 10Q report. Cash
                  Reserves equal the total Cash Reserves as reported less the
                  funds restricted for rental payments (presently $137,000,000)
                  and funds restricted for management nonqualified plans
                  (presently $2.1 Million).

      1.10.       "Mcf" shall mean one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of Gas.

      1.11.       "MMBtu" shall mean a quantity of Gas equal to one million
                  (1,000,000) Btu, which is equivalent to one (1) dekatherm.

      1.12.       "Month" shall mean the period beginning at 9 a.m. Central
                  clock time on the first Day of any calendar month and ending
                  at 9 a.m. Central clock time on the first Day of the next
                  succeeding calendar month.

      1.13.       "NYMEX" shall mean the New York Mercantile Exchange Henry Hub
                  natural gas futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile
                  Exchange. Should natural gas futures contracts for delivery at
                  Henry Hub cease to be traded on the NYMEX, Buyer and Seller
                  shall identify and agree on a replacement index. In the event
                  that Buyer and Seller cannot agree on a replacement index
                  within thirty (30) Days, the matter will be resolved in
                  accordance with Section 18 hereof.

      1.14.       "Point of Delivery" shall mean the point where Seller delivers
                  Gas to Buyer as set forth in this Agreement.

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      1.15.       "Prime Rate" shall mean the fluctuating per annum lending rate
                  of interest from time to time published by CITIBANK, N.A., or
                  its successor, for its best commercial customers.

      1.16.       "Psia" shall mean pounds per square inch absolute.

      1.17.       "Taxes" shall mean all taxes, fees, levies, penalties,
                  licenses or charges imposed by any government authority.

      1.18.       "Transporter" shall mean ANR Pipeline as described in Exhibit
                  A.

      1.19.       "Undisputed Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in
                  Section 5.1.2.

2.    Quantity. Seller agrees to deliver and sell and MCV agrees to receive and
      purchase 11,000 MMBtu per Day, on a firm basis, in accordance with the
      terms and conditions of this Agreement.

3.    Price.

      3.1.        The price to be paid each month by Buyer to Seller for all
                  quantities of Gas delivered hereunder inclusive of all taxes
                  and other adjustments or costs not provided for herein shall
                  equal the last trading day of each month Gas is delivered
                  during the term of this Agreement of the NYMEX natural gas
                  contract minus $0.09 per MMBtu for all Gas delivered to the
                  Point of Delivery.

      3.2.        Seller shall be responsible for all taxes prior to the Point
                  of Delivery. MCV shall be responsible for all taxes at and
                  after the Point of Delivery.

4.    Term. Deliveries of Gas shall commence November 1, 2006 and continue
      through October 31, 2012.

5.    Billing, Payments and Audit.

      5.1.        Billing and payment procedures are as follows:

                  5.1.1.  After the delivery of Gas has commenced hereunder,
                          Seller shall, on or about the tenth Day of each month,
                          render to Buyer a statement showing the estimated (or
                          actual if available) quantity of Gas delivered at each
                          Point of Delivery during the prior month and the
                          amounts due Seller hereunder. Seller shall also render
                          to Buyer, if necessary, a separate statement showing
                          the adjustment, if any, required to conform the prior
                          month's estimated and actual deliveries and prices.
                          Payment of the amount due based on such statements
                          shall be made by Buyer to Seller by wire transfer with
                          immediately available funds the later of (a) ten (10)
                          Days following receipt of such statement or (b) the
                          twentieth (20th) Day of the month. If the due date
                          falls on a Day that is not a Business Day, then
                          payment shall be made on the next Business Day. If
                          Buyer bills Seller, the same procedure shall be
                          followed as set forth in this Section 5.1.1.

                  5.1.2.  In the event that either Party shall in good faith
                          dispute any portion of the amount shown in the other
                          Party's statement (hereinafter called the "Disputed
                          Amount"), the disputing Party shall (a) notify the
                          other Party in writing as to the Disputed Amount, and
                          (b) pay the remaining undisputed portion of the other
                          Party's statement when due (hereinafter, the
                          "Undisputed Amount").

                  5.1.3.  If it is determined that the failure to pay any
                          Undisputed Amount of any statement was not
                          justifiable, interest on such Undisputed Amount shall
                          accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate
                          plus one percent (1.0%) from the time payment would
                          have been due until the time payment is made, but in
                          no event shall the interest on such unpaid portion
                          exceed the applicable lawful nonusurious rate of
                          interest. Payment of any previously unpaid Undisputed
                          Amount shall be credited first to all interest accrued
                          and then to principle.

      5.2.        Each Party hereto shall have the right, upon reasonable
                  written notice, during normal business hours and at its own
                  expense to examine the books and records of the other Party to
                  the extent necessary to verify the accuracy of any statement,
                  charge, computation, or demand made under or pursuant to this
                  Agreement. Such examination shall be conducted no more than
                  once in a twelve-month period. Any error or discrepancy in
                  statements furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall be
                  promptly reported to Seller or Buyer, as applicable, and

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                  proper adjustment thereof shall be made within thirty (30)
                  Days after final determination of the correct volumes or
                  amounts involved; provided, however, that if no such errors or
                  discrepancies are reported to Seller or Buyer, as applicable,
                  within two (2) years from the end of the calendar year in
                  which such errors or discrepancies occurred, the same shall be
                  conclusively deemed to be correct.

6.    Deliveries.

      6.1.        Exhibit A hereto sets forth the Point of Delivery under this
                  Agreement. Seller shall not use any other point to deliver Gas
                  without Buyer's written consent, which Buyer may grant or
                  withhold in its sole discretion.

      6.2.        To the extent that the procedures for the delivery of Gas set
                  forth herein conflict with the rules and tariffs of any
                  Transporter, the Transporter's rules and tariffs will control
                  and the Parties shall cooperate fully with each other in
                  complying with such rules and tariffs.

7.    Third Party Gas. Buyer understands and agrees the Gas delivered hereunder
      may be supplied either from Seller's Gas or from Gas purchased by Seller
      from third parties; provided however, if such Gas is purchased from third
      parties, Seller shall be solely responsible for the payment of the
      purchase price of Gas to such third parties.

8.    Title. Title and risk of loss to Gas delivered hereunder shall pass from
      Seller to Buyer at the Point of Delivery.

9.    Delivery Pressure. Seller shall be required to deliver or cause delivery
      of the Gas to the Point of Delivery and for delivering such Gas at a
      pressure sufficient to effect such delivery. Notwithstanding anything to
      the contrary herein, Seller shall have the right but not the obligation to
      install compression to effect deliveries of Gas hereunder.

10.   Quality of Gas. The Gas to be delivered by Seller hereunder at the Point
      of Delivery shall comply with the quality requirements of the receiving
      Transporter.

11.   Measurement and Tests of Gas. The quantity and quality of Gas delivered to
      the Buyer's account at the Point of Delivery shall be determined in
      accordance with the established standard terms and conditions applicable
      to the Transporter's gas transportation contracts.

