EXHIBIT (23)(d)



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 18, 2004 relating to the
financial statements of the Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Partnership,
which appears in the Consumers Energy Company Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
November 17, 2004