Exhibit (23)(b)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-32229, 333-58686, 333-76347), S-3 (Nos.
333-125553, 333-52560, 333-27849, 333-74958, 333-45556, 333-119255, 333-119256,
333-37241), and S-4 (Nos. 33-60007, 33-55805) of CMS Energy Corporation of our
report dated February 25, 2005 relating to the financial statements,
management's assessment on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
Midland Cogeneration Venture L.P. which appears in the CMS Energy Corporation
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Detroit, Michigan
June 24, 2005