12.   Warranty of Title. Seller hereby warrants (i) title to all Gas sold
      hereunder or the right to sell such Gas, (ii) that it has the right to
      sell same to Buyer, and (iii) that all such Gas shall be free from any and
      all liens and adverse claims of any nature whatsoever. Seller agrees to
      indemnify and hold Buyer harmless, including but not limited to, all
      costs, damages, and expenses (including Buyer's reasonable attorney fees)
      incurred by Buyer in defending against any liens or adverse claims of any
      nature whatsoever, including but not limited to, third parties from whom
      Seller purchased Gas as permitted in Section 7, in addition to any other
      remedies Buyer may have hereunder or at law.

13.   Credit Worthiness.

      13.1.       At any time, and from time to time during the term of this
                  Agreement (and notwithstanding whether an Event of Default has
                  occurred as defined in Section 21) but not more than once in
                  any seven (7) Day period, if the Termination Payment (as such
                  term is defined in Section 13.4) should exceed $500,000 (the
                  "Security Threshold"), then either Party may request the other
                  Party to provide additional Performance Assurance in an amount
                  equal to the amount by which the Termination Payment exceeds
                  the Security Threshold (rounding upwards for any fractional
                  amount to the next $100,000). The Performance Assurance shall
                  be delivered within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of
                  the request. If such additional Performance Assurance is not
                  received by the requesting Party within thirty (30) calendar
                  days, then the requesting Party, in addition to any other
                  remedy available, may immediately suspend performance with
                  respect to the quantities associated with the amount in excess
                  of the Security Threshold, plus any Performance Assurance
                  already in place, and cover such lost

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                  supply or market, as the case may be. Incremental gas costs
                  (as referenced in Section 17 with respect to either Buyer or
                  Seller, as applicable) incurred by the covering Party shall be
                  recoverable from the other Party. Such suspension will be
                  implemented on a pro rata basis to a level at which assurances
                  have been provided. In addition, a failure to provide
                  Performance Assurance as requested shall constitute an Event
                  of Default under Section 21.

      13.2.       Either Party, at its sole expense, may request the other Party
                  to reduce its Performance Assurance then in place if the
                  Termination Payment (with respect to all Transactions then
                  outstanding) reverts back to an amount less than or equal to
                  the sum of the Performance Assurance and the Security
                  Threshold then in place (rounding upwards for any fractional
                  amount to the next $100,000). Such request for reduction shall
                  be no more frequently than weekly, with respect to Letters of
                  Credit, and daily, with respect to cash. The consent to such
                  request(s) shall not be unreasonably withheld.

      13.3.       Either Party may at any time make a calculation of the
                  Termination Payment and submit same to the other Party for
                  review. If within thirty (30) Days of the submission of the
                  value of the Termination Payment from one Party to the other,
                  agreement has not been reached by the Parties as to the amount
                  of the Termination Payment, the determination of the amount of
                  the Termination Payment shall be submitted to arbitration as
                  provided for in Section 18 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
                  the submission of the determination of the amount of the
                  Termination Payment to arbitration, all requirements in
                  Section 13 of this Agreement shall remain in effect.

      13.4.       With respect to this Section 13: (a) "Performance Assurance"
                  means collateral in the form of either cash or Letters of
                  Credit. The requesting Party may also accept other collateral
                  deemed sufficient by the requesting Party. If the collateral
                  is in the form of cash, then such cash shall be placed in a
                  segregated, interest-bearing escrow account on deposit with a
                  major U.S. commercial bank having a credit rating of at least
                  "A-" from Standard and Poor's or "A3" from Moody's (interest
                  to accrue to the Party posting the collateral); (b) "Letter of
                  Credit" means one or more irrevocable, transferable standby
                  letters of credit from a major U.S. commercial bank or foreign
                  bank with a U.S. office having a credit rating of at least
                  "A-" from Standard & Poor's or "A3" from Moody's; (c)
                  "Termination Payment" means the amount by which the requesting
                  Party shall aggregate Gains, Losses, and Costs (as those terms
                  are defined in Section 21.2.5 with respect to this Agreement)
                  into a single net amount. The Termination Payment shall
                  include all amounts owed but not yet paid by one Party to the
                  other Party, whether or not such amounts are then due, for
                  performance already performed pursuant to any Transaction.

14.   Right to Terminate Agreement.

      14.1.       In addition to any other remedy of Buyer under law or provided
                  under this Agreement, Buyer shall have the right at its
                  election to terminate this Agreement upon twenty (20) Days
                  written notice to Seller if Seller for any reason other than:
                  (i) Force Majeure, (ii) Buyer's failure to take, or (iii)
                  failure by Buyer to pay any Undisputed Amounts, fails, over a
                  period of at least sixty (60) Days, to deliver an average of
                  ninety percent (90%) of the agreed quantity, and provided
                  further, that such failure occurred not more than one hundred
                  forty (140) Days immediately preceding the giving of such
                  notice of termination. Seller shall have twenty (20) Days
                  after receipt of such cancellation notice to cure any failure,
                  in which case Buyer's cancellation is null and void, and this
                  Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

      14.2.       In addition to the other remedies of Seller under law or
                  provided under this Agreement, Seller shall have the right at
                  its election to terminate this Agreement upon twenty (20) Days
                  written notice to Buyer if Buyer for any reason other than:
                  (i) Force Majeure, (ii) Seller's failure to deliver, or (iii)
                  failure by Seller to pay any Undisputed Amounts, fails, over a
                  period of at least sixty (60) Days, to take a volume of Gas
                  not less than an average of ninety percent (90%) of the agreed
                  quantity, and provided further, that such failure occurred not
                  more than one hundred forty (140) Days immediately preceding
                  the giving of such notice of termination. Buyer shall have
                  twenty (20) Days after receipt of such cancellation notice to
                  cure any failure, in which case Seller's cancellation is null
                  and void, and this Agreement shall remain in full force and
                  effect.

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15.   Assignment.

      15.1.       The terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall be binding on
                  the Parties hereto and on their successors and permitted
                  assignees.

      15.2.       Either Party may assign its interest under this Agreement with
                  the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be
                  unreasonably withheld, to an affiliate or any company that
                  shall succeed, by merger or consolidation, to substantially
                  all of its assets. In the event of any such assignment, such
                  successor shall be entitled to the rights and shall be subject
                  to the obligations of its predecessor. Seller acknowledges
                  that pursuant to a certain Gas Backup Agreement among
                  Consumers Energy Company (formerly Consumers Power Company),
                  The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow"), and Midland Cogeneration
                  Venture Limited Partnership dated January 27, 1987, Buyer may
                  be required to make an assignment to Dow of certain rights
                  under this Agreement. Seller specifically agrees to accept
                  such assignments, if any, made by Buyer to Dow in accordance
                  with the aforementioned Gas Backup Agreement; provided,
                  however, that such assignment shall not relieve Buyer of its
                  obligations under this Agreement absent Seller's written
                  consent.

      15.3.       Except as provided above, neither Party shall assign this
                  Agreement without the prior consent of the other Party, which
                  consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing herein
                  contained shall prevent or restrict either Party from
                  pledging, granting a security interest in, or assigning as
                  collateral all or any portion of such Party's interest to
                  secure any debt or obligation of such Party under any
                  mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar
                  instrument.

      15.4.       Either Party desiring to make an assignment for which it has
                  the right pursuant to the foregoing may upon request obtain a
                  written consent within sixty (60) Days to such assignment from
                  the other Party evidencing its consent.

