EXHIBIT 15-25





November 7, 2003

The Detroit Edison Company
Detroit, Michigan

We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial
information of The Detroit Edison Company and subsidiaries for the three-month
and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, as indicated in our
report dated November 7, 2003; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed
no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, is
incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-100000 on Form S-3.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration
Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.


/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Detroit, Michigan