EXHIBIT 23(b)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos.333-32229, 333-58686 and No. 333-76347), S-3 (Nos.
333-51932, 333-52560, 333-27849, 333-37241, 333-74958, 333-45556) and S-4 (No.
33-60007) of CMS Energy Corporation of our report dated January 17, 2003
relating to the financial statements of Midland Cogeneration Venture L.P. which
appears in the CMS Energy Corporation Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Detroit, Michigan
June 30, 2003