16.   Notices. Except as otherwise herein provided, any notice, request, demand,
      or statement given in writing or required to be given in writing by the
      terms of this Agreement shall be deemed given when deposited in the
      government mail, postage prepaid, directed to the address of the Parties
      as provided in Sections 16.1 and 16.2 below or at such other address as
      either Party may from time to time specify in writing to the other Party.
      Notices, requests, demands, or statements made by person, telephone,
      Telecopy, Telex, or wire shall be deemed given when received; provided
      however, that if such notices are received after 5:00 p.m. (recipient's
      local time), such notice shall not be effective until the next Business
      Day.

      16.1.   TO SELLER:

              Invoices:         CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company
                                Attn:  Accounting Department
                                One Jackson Square, Suite 1060; Jackson MI 49201
                                Telephone: 517-787-8582 Facsimile: 517-787-4606

              Other Notices:    CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company
                                Attn: Contract Administration
                                1021 Main Street, Suite 2800; Houston TX 77002
                                Telephone: 713-230-7240 Facsimile: 713-230-7420

              Wire Transfer:    BANK: Citibank, N.A., Detroit, MI
                                ACCT: 4072-7394
                                ABA: 021000089

      16.2.   TO BUYER:

              Invoices:         Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership
                                Attn: Gas Accounting
                                100 Progress Place; Midland MI 48640
                                Telephone: 517-633-7854 Facsimile: 517-633-7857

              Other Notices:    Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership
                                Attn:  Contract Administration
                                100 Progress Place; Midland MI 48640
                                Telephone: 517-633-7852 Facsimile: 517-633-7857

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              Wire Transfer:    BANK: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., Minneapolis, MN
                                ACCT: 180121167365
                                ABA: 091000022
                                DETAILS: MI Clearing 47300196 - FBO MCV 76608640

      16.3.   Gas nomination notices will be in accordance with the terms
              and conditions applicable to Transporter.

17.   Remedies. In the event Seller fails to deliver the daily quantities for
      reasons not otherwise excused by Force Majeure, Seller shall be
      responsible for any incremental gas costs incurred by MCV in replacing
      such Gas. MCV agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase
      replacement Gas at the lowest available price. Seller's obligation to pay
      MCV for incremental replacement Gas costs (and any transportation
      penalties or transportation demand charges resulting from unused
      transportation) shall be MCV's sole and exclusive remedy for Seller's
      failure to deliver except as provided in Section 14. In the event that MCV
      fails to take Gas for reasons not otherwise excused by Force Majeure, MCV
      shall pay Seller for any incremental decrease in the resale price of such
      Gas. Seller agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to resell such
      deficiency Gas at the highest achievable price. MCV's obligation to pay
      Seller for such decrease (and any transportation penalties or
      transportation demand charges resulting from unused transportation) shall
      be Seller's sole and exclusive remedy for MCV's failure to take Gas except
      as provided in Section 14.

18.   Arbitration.

      18.1.       If the Parties are unable to resolve a disagreement arising
                  under this Agreement (including the selection of a replacement
                  index for the NYMEX), such disagreement shall be settled by
                  arbitration. Either Party may then commence arbitration by
                  serving written notice thereof on the other Party designating
                  the issue to be arbitrated.

      18.2.       The Parties shall each appoint one (1) arbitrator and the two
                  (2) arbitrators so appointed will select a third arbitrator,
                  all of such arbitrators to be qualified by education,
                  knowledge, and experience to resolve the dispute or
                  controversy. If either Party fails to appoint an arbitrator
                  within ten (10) Days after a request for such appointment is
                  made by the other Party in writing, or if the two (2)
                  appointed fail to agree on a third arbitrator within ten (10)
                  Days after the appointment of the second, the arbitrator or
                  arbitrators necessary to complete a board of three (3)
                  arbitrators will be appointed upon application by either Party
                  therefore to the American Arbitration Association.

      18.3.       The jurisdiction of the arbitrators will be limited to the
                  single issue referred to arbitration and the arbitration shall
                  be conducted pursuant to the guidelines set forth by the
                  American Arbitration Association; provided however, that
                  should there be any conflict between such guidelines and the
                  procedures set forth in this Agreement, the terms of this
                  Agreement shall control.

      18.4.       Within fifteen (15) Days following selection of the third
                  arbitrator, each Party shall furnish the arbitrators in
                  writing its position regarding the issue being arbitrated. The
                  arbitrators may, if they deem necessary, convene a hearing
                  regarding the issue being arbitrated. Within thirty (30) Days
                  following the later of the appointment of the third arbitrator
                  or of the hearing, if one is held, the arbitrators shall
                  notify the Parties in writing as to which of the two (2)
                  positions submitted is most consistent with the meaning of
                  this Agreement with respect to the issue being arbitrated. No
                  other position may be selected. Such decision shall be binding
                  on the Parties hereto and shall remain in effect until and
                  unless changed in accordance with the provisions of this
                  Agreement.

      18.5.       Enforcement of the award may be entered in any court having
                  jurisdiction over the Parties.

      18.6.       Each Party will pay the expenses of the arbitrator selected by
                  or for it, and its counsel, witnesses, and employees. All
                  other costs of arbitration will be equally divided between the
                  Parties.

19.   Force Majeure. The term "Force Majeure" as employed herein for all
      purposes relating hereto, shall mean acts of God, strikes, lockouts, or
      other industrial disturbances, acts of public enemy, wars,

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      blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lightning,
      earthquakes, hurricanes, explosions, fires, arrests and restraints of
      governments and people, civil disturbance, freeze-up of Seller's wells or
      wells from which Seller is furnishing Gas hereunder, or other temporary
      inability of Seller's wells or wells from which Seller is furnishing Gas
      hereunder to produce, mechanical breakdowns or repairs of MCV's plant or
      pipeline facilities or those of any Transporter used to transport Gas
      hereunder, any curtailment in firm transportation, inability of any Party
      hereto to obtain necessary materials, supplies, or permits due to existing
      or future rules, regulations, orders, laws, or proclamations of
      governmental authorities (federal, state, or local), including both civil
      and military, and any other causes whether of the kind herein enumerated
      or otherwise not within the control of the Party claiming suspension and
      that by the exercise of due diligence such Party is unable to prevent or
      overcome.

20.   Transportation. Both Parties shall cooperate in an effort to eliminate
      imbalances on either Party's transporting pipeline(s). The Parties further
      agree that if any imbalance penalties or charges (including cash out
      charges) are imposed on a Party as a result of the other Party's failure
      to deliver or accept the required quantities then the failing Party shall
      reimburse the nonfailing Party for such charges or penalties.

