UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2005

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
	Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Earnings Release of DTE Energy Company dated April 27, 2005
Financial Information dated April 27, 2005

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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

DTE Energy Company is furnishing the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with its earnings release issued April 27, 2005, announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Copies of the earnings release and the financial information distributed for media and investor relations communications are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits

Forward-Looking Statements:

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. It should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” section in each of DTE Energy’s, The Detroit Edison Company’s (“Detroit Edison”) and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company’s (“MichCon”) 2004 Form 10-K (which sections are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy, Detroit Edison and MichCon that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy’s, Detroit Edison’s and MichCon’s actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy, Detroit Edison and MichCon expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments.

 

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 27, 2005

	DTE ENERGY COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Vice President and Controller
	THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Vice President and Controller
	MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Daniel G. Brudzynski
	Vice President and Controller

 

EXHIBIT INDEX