Exhibit 15-31

November 8, 2005

The Detroit Edison Company
Detroit, Michigan

We have made a review, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), of the unaudited interim financial information of The Detroit Edison Company and subsidiaries for the periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, as indicated in our report dated November 8, 2005; 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, 2005, is incorporated by reference in the following Registration Statements:

Form	Registration Number
Form S-3	333-124159
Form S-4	333-123926

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