21.   Defaults and Remedies.

      21.1.       Event of Default. A Party shall be deemed in default under
                  this Agreement upon the occurrence of any one or more of the
                  following events ("Events of Default"):

                  21.1.1. The unexcused failure by a Party (the "Defaulting
                          Party") to make, when due, any payment required
                          pursuant to this Agreement if such failure is not
                          remedied within three (3) Business Days after written
                          notice of such failure is given to the Defaulting
                          Party by the other Party (the "Non-Defaulting Party")
                          and provided the payment is not a Disputed Amount as
                          described in Section 5.1.2;

                  21.1.2. Any representation or warranty made by a Party herein
                          shall at any time during the term of this Agreement
                          prove to be false or misleading in any material
                          respect;

                  21.1.3. The failure by a Party to perform, in any material
                          respect, any material covenant or provision set forth
                          in this Agreement (other than (i) the events that are
                          otherwise specifically covered in this Section 21.1 as
                          a separate Event of Default and (ii) the events that
                          are covered in Sections 14 and 17) and such failure is
                          not cured within five (5) Business Days (or such
                          longer period of time if reasonably necessary to cure
                          the failure and the Defaulting Party is making
                          continuous and diligent efforts to cure) after written
                          notice thereof to the Defaulting Party unless such
                          failure is excused by Force Majeure;

                  21.1.4. A Party becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding; or

                  21.1.5. The failure of a Party, upon the occurrence of a
                          Material Adverse Change, to provide, for so long as
                          the Material Adverse Change is occurring, adequate
                          assurance (in the form of cash or a Letter of Credit
                          to be provided at the election of the Defaulting
                          Party) of its ability to perform all of its
                          outstanding obligations to the Non-Defaulting Party
                          under this Agreement within a period not to exceed
                          three (3) Business Days of the Defaulting Party's
                          receipt, in accordance with the notice provisions of
                          Section 16, of a demand therefore by the
                          Non-Defaulting Party. Cash or the Letter of Credit
                          shall be limited to a total of $1,000,000 cumulative
                          for all Material Adverse Changes.

      21.2.       Remedies Upon an Event of Default.

                  21.2.1. If an Event of Default occurs with respect to a
                          Defaulting Party at any time during the term of this
                          Agreement, the Non-Defaulting Party shall have the
                          right for so long as the Event of Default is
                          continuing to (i) establish a date (which date shall
                          be between 5 and 10 Business Days after the
                          Non-Defaulting Party delivers written notice to the
                          Defaulting Party of its intent to exercise the remedy
                          described herein) ("Early Termination Date") on which
                          this Agreement shall terminate, and (ii) withhold any
                          payments due; provided however, upon the occurrence of
                          any Event of Default listed in Section 21.1, as it may
                          apply to any Party, this Agreement in respect thereof
                          shall

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                          automatically terminate, without notice, and without
                          any other action by either Party as if an Early
                          Termination Date had been declared immediately prior
                          to such event.

                  21.2.2. If an Early Termination Date has been designated, the
                          Non-Defaulting Party shall in good faith calculate its
                          Gains, Losses, and Costs resulting from the
                          termination of this Agreement. The Gains, Losses, and
                          Costs shall be determined by comparing the value of
                          the remaining term, contract quantities, and contract
                          prices under this Agreement, had it not been
                          terminated, to the equivalent quantities and relevant
                          market prices for the remaining term either quoted by
                          a bona fide third-party offer or that are reasonably
                          expected to be available in the market under a
                          replacement contract for the balance of this
                          Agreement. To ascertain the market prices of a
                          replacement contract, the Non-Defaulting Party may
                          consider, among other valuations, settlement prices of
                          NYMEX natural gas futures contracts, quotations from
                          leading dealers in natural gas swap contracts, and
                          other bona fide third party offers, all adjusted for
                          the length of the remaining term and differences in
                          transportation. It is expressly agreed that a Party
                          shall not be required to enter into replacement
                          transactions in order to determine the Termination
                          Amount (as hereinafter defined).

                  21.2.3. The Non-Defaulting Party shall aggregate such Gains,
                          Losses, and Costs with respect to the balance of this
                          Agreement into a single net amount ("Termination
                          Amount"). The Non-Defaulting Party shall provide the
                          Defaulting Party with a notice and statement
                          containing a clear identification and calculation of
                          the Termination Amount owed by or due to the
                          Defaulting Party and shall be accompanied by
                          sufficient information to enable the Defaulting Party
                          to determine the basis upon which the calculation was
                          made and the accuracy thereof. If the Non-Defaulting
                          Party's aggregate Losses and Costs exceed its
                          aggregate Gains, the Defaulting Party shall, within
                          five (5) Business Days of receipt of such statement,
                          pay the Termination Amount to the Non-Defaulting
                          Party, which amount shall bear interest at the
                          interest rate as set forth in Section 5.1.3 above,
                          from the Early Termination Date until paid. If the
                          Non-Defaulting Party's aggregate Gains exceed its
                          aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from the
                          termination of this Agreement, the Non-Defaulting
                          Party shall pay such excess to the Defaulting Party on
                          or before the latter of: (i) twenty (20) Days after
                          the end of the month ending on or after the Early
                          Termination Date, and (ii) five (5) Business Days
                          after receipt by the Defaulting Party of the
                          Non-Defaulting Party's notice of the Termination
                          Amount, which amount shall bear interest at the
                          interest rate as set forth in Section 5.1.3 above,
                          from the Early Termination Date until paid.

                  21.2.4. If the Defaulting Party disputes the Non-Defaulting
                          Party's right to terminate this Agreement or disagrees
                          with its calculation of the Termination Amount, in
                          whole or in part, the Defaulting Party shall, within
                          three (3) Business Days of receipt of the
                          Non-Defaulting Party's calculation of the Termination
                          Amount, provide to the Non-Defaulting Party a detailed
                          written explanation of the basis for such dispute or
                          disagreement and, if the Termination Amount is due
                          from the Defaulting Party, shall promptly pay to the
                          Non-Defaulting Party such portion thereof as is
                          conceded to be correct. Upon receipt of the Defaulting
                          Party's explanation, the Parties shall seek to resolve
                          the issues in accordance with mutually agreeable
                          dispute resolution procedures.

                  21.2.5. As used herein in this Section 21.2, with respect to
                          each Party: (i) "Costs" shall mean reasonable
                          brokerage fees, commissions, and other similar
                          transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by
                          a Party either in terminating or entering into new
                          arrangements which replace this Agreement, and
                          reasonable attorney's fees, if any, reasonably
                          incurred in connection with enforcing its rights under
                          this Agreement; (ii) "Gains" shall mean an amount
                          equal to the present value (calculated using the
                          interest rate as set forth in Section 5.1.3 above as
                          the prevailing discount rate) of the economic benefit
                          (exclusive of Costs), if any, to a Party resulting
                          from the termination of its obligations with respect
                          to this Agreement, determined in a commercially
                          reasonable manner; and (iii) "Losses" shall mean an
                          amount equal to the present value (calculated using
                          the interest rate as set forth in Section 5.1.3 above
                          as the

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                          prevailing discount rate) of the economic loss
                          (exclusive of Costs), if any, to a Party from the
                          termination of its obligations, with respect to this
                          Agreement, determined in a commercially reasonable
                          manner. In no event, however, shall a Party's Costs,
                          Gains, or Losses include any costs or expenses
                          incurred by a Party in terminating or reestablishing
                          any arrangement pursuant to which it has hedged its
                          obligations under this Agreement.

