Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-124159
May 17, 2006

PRICING TERM SHEET

Issuer:	The Detroit Edison Company
Security:	2006 Series A 6.625% Senior Notes due 2036
Size:	$250,000,000
Maturity Date:	June 1, 2036
Coupon:	6.625%
Interest Payment Dates:	June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2006
Price to Public:	99.946%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:	+ 125 bp
Benchmark Treasury:	UST 5.375% due February 15, 2031
Benchmark Treasury Yield:	5.379%
Make-whole call:	At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 30 basis points
Expected Settlement Date:	T+5; May 24, 2006
CUSIP:	250847EB2
Anticipated Ratings:	A3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
Joint Book-Running Managers:	Barclays Capital Inc.
	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
	J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Co-Managers:	BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
	BNY Capital Markets, Inc.
	Goldman, Sachs & Co.
	Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
	Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
	UBS Securities LLC

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