Exhibit 99.1

Definitions

Customer Choice	Statewide initiatives giving customers in Michigan the option to choose alternative suppliers for electricity.
Detroit Edison	The Detroit Edison Company (a direct wholly owned subsidiary of DTE Energy Company) and subsidiary companies
DTE Energy	DTE Energy Company, the parent of Detroit Edison and directly or indirectly the parent company of numerous non-utility subsidiaries
EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ITC	International Transmission Company (until February 28, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of DTE Energy Company)
MPSC	Michigan Public Service Commission
NRC	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PSCR	A power supply cost recovery mechanism authorized by the MPSC that allows Detroit Edison to recover through rates its fuel, fuel-related and purchased power expenses. The clause was suspended under Michigan’s restructuring legislation (signed into law June 5, 2000), which lowered and froze electric customer rates. The clause was reinstated by the MPSC effective January 1, 2004.
Securitization	Detroit Edison financed specific stranded costs at lower interest rates through the sale of rate reduction bonds by a wholly owned special purpose entity, the Detroit Edison Securitization Funding LLC.
SFAS	Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
Stranded costs	Costs incurred by utilities in order to serve customers in a regulated environment that absent special regulatory approval would not otherwise expect to be recoverable if customers switch to alternative energy suppliers.

Units of Measurement

gWh	Gigawatthour of electricity
kWh	Kilowatthour of electricity
MW	Megawatt of electricity
MWh	Megawatthour of electricity

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those contemplated, projected, estimated or budgeted in such forward-looking statements. There are many factors that may impact forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, the following:

• the effects of weather and other natural phenomena on operations and sales to customers, and purchases from suppliers;

• economic climate and growth or decline in the geographic areas where we do business;

• environmental issues, laws and regulations, and the cost of remediation and compliance associated therewith;

• nuclear regulations and operations associated with nuclear facilities;

• implementation of the electric Customer Choice program;

• impact of electric utility restructuring in Michigan, including legislative amendments;

• employee relations and the impact of collective bargaining agreements;

• unplanned outages;

• access to capital markets and capital market conditions and the results of other financing efforts which can be affected by credit agency ratings;

• the timing and extent of changes in interest rates;

• the level of borrowings;

• changes in the cost and availability of coal and other raw materials, and purchased power;

• effects of competition;

• impact of regulation by FERC, MPSC, NRC and other applicable governmental proceedings and regulations;

• changes in federal, state and local tax laws and their interpretations, including the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, rulings, court proceedings and audits;

• the ability to recover costs through rate increases;

• the availability, cost, coverage and terms of insurance;

• the cost of protecting assets against or damage due to terrorism;

• changes in accounting standards and financial reporting regulations;

• changes in federal or state laws and their interpretation with respect to regulation, energy policy and other business issues;

• uncollectible accounts receivable; and

• changes in the economic and financial viability of our suppliers, customers and trading counterparties, and the continued ability of such parties to perform their obligations to Detroit Edison.

New factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict what factors may arise or how such factors may cause our results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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