                  21.2.6. With respect to either Party, if a Party's activities
                          hereunder become subject to regulation of any kind
                          whatsoever under any law to a greater or different
                          extent than that existing on the date the Agreement is
                          entered into and such regulation either (a) renders
                          this Agreement illegal or unenforceable or (b)
                          materially adversely affects the business of a party
                          with respect to its financial position (collectively
                          "Material Regulatory Change"), the Party affected by
                          the Material Regulatory Change will give the other
                          Party notice within thirty (30) days of the Material
                          Regulatory Change. The Parties agree to meet and
                          negotiate in good faith a change to the Agreement to
                          reflect the Material Regulatory Change and its impact
                          upon the Agreement. If the Parties cannot mutually
                          agree within thirty (30) days of the notice of the
                          Material Regulatory Change, the Party affected by the
                          Material Regulatory Changer under clause 21.2.6(b) may
                          declare an Early Termination Date under Sections
                          21.2.1 through 21.2.5. For purposes of declaring an
                          Early Termination Date, the Party declaring the
                          Material Regulatory Change shall be substituted for
                          the Defaulting Party under Sections 21.2.1 through
                          21.2.5.

22.   Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO THE
      LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

23.   Miscellaneous.

      23.1.       No waiver by either Seller or Buyer of any default by the
                  other under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any
                  future default, whether of like or different character or
                  nature.

      23.2.       The descriptive headings of particular provisions of this
                  Agreement are for the purpose of facilitating administration
                  and shall not be construed as having any substantive effect on
                  the terms of this Agreement.

      23.3.       The Parties agree to proceed with due diligence and make good
                  faith effort to obtain such governmental authorizations as may
                  be necessary to enable performance of this Agreement.

      23.4.       This Agreement is subject to the January 27, 1987, Gas Supply
                  Option between Buyer and Dow and to Dow's rights under a
                  certain Gas Backup Agreement with Buyer and Consumers Energy
                  Company (formerly Consumers Power Company) dated January 27,
                  1987.

      23.5.       If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be
                  invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court having
                  jurisdiction, such determination shall not invalidate, void,
                  or make unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement.

      23.6.       Neither Buyer nor Seller shall disclose to any third Party
                  other than its partners, parents, affiliates, directors,
                  officers, employees, consultants, representatives, agents, or
                  those third parties providing financing to it any information
                  received from the other Party that is explicitly marked
                  "Confidential" (such information hereinafter referred to as
                  "Confidential Information"); provided however, that nothing
                  shall be deemed Confidential Information that:

                  23.6.1. is part of the public domain;

                  23.6.2. becomes publicly known otherwise than through an
                          action or inaction of the receiving Party;

                  23.6.3. is independently developed by the receiving Party; or

                  23.6.4. is required to be disclosed pursuant to any law, rule,
                          or regulation, or pursuant to any order of a
                          governmental instrumentality, provided that the Party
                          receiving the order shall, if feasible, notify the
                          other Party of any such requirement at least ten (10)
                          Days before compliance is required, and if so
                          requested by the other Party, shall use reasonable
                          efforts to oppose the required disclosure, as
                          appropriate under the

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                          circumstances, or to otherwise make such disclosure
                          pursuant to a protective order or other similar
                          arrangement for confidentiality.

      23.7.       This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument
                  executed by the Parties hereto. This Agreement, and the
                  Consent and Agreement (Exhibit B attached hereto) contain the
                  entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the matter
                  contained in said documents. There are no promises, covenants,
                  or undertakings other than those expressly set forth in said
                  documents.

      23.8.       Buyer represents and warrants that it has full and complete
                  authority to enter into and to perform this Agreement. Seller
                  represents and warrants that it has full and complete
                  authority to enter into and to perform this Agreement. Each
                  person who executes this Agreement on behalf of Buyer
                  represents and warrants that he or she has full and complete
                  authority to do so, and that Buyer will be bound thereby. Each
                  person who executes this Agreement on behalf of Seller
                  represents and warrants that he or she has full and complete
                  authority to do so, and that Seller will be bound thereby.

      23.9.       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
                  Agreement, the liabilities and obligations of MCV arising out
                  of, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other
                  agreements entered into pursuant hereto shall not be enforced
                  by any action or proceeding wherein damages or any money
                  judgment or specific performance of any covenant in any such
                  document and whether based upon contract, warranty,
                  negligence, indemnity, strict liability, or otherwise, shall
                  be sought against the assets of the partners of MCV. By
                  entering into this Agreement, Seller waives any and all right
                  to sue for, seek, or demand any judgment against such partners
                  and their affiliates, other than MCV by reason of the
                  performance by MCV of its obligations under this Agreement or
                  any other agreements entered into pursuant hereto, except to
                  the extent such partners are legally required to be named in
                  any action to be brought against MCV.

24.   Limitations: NEITHER PARTY HERETO SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR
      ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR
      RELATED TO, A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT.

25.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed in multiple originals
      effective as of the day and year first herein above written.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership              CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company
<S>                                                           <C>

LeRoy W. Smith                                                Del Blom
--------------------------------------------------            -------------------------------------------
Name:  LeRoy W. Smith                                         Name:  Del Blom
Title:  Vice President Energy Supply and Marketing            Title:  VP Gas Trading & Marketing
</TABLE>

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                POINT OF DELIVERY

                            ANR Southwest Headstation

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                              CONSENT AND AGREEMENT

      CONSENT AND AGREEMENT, dated as of October 5, 2001, made by CMS Marketing,
Services and Trading Company, a Michigan corporation, (the "undersigned") to the
parties whose names appear on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Transaction
Parties"), provides as follows:

      1. Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership ("MCV"), and the
undersigned entered into the Long Term Gas Agreement dated October 5, 2001, as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the provisions thereof and of this Consent and Agreement (the
"Contract"). MCV was the owner of an approximately 1370 MW gas-fired
cogeneration facility in Midland, Michigan (the "Facility"). Pursuant to several
separate Participation Agreements, each dated as of June 1, 1990, MCV sold and
leased-back several separate Undivided Interests in the Facility under several
separate Leases each having a basic term of 25 years. The general structure of
the sale and lease-back transactions is described in more detail in Schedule B
attached hereto.

      2. The undersigned hereby acknowledges notice of the sale and lease-back
transactions described in Schedule B and receipt of a photocopy of each
Participation Agreement (including Appendix A thereto but excluding other
Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules referenced therein unless specifically
requested). Photocopies of the related Transaction Documents will be made
available by MCV to the undersigned at its request for inspection. The
undersigned further acknowledges and consents to the assignments of and Liens on
the Contract pursuant to the Transaction Documents related to each sale and
lease-back transaction, and hereby agrees with each of the Transaction Parties
(provided, however, that each of the Indenture Trustees will have the rights set
forth herein only until the undersigned receives written notice from such
Indenture Trustee that the related Undivided Interest in the Facility is no
longer subject to the Lien of the Indenture to which such Indenture Trustee is a
party and the Secured Notes issued pursuant to such Indenture have been paid in
full) that:

            (a) Each Owner Trustee and each related Indenture Trustee shall be
entitled, after a Lease Event of Default or an Indenture Event of Default under
the Lease or the Indenture, as the case may be, to which such Person is a party,
to exercise any and all rights of MCV under the Contract in accordance with the
terms of the related Lease, the related Lessee Security Agreement, the related
Indentures and this Consent and Agreement, and the undersigned will comply in
all respects with such exercise by any of such Persons.

