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10/26/23  CMS Energy Corp.                  10-Q        9/30/23   83:15M
          Consumers Energy Co.

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Form 10-Q (Cms Energy and Consumers)                HTML   2.59M 
 2: EX-10.1     Exhibit 10.1 - Annual Eicp for Consumers            HTML    102K 
 3: EX-10.2     Exhibit 10.2 - Annual Eicp for Northstar Clean      HTML    122K 
                Energy                                                           
 4: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 - CEO 302 Certification (Cms Energy)   HTML     28K 
 5: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 - CFO 302 Certification (Cms Energy)   HTML     28K 
 6: EX-31.3     Exhibit 31.3 - CEO 302 Certification (Consumers)    HTML     28K 
 7: EX-31.4     Exhibit 31.4 - CFO 302 Certification (Consumers)    HTML     28K 
 8: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 - 906 Certification (Cms Energy)       HTML     26K 
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15: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     99K 
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                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R3          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     28K 
                Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
18: R4          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     71K 
                Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                                 
19: R5          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     36K 
                Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                 
20: R6          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML    103K 
                Cash Flows (Unaudited)                                           
21: R7          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets  HTML    205K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
22: R8          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets  HTML     37K 
                (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                      
23: R9          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML    129K 
                Changes in Equity (Unaudited)                                    
24: R10         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML    118K 
                of Income (Unaudited)                                            
25: R11         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML     52K 
                of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                              
26: R12         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML     26K 
                of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                              
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
27: R13         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML    118K 
                of Cash Flows (Unaudited)                                        
28: R14         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Balance       HTML    205K 
                Sheets (Unaudited)                                               
29: R15         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Balance       HTML     41K 
                Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
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31: R17         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML     39K 
32: R18         Contingencies and Commitments                       HTML    128K 
33: R19         Financings and Capitalization                       HTML    219K 
34: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     88K 
35: R21         Financial Instruments                               HTML    150K 
36: R22         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML    187K 
37: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML     96K 
38: R24         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy                     HTML     60K 
39: R25         Revenue                                             HTML    370K 
40: R26         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    210K 
41: R27         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     59K 
42: R28         Transition Activities                               HTML     62K 
43: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)            HTML     55K 
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45: R31         Financings and Capitalization (Tables)              HTML    160K 
46: R32         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     79K 
47: R33         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    149K 
48: R34         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML    182K 
49: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     94K 
50: R36         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Tables)            HTML     56K 
51: R37         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    350K 
52: R38         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    199K 
53: R39         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML     56K 
54: R40         Transition Activities - (Tables)                    HTML     53K 
55: R41         Regulatory Matters - Quarterly Narrative (Details)  HTML     47K 
56: R42         Contingencies and Commitments (Narrative)           HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R43         Contingencies and Commitments (Schedule of          HTML     47K 
                Remediation and Other Response Activity Costs by                 
                Year) (Details)                                                  
58: R44         Contingencies and Commitments (Summary of           HTML     44K 
                Guarantees) (Details)                                            
59: R45         Financings and Capitalization (Major Long-Term      HTML     86K 
                Debt Issuances and Retirements) (Details)                        
60: R46         Financings and Capitalization (Issuance of          HTML     57K 
                Convertible Senior Notes) (Details)                              
61: R47         Financings and Capitalization (First Mortgage Bond  HTML     70K 
                Purchase) (Details)                                              
62: R48         Financings and Capitalization (Schedule of          HTML     55K 
                Revolving Credit Facilities) (Details)                           
63: R49         Financings and Capitalization (Narrative)           HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R50         Financings and Capitalization (Schedule of Forward  HTML     36K 
                Stock Contracts) (Details)                                       
65: R51         Fair Value Measurements (Assets And Liabilities     HTML     52K 
                Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
66: R52         Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Carrying         HTML     81K 
                Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments)                
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     28K 
68: R54         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Net Benefit        HTML     68K 
                Costs) (Details)                                                 
69: R55         Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Rate     HTML     51K 
                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
70: R56         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Basic And Diluted  HTML     70K 
                EPS Computations) (Details)                                      
71: R57         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy - Narrative         HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R58         Revenue (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details)       HTML     92K 
73: R59         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     38K 
74: R60         Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     79K 
75: R61         Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     62K 
76: R62         Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated            HTML     69K 
                Information of Variable Interest Entity) (Details)               
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78: R64         Transition Activities - Schedule of Retention       HTML     36K 
                Benefit Liability Roll Forward (Details)                         
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 2/08/24  CMS Energy Corp.                  10-K       12/31/23  160:41M
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12/07/23  CMS Energy Corp.                  424B5                  2:409K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA

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