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CMS Energy to Announce 2024 First Quarter Results on April 25

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today it will provide 2024 first quarter results along with a business and financial outlook at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today it will provide 2024 first quarter results along with a business and financial outlook at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
  • A webcast of the presentation will be available on CMS Energy's website, cmsenergy.com .
  • CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy company featuring Consumers Energy as its primary business.
  • For more information on CMS Energy, please visit our website at cmsenergy.com .

No Sun? No Big Deal. Eclipse Doesn't Stop Consumers Energy's Solar Panels or Plans

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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But for Consumers Energy's solar power plants, next week's much-ballyhooed eclipse is just another day at the office.

Key Points: 
  • But for Consumers Energy's solar power plants, next week's much-ballyhooed eclipse is just another day at the office.
  • "A total solar eclipse is a big deal, but not for our solar arrays.
  • Consumers Energy owns and operates three solar power plants, in Cadillac and at Grand Valley State and Western Michigan universities.
  • Consumers Energy plans to add 8,000 megawatts of solar energy by 2040.

Consumers Energy Expands MI Clean Air, Allowing Customers to Offset Carbon Emissions

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today the expansion of MI Clean Air, a program offering customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint associated with natural gas use.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today the expansion of MI Clean Air, a program offering customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint associated with natural gas use.
  • "Consumers Energy has some of the most aggressive clean energy goals in the nation, including net zero emissions by 2040," said Holly Bowers, Consumers Energy vice president of gas engineering and supply.
  • Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
  • Consumers Energy's Clean Energy Plan calls for eliminating coal as an energy source in 2025, achieving net-zero carbon emissions and meeting 90 percent of customers' energy needs through clean sources, including wind and solar.

Consumers Energy Foundation Announces 10 Finalists for $50,000 Put Your Town on the Map Competition

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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"The Consumers Energy Foundation has been proud to sponsor this competition since its inception, as every year we're able to provide funding for placemaking projects that enhance Michigan's small towns as great places to live," said Brandon Hofmeister, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • "The Consumers Energy Foundation has been proud to sponsor this competition since its inception, as every year we're able to provide funding for placemaking projects that enhance Michigan's small towns as great places to live," said Brandon Hofmeister, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.
  • The finalists are:
    The finalists, selected by the Consumers Energy Foundation and the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), will make their pitches at the Small Town and Rural Development Conference, which will take place April 29.
  • The Consumers Energy Foundation is the charitable arm of Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider.
  • In 2023, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, its employees and retirees contributed more than $11 million to Michigan nonprofits.

Consumers Energy Partners with Manistee County Habitat for Humanity, Developer to Provide Affordable Housing

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Monday, March 11, 2024
Electricity, Natural gas, Humanity, Environment, Consumers Energy, Partnership, Wind, Housing, Coal

ONEKAMA, Mich., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy has outfitted an affordable housing complex in Onekama with free energy efficiency upgrades, in partnership with Manistee County Habitat for Humanity and a local developer. The appliances and upgrades will reduce long-term costs for customers residing in the complex and the property manager, ensuring it remains accessible for years to come. The collaboration provides a blueprint for similar partnerships in the future across Michigan.

Key Points: 
  • ONEKAMA, Mich., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy has outfitted an affordable housing complex in Onekama with free energy efficiency upgrades, in partnership with Manistee County Habitat for Humanity and a local developer.
  • "Habitat for Humanity understands energy efficient utilities are part of the formula for sustaining affordable housing," said Vanessa Buhs, Manistee County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director.
  • "Partnering with the Manistee County Habitat for Humanity and Consumers Energy made it economically feasible for me as a private developer to make these energy efficient upgrades possible," said Zyskowski.
  • Consumers Energy collaborated with Manistee County Habitat for Humanity staff to ensure residents of the complex, which is now full, were at 80 percent of the Manistee County area median income.

Consumers Energy Creates Career Opportunities in Flint and Jackson with New Workforce Development Program

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy is creating new professional opportunities for residents of Flint and Jackson with a new pilot program that provides skills for people to work in fields alongside the energy provider.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy is creating new professional opportunities for residents of Flint and Jackson with a new pilot program that provides skills for people to work in fields alongside the energy provider.
  • The company's Clean Energy Workforce Development Program is now providing training in Jackson for people employed in the building trades to become certified in advanced energy efficiency, lead abatement and other work.
  • The program is a partnership between Consumers Energy and Detroit-based Walker-Miller Energy Services, which has trained program participants in both communities.
  • Consumers Energy is moving forward with aggressive new efforts to help customers save money through energy efficiency.

New Federal Funds Will Help Consumers Energy Continue Powering Growth in Public Electric Vehicle Charging

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five new electric vehicle charging locations coming to Michigan will be in Consumers Energy's communities -- another jolt that will continue fueling the huge growth in public EV charging the energy provider is powering this decade.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five new electric vehicle charging locations coming to Michigan will be in Consumers Energy's communities -- another jolt that will continue fueling the huge growth in public EV charging the energy provider is powering this decade.
  • Consumers Energy will power 25 of them, adding to the 54 fast-charging and over 230 other public locations that it already has helped install.
  • "Consumers Energy is powering Michigan's electric vehicle transformation by offering solutions that make EV driving convenient and affordable," said Lauren Snyder, Consumers Energy's vice president of customer experience.
  • Consumers Energy provides rebates for public charging through its PowerMIDrive program, part of its commitment to meeting EV drivers' needs.

Consumers Energy's Reliability Roadmap: Power Restored to Nearly 90% of Customers in Less Than 24 Hours in 2023

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today that nearly 9 in 10 customers who lost power in 2023 were restored in less than 24 hours -- the result of the company's major upgrades to strengthen Michigan's electric grid.

Key Points: 
  • Michigan's largest energy provider last year unveiled its Reliability Roadmap – a long-term commitment to improve reliability and restore all customers in less than 24 hours, even after severe storms.
  • "We're going to continue following our Reliability Roadmap to ensure the power stays on for homes and businesses that count on us."
  • Consumers Energy operates close to 100,000 miles of electric lines and serves nearly 2 million homes and businesses.
  • Added smart technology including nearly 100 Automatic Transfer Reclosers (ATRs) that help limit the number and length of power outages.

Consumers Energy Issuing Request for Proposals This Month for 13 Michigan Hydroelectric Dams

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today it will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) this month to identify potential buyers for its 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today it will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) this month to identify potential buyers for its 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams.
  • Consumers Energy has retained the services of Clear Energy Brokerage & Consulting, LLC, a Grand Rapids-based firm, to design and manage the RFP process.
  • Federal operating licenses for the 13 dams, which sit on five rivers, will begin to expire in a decade.
  • Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

CMS Energy Announces Finance and Electric Supply Leadership Changes

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, announced today that Tim Sparks, vice president of electric supply, has retired after more than 30 years with the company.

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  • Maddipati is responsible for electric supply operations, generation engineering and electric supply strategy.
  • I look forward to his expertise as we continue leading the company's clean energy transformation and implement the new energy law in Michigan within our electric supply function," added Berry.
  • Sri joined CMS Energy in 2014 and previously served as treasurer, vice president of finance and investor relations.
  • CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an electric and natural gas utility, Consumers Energy, as its primary business.