            (b) The undersigned will give each owner Trustee and Indenture
Trustee prompt written notice of any default of which it has knowledge under the
Contract which, if not cured, would give the undersigned the right to suspend
its performance under, or to terminate, the Contract. Each Owner Trustee and
Indenture Trustee (and their respective designee(s)) shall have the right,
within 30 days (or such longer period, not to exceed 90 days, as may reasonably
be required to cure defaults other than defaults in respect to the nonpayment of
money by MCV) of receipt by each such Person of such written notice, to cure
such default.

            (c) In the event any Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee succeeds to
MCV's rights or interests under the Contract after a Lease Event of Default or
an Indenture Event of Default under the Lease or the Indenture, as the case may
be, to which such Person is a party,

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whether by foreclosure or otherwise, such Person shall have the right to
exercise all rights of MCV under such Contract, and the undersigned will comply
in all respects with such exercise by such Person.

            (d) The exercise of remedies under any Lease or foreclosure of any
Indenture, whether by judicial proceedings or under power of sale contained in
such Indenture or otherwise or any conveyance from MCV or any Owner Trustee to
either related Indenture Trustee in lieu thereof, following a Lease Event of
Default or Indenture Event of Default under the Lease or the Indenture, as the
case may be, to which such Person is a party, shall not require the further
consent of the undersigned.

      3. It is understood and agreed that the Contract and this Consent and
Agreement are subject to all tariffs and all Applicable Laws relating to such
services. Except as required, in the undersigned's reasonable opinion or by any
Applicable Law, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of
each Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee (unless MCV delivers to the undersigned
a certificate stating that such consent is not required by the terms of the
related Transaction Documents), cancel, amend, modify or terminate or accept any
cancellation, amendment, modification or termination thereof, except if such
cancellation or termination is in accordance with the express terms of the
Contract, but subject to the rights of each Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee
to cure any defaults and to keep the Contract in full force and effect as
provided in Section 2(b) above.

      4. In the event that any Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee (or their
respective designee(s)) assumes the Contract or otherwise elects to perform the
duties of MCV under the Contract, such Person shall not have any personal
liability to the undersigned for the performance of MCV's obligations under the
Contract, it being understood that the sole recourse of the undersigned seeking
enforcement of such obligations shall be to such Person's interest in the
Facility and the related rights and Revenues therefrom.

      5. If the Contract is rejected by a trustee or debtor-in-possession in any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving any Persons other than
the undersigned, or is terminated for any other reason (except as a result of a
default which was not appropriately cured as provided herein and in the
Contract), and if, (i) within 30 days thereafter, MCV (in the case of a
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving any Owner Trustee or
Owner Participant), any Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee or their respective
successors or assigns so request and (ii) all payment defaults under the
Contract have been cured, the undersigned will execute and deliver to the Person
or Persons making such request in proportion to their respective interests in
the Contract a new Contract for the services remaining to be performed under the
original Contract and containing the same terms and conditions as the original
Contract (except for any requirements which have been fulfilled prior to such
termination). Such new Contract also shall be subject to the terms of this
Consent and Agreement.

      6. The undersigned acknowledges that after the end of the respective Lease
Terms and during the respective Residual Terms, each Owner Trustee, as the
assignee of an Undivided Interest in the Contract pursuant to the related
Facility Agreements Assignment, shall have all of the rights and shall be liable
for all of the obligations (to the extent of its respective Undivided Interest
Percentage) on a non-recourse basis of MCV under the Contract. The undersigned
further acknowledges that MCV shall be the initial Operator of the Facility
under the Operating Agreement and further agree that the Owner Trustees may
appoint any Person to serve as a successor Operator thereunder so long as such
Person satisfies the requirements set forth in the Operating Agreement.

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      7. No termination, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Consent
and Agreement or consent to any departure by the undersigned from any provision
of this Consent and Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Owner Trustees, the Indenture Trustees and MCV and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in a specified instance for
the specific purpose for which it was given.

      8. This Consent and Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, and shall be binding on the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned by its officers thereunto duly
authorized, have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.

                                     CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company

                                     By: Del  Blom
                                         ---------------------------------
                                     Title: VP Gas Trading & Marketing
                                            ------------------------------

Seen and Agreed to this 5th day of October 2001.

MIDLAND COGENERATION VENTURE
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, as
Lessee

By: LeRoy W. Smith
    -----------------------------------------------
Title:  Vice President Energy Supply and Marketing

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                                   SCHEDULE A

MIDLAND COGENERATION VENTURE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
as Lessee,

FIRST MIDLAND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
DCC PROJECT FINANCE ONE, INC.,
EDISON CAPITAL (formerly, Mission Funding Epsilon), BELL ATLANTIC CREDIT
CORPORATION (formerly, NYNEX Credit Company), RESOURCES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION, as the several Owner Participants,

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(formerly, Fleet National Bank, Shawmut Bank Connecticut, National Association,
and The Connecticut National Bank), not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee under several separate Trust Agreements,

UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Senior Indenture Trustee under
several separate Senior Trust Indenture, Leasehold Mortgage and Security
Agreements for the benefit of the Senior Secured Notes,

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
(formerly, Meridian Trust Company), not in its individual capacity but solely as
Subordinated Indenture Trustee under several separate Subordinated Trust
Indenture, Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreements for the benefit of the
Subordinated Secured Notes, and

MIDLAND FUNDING CORPORATION I AND
MIDLAND FUNDING CORPORATION II,
as purchasers of the Secured Notes.

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                                   SCHEDULE B

            A. As described below, the Owner Participants named in Schedule A
acquired separate Undivided Interests in the Facility and leased such Undivided
Interests back to MCV through separate Owner Trustees acting on behalf of
separate Owner Trusts. The beneficial interest in each Owner Trust is held by
Owner Participant.

            B. For purposes of this Schedule B and the Consent and Agreement,
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the several separate Amended
and Restated Participation Agreements (the "Participation Agreements"), each
dated as of June 1, 1990, to which MCV, an Owner Participant, the related Owner
Trustee, the related Indenture Trustees, the Funding Corporations, MDC and the
Institutional Senior Bond Purchasers named therein are parties. The rules of
usage set forth in such Appendices also shall apply hereto; provided, that when
the terms defined in Appendix A to a particular Participation Agreement as
relating only to the transaction contemplated therein are used in the plural
herein, such terms are intended to apply to the terms applicable to the
transactions contemplated by all Participation Agreements collectively. In
addition, the word "related", when used with respect to any Person, interest,
instrument, agreement or document, shall denote a Person which is a party to, or
an interest, instrument, agreement or document which is a part of, the
transaction contemplated in a particular Participation Agreement and the
Transaction Documents referred to in such Participation Agreement.

            C. Pursuant to a related Participation Agreement, MCV sold and
transferred to each Owner Trustee, and each Owner Trustee acquired, subject to
Dow's Prior Rights and Consumers' Prior Rights, an Undivided Interest in the
Facility equal to the respective Undivided Interest Percentage of such Owner
Trustee (with the Undivided Interests in the Initial Assets having been sold and
transferred on the First Closing Date and the Undivided Interests in the Second
Closing Assets being sold and transferred on the Second Closing Date). Each
Owner Trustee leased its Undivided Interest in the Facility back to the Lessee
pursuant to a related Lease, under which MCV has the use, possession and control
of the Undivided Interest in the Facility for the related Lease Term (with the
Undivided Interests in the Initial Assets having been leased on the First
Closing Date and the Undivided Interests in the Second Closing Assets being so
leased on the Second Closing Date).

