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CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy company whose primary business is Consumers Energy Company, an electric and gas utility. Consumers Energy is described as Michigan's largest energy provider, supplying natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. In addition to its regulated utility operations, CMS Energy owns and operates independent power generation businesses, including wholesale power generation with contracted renewable energy.
This news page aggregates company and subsidiary news releases and market announcements related to CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. Readers can follow updates on topics such as customer assistance initiatives, community investments, regulatory and legal developments, capital markets activity and financial performance. Recent news has highlighted Consumers Energy's programs to help customers manage energy costs, including a $5 million company-funded investment to support customers and communities across Michigan, as well as specific safeguards and bill credits for seniors to help them stay safe and warm during winter.
Other news items showcase the Consumers Energy Foundation's Prosperity Awards, which provide grant funding for community projects in Michigan, and environmental initiatives such as tree planting grants designed to improve safety and electric reliability by planting the right trees in the right places. Regulatory and planning topics also appear, including Consumers Energy's support for Michigan Public Service Commission orders that set guidelines for large-load customers like data centers and its intention to file an updated Energy Supply Plan covering natural gas, renewable resources and battery storage.
Investors and observers will also find CMS Energy corporate news, including announcements of quarterly financial results, adjustments to earnings guidance, dividend declarations on preferred stock and details of capital markets transactions such as convertible senior note offerings and tender offers for outstanding bonds. This page provides a centralized view of how CMS Energy and Consumers Energy communicate about operations, financial performance, customer programs and community engagement over time.
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) reported Q1 2026 diluted EPS of $1.10 versus $1.01 in Q1 2025 and adjusted EPS $1.13 versus $1.02 a year earlier. The company reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $3.83–$3.90 and long-term adjusted EPS growth of 6–8%, citing confidence toward the high end. A webcast to discuss results is scheduled for April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The release discloses extensive use of non-GAAP adjusted earnings and notes management will not provide GAAP reported-earnings guidance or a reconciliation for future periods.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) has installed five company-owned weather stations and plans to deploy 100 stations by 2027 to provide hyper-local grid weather data. The network aims to improve outage prediction, speed crew deployment, and save customers nearly $1 million annually through faster, safer restoration.
Stations measure wind, temperature, and soil moisture near low-voltage lines and complement National Weather Service data to support the company's Reliability Roadmap and 24-hour restoration objective.
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) declared a quarterly common-stock dividend of $0.57 per share (CUSIP 125896100). The dividend is payable May 29, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2026. Additional tax and dividend details are available on the company website.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) said it will increase spending by $22 million through 2030 to connect income-qualified customers to energy-saving programs as part of a four-year plan to reduce energy waste. The company said these programs will represent at least 25% of its community energy-efficiency investments.
The initiative expands outreach in Flint and Kalamazoo, funds home upgrades addressing ventilation and structural barriers, and promotes the two-year CARE payment program that provides past-bill forgiveness and shut-off protection for qualifying customers.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) told a state commission on April 8, 2026 that selling 13 hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro is the best option for Michigan. The company said the sale preserves reservoirs and local benefits, and Confluence will sell energy back under a 30-year contract, subject to state and federal approval.
Consumers Energy serves 6.8 million customers and said the sale offers the lowest long-term cost for customers while keeping operations and community access intact.
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) will release its 2026 first quarter results and provide a business and financial outlook at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A live webcast will be available on the company's website, cmsenergy.com.
An audio replay will be posted about three hours after the webcast and archived for 30 days in the Investors section. CMS Energy is a Michigan-based energy company; Consumers Energy is its primary business, and it also operates independent power generation businesses.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) received Michigan Public Service Commission approval on March 27, 2026 to implement its 2026 Reliability Action Plan to strengthen the electric grid serving close to 2 million Michigan homes and businesses.
The plan channels about $0.75 of every customer dollar into grid hardening: more tree trimming miles, line burial, stronger poles, faster automatic fault response, and enhanced physical and cyber protections. The company provided $5 million to 11 nonprofits and plans to file a 2027 plan in June 2026.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) on March 11, 2026 unveiled an Integrated Resource Plan proposing an all-of-the-above supply mix with >13 GW of added renewables and clean resources and two new natural gas plants totaling 1.5 GW. The plan targets reliable 24/7 power, thousands of construction jobs, nearly $19 billion in local tax base impact, and continues customer programs that have saved $8.5 billion since 2009 (projected to save $18 billion by 2050). The IRP will be filed in June and requires Michigan Public Service Commission approval.
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) elected Diane Leopold and Richard Keyes to its and Consumers Energy's boards effective February 20, 2026. Leopold brings over three decades of utility operations experience; Keyes brings over 35 years of retail and operational leadership. Committee assignments were announced.
Leopold will join Compensation and Human Resources and Finance committees; Keyes will join Audit and Governance, Sustainability and Public Responsibility committees.
Consumers Energy (NYSE:CMS) completed nearly 2,700 distribution reliability projects in 2025, including three new substations, seven fractionalizations, 32,173 utility poles installed and over 12,000 line sensors. Investments reduced customer impacts by 130,000 outages and generated $15 million in storm-response savings.
The company says ~80% of customer rate increases over five years funded these improvements; goals remain to keep outages under 24 hours per customer and limit single-incident impacts to under 100,000 customers.