            D. On the Second Closing Date, (i) MCV assigned to each Owner
Trustee a separate Undivided Interest in the Facility Agreements and the
Cogeneration Agreements pursuant to a related Facility Agreements Assignment and
a related Cogeneration Agreements Assignment, respectively, (ii) each Owner
Trustee assumed the obligations of MCV under the PPA and the SEPA, to the extent
of its respective Undivided Interest Percentage, pursuant to a related
Cogeneration Agreements Assignment, (iii) pursuant to the related Lease, each
Owner Trustee subassigned its Undivided Interests in the Cogeneration Agreements
and Facility Agreements back to MCV for the respective Lease Term, subject to
the Lien of the related Indentures, and MCV, as lessee, accepted such
subassignment, and (iv) MCV granted to each Owner Trustee a Lien on, without
limitation, MCV's right, title and interest in the related Undivided Interests
in the Cogeneration Agreements and the Facility Agreements (and the Revenues
therefrom) as collateral security for the related Secured Obligations pursuant
to a related Lessee Security Agreement.

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            E. Each Owner Trustee, as provided in the related Participation
Agreement, financed a portion of the Purchase Price for its Undivided Interest
in the Facility with the proceeds of Senior Secured Notes issued by it to
Midland Funding Corporation I pursuant to a related Senior Trust Indenture and
related Subordinated Secured Notes issued by it to Midland Funding Corporation
II pursuant to a related Subordinated Trust Indenture, and Midland Funding
Corporation I and Midland Funding Corporation II purchased such Secured Notes.

            F. Each Owner Trustee granted to the related Indenture Trustees
Liens on, among other things, the Owner Trustee's Undivided Interests in the
Facility, the Cogeneration Agreements and the Facility Agreements, the Site
Interest and its interest in certain of the related Transaction Documents as
collateral security for the Owner Trustee's obligations under the related
Secured Notes.

            G. On the Second Closing Date, the Funding Corporations issued Bonds
pursuant to a Senior Collateral Trust Indenture and a Subordinated Collateral
Trust Indenture, respectively, for the purpose of participating in the payment
of the Purchase Price for each Undivided Interest in the Facility and acquiring
the funds necessary to purchase the Senior Secured Notes and the Subordinated
Secured Notes pursuant to a related Participation Agreement. The Funding
Corporations secured their obligations under the Bonds by a pledge to the
related Collateral Trust Trustees of the related Secured Notes (and the
collateral security therefor) held by the Funding Corporations.

            H. MCV, each Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee and the Working
Capital Lender, on the Second Closing Date, entered into an Intercreditor
Agreement with the Collateral Agent providing for the deposit with and
disbursement of all Revenues from the Undivided Interests in the Project by the
Collateral Agent.

            I. MCV and each Owner Trustee also entered into an Operating
Agreement appointing MCV as the initial operator of the Project during the
respective Residual Terms, commencing on the Operation Commencement Date (as
such term is defined in the Operating Agreement).

            J. On the Second Closing Date, in order to obtain necessary working
capital for the operation of the Facility, MCV obtained the Working Capital Line
from the Working Capital Lender and granted to the Working Capital Lender first
priority Liens on MCV's right, title and interest (as subassignee of the
separate Undivided Interests in the Cogeneration Agreements and the Facility
Agreements during the respective Lease Terms) in and to (i) all Earned
Receivables, (ii) its Natural Gas Inventory and (iii) the Gas Brokering
Contract.

            K. Each Owner Trustee has agreed to reassign its Undivided Interest
in the Project (including the Undivided Interest in the Facility Agreements) and
the Site Interest back to MCV at the expiration of the related Support Term.

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                                  EXHIBIT 10(D)

                          DEATH BENEFIT ONLY AGREEMENT

         THIS DEATH BENEFIT ONLY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made and entered
into as of the ____ day of _____________, 2002, by and between Isabella Bank and
Trust (the "Bank") and ____________________(the "Executive").

         WHEREAS, the Executive is an officer of the Bank and the Bank wishes to
retain the Executive in its employ;

         WHEREAS, as an inducement to continued employment, the Bank wishes to
assist the Executive with additional financial protection in the event of the
Executive's death;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                    BENEFITS

         Should the Executive die while this Agreement is in effect, the Bank
shall pay the Executive's beneficiary a death benefit in an amount, if any,
determined in accordance with the following provisions:

         (A)      If the Executive is actively employed at the time of his
                  death, the benefit payable upon the Executive's death shall be
                  equal to the greater of (i) $100,000, or (ii) product of the
                  Benefit Factor and the Executive's base salary at the annual
                  rate in effect on his date of death.

         (B)      On or after the effective date of the Executive's termination
                  of employment by reason of Retirement, the benefit payable
                  upon the Executive's death shall be equal to the greater of
                  (i) $100,000 or (ii) the product of the Benefit Factor and the
                  Executive's base salary at the annual rate in effect on the
                  date of his Retirement.

         (C)      On or after the effective date of Executive's termination of
                  employment by reason of Early Retirement, the benefit payable
                  upon the Executive's death shall be a benefit determined under
                  Paragraph B of this Article I as if the Executive had
                  terminated employment by reason of Retirement but reduced by
                  ten (10) percent for each full year by which the Executive's
                  attained age at Early Retirement is less than 65; provided,
                  however, that (i) the minimum benefit payable under this
                  Paragraph C shall not be less than $50,000 for an Employee
                  whose Early Retirement occurs at 55 and (ii) the minimum
                  benefit shall be increased by an additional $5,000 for each
                  year by which the Employee's age at Early Retirement exceeds
                  55.

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         (D)      On or after the effective date of the Executive's termination
                  of employment by reason of Disability, the benefit payable
                  upon the Executive's death shall be equal to the greater of
                  (i) $100,000 or (ii) product of the Benefit Factor and the
                  Executive's base salary at the annual rate in effect on his
                  date of termination.

         (E)      On or after the effective date of the Executive's termination
                  of employment for any reason (other than for Cause) within
                  twelve (12) months of the effective date of a Change in
                  Control, the benefit payable upon the Executive's death shall
                  be equal to the greater of (i) $100,000 or (ii) product of the
                  Benefit Factor and the Executive's base salary at the annual
                  rate in effect on his date of termination.

         (F)      Except as otherwise provided in this Article I, no benefit
                  shall be payable under this Agreement (i) on or after the
                  effective date of the Executive's termination of employment
                  prior to attaining age 55 or (ii) on or after the effective
                  date of the Executive's termination of employment for Cause.

         A benefit payable under this Article I shall be paid in a single lump
sum to the Executive's beneficiary as soon as practicable after the Bank
receives written notice, in a form and manner acceptable to the Bank, of the
Executive's death. In the event the Executive has not designated a beneficiary,
of if the Executive's designated beneficiary shall have predeceased the
Executive, the benefit under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive's
estate. The beneficiary shall be designated on a form designated by the Bank for
such purpose. The Executive may at any time and from time to time while this
Agreement is in effect change his beneficiary by executing and delivering to the
Bank a new beneficiary designation form.

                                   ARTICLE II
                              FUNDING RESTRICTIONS

         The Executive, his beneficiary, and any successor in interest to them,
shall be and remain, with respect to the obligations under this Agreement, a
general creditor of the Bank in the same manner as any other general creditor of
the Bank. The Bank, on behalf of itself and each Bank, reserves the absolute
right, in its sole discretion, through the purchase of life insurance on the
life of the Executive or otherwise, to secure to the Bank a source for the
payment of the Bank's obligations hereunder and to determine the extent, nature,
and method thereof from time to time, including the right to discontinue the
same at any time. Should the Bank elect to do so, in whole or in part, through
the purchase of life insurance or any other funding medium, only the Bank shall
have any right or interest in any such life insurance or other funding medium,
and neither the Executive nor his or her beneficiary shall have any right or
interest therein or recourse thereto.

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                                   ARTICLE III
                                TERM OF AGREEMENT

         This Agreement is effective as of the date first written above, and
shall remain in effect for so long as the Executive remains in the employ of the
Bank. This Agreement shall continue in effect after the Executive's termination
of employment with the Bank only if such termination occurs by reason of the
Executive's Disability, Retirement, Early Retirement, or within twelve (12)
months of a Change in Control. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon
the Executive's termination of employment for Cause.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                ERISA PROVISIONS

         To the extent this Agreement is deemed to constitute or comprise a part
of an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), the provisions of
this Article IV shall apply.

         A. Named Fiduciary and Administrator. The named fiduciary and
administrator of this Agreement shall be the Bank. As named fiduciary and
administrator, the committee shall be responsible for the management, control
and administration of the plan in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. The Bank may delegate to others certain responsibilities hereunder,
including the employment of advisors and the delegation of ministerial duties to
qualified individuals.

         B. Claims Procedure.

         If benefits under this Agreement are not paid to the Executive's
beneficiary and such claimants feel they are entitled to receive such benefits,
then a written claim must be made to the administrator named above within sixty
(60) days from the date payment is refused. The administrator shall review the
written claim and if the claim is denied, in whole or in part, shall provide in
writing within 90 days of receipt of such claim the specific reasons for such
denial, reference to the provisions of this Agreement upon which the denial is
based, and any additional material or information necessary to perfect the
claim. Such written notice shall further indicate the additional steps to be
taken by claimants if a further review of the claim denial is desired. A claim
shall be deemed denied if the administrator fails to take any action within the
aforesaid ninety (90) day period.

         If the claimants desire a second review, they shall notify the named
fiduciary in writing within sixty (60) days of receipt of such claim. This
decision shall likewise state the specific reasons for the decision and shall
include reference to specific provisions of the Agreement upon which the
decision is based.

         The parties hereto agree that they and their heirs, personal
representatives, successors, and assigns shall be bound by the decision of the
named fiduciary with respect to any claim properly submitted to it for
determination.

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                                    ARTICLE V
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         A. Alienability and Assignment Prohibition. Neither the Executive, his
spouse, nor any other beneficiary hereunder shall have any power or right to
transfer assign, anticipate, hypothecate, mortgage, commute, modify, or
otherwise encumber in advance any of the benefits payable hereunder, nor shall
any of said benefits be subject to seizure for the payment of any debts,
judgments, alimony, or separate maintenance owed by the Executive or his
beneficiary, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy
or insolvency or otherwise. In the event the Executive or any beneficiary
attempts assignment, commutation, hypothecation, transfer, or disposal of the
benefits hereunder, the Bank's liabilities hereunder shall forthwith cease and
terminate.

         B. Gender and Headings. Whenever in this Agreement words are used in
the masculine or neuter gender, they shall be read and construed as in the
masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, whenever they should so apply. Headings
and subheadings in this Agreement are inserted for reference and convenience
only and shall not be deemed a part of the Agreement.

         C. Effect on Other Bank Benefit Agreements. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall affect the right of the Executive to participate in or be
covered under any qualified or nonqualified pension, profit sharing, group life
insurance, bonus, or other supplemental compensation or fringe benefit plan or
arrangement constituting a part of the Bank's existing or future compensation
and benefits structure. The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement replaces
and supersedes any prior agreement relating to the provision of death benefits
to the Executive, including the Executive's Executive Death Benefit Agreement in
the form of a split dollar agreement relating to certain life insurance policies
issued by Security Life of Denver and owned by the Bank, but excluding any
supplemental retirement or similar arrangement which provides the Executive with
a death benefit.

         D. Amendment and Termination. This Agreement may be amended or
terminated at any time or times, in whole or in part, by the mutual written
consent of the Executive and the Bank. The Bank may amend this Agreement
unilaterally at any time or times, so long as no such unilateral amendment has
the effect of revoking or decreasing the amount of the death benefit payable
hereunder.

         E. Applicable Law. The validity and interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

         F. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply for purposes of
this Agreement:

                  "Benefit Factor" shall mean 3.

                  "Cause" shall mean termination of the Executive's employment
                  because of the Executive's personal dishonesty, willful
                  misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal
                  profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, or a
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                  violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic
                  violations or similar offenses).

                  "Change in Control" shall mean an event occurring:

                  (i)      at such time as any "person" (as the term is used in
                           Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange
                           Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act")) is or
                           becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule
                           13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
                           indirectly, of voting securities of the Corporation
                           representing 25% or more of the outstanding voting
                           securities of IBT Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation")
                           or the right to acquire such securities, except for
                           any voting securities purchased by any employee
                           benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries;

                  (ii)     at such time as individuals who constitute the Board
                           of Directors of the Corporation on the date hereof
                           (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
                           constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that
                           any person becoming a director subsequent to the date
                           hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at
                           least three-quarters of the directors constituting
                           the Incumbent Board (or members who were nominated
                           for election by the Corporation's stockholders was
                           approved by a nominating committee solely composed of
                           members which are Incumbent Board members (or members
                           nominated by the Incumbent Board), shall be, for
                           purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he
                           or she were a member of the Incumbent Board;

                  (iii)    at such time as a reorganization, merger,
                           consolidation, or similar transaction occurs or is
                           effectuated as a result of which 60% of shares of the
                           common stock of the resulting entity are owned by
                           persons who were not stockholders of the Corporation
                           immediately prior to the consummation of the
                           transaction; or

                  (iv)     at such time as substantially all of the assets of
                           the Corporation are sold or otherwise transferred to
                           another corporation or other entity that is not
                           controlled by the Corporation.

                  "Disability" shall mean any mental or physical condition, with
                  respect to which an individual qualifies for and receives
                  benefits under a long-term disability plan or coverage under
                  such a plan, "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental
                  condition which, in the sole discretion of the Bank, is
                  reasonably expected to be of indefinite duration and to
                  substantially prevent the individual from fulfilling his
                  duties or responsibilities to the Bank.

                  "Early Retirement" shall mean the Executive's termination of
                  employment (other than for Cause) at or after attaining age 55
                  but prior to attaining age 65.

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                  "Retirement" shall mean the Executive's termination of
                  employment (other than for Cause) at or after attaining age
                  65.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and Bank, by their signatures below,
hereby acknowledge their agreement to the terms and provisions contained herein,
all effective as of the date first written above.

                              ISABELLA BANK AND TRUST

                              By:
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                                 Executive

IBT Bancorp
Form 10-K

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