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CMS Energy Corp., et al. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 7/28/22, at 10:46am ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  811156-22-113   ·   File #s:  1-05611, 1-09513

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 7/28/22  CMS Energy Corp.                  10-Q        6/30/22   84:18M
          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   3.29M 
 2: EX-10.1     Term Loan Credit Agreement                          HTML    740K 
 3: EX-31.1     Exhibit 31.1 - CEO 302 Certification (Cms Energy)   HTML     28K 
 4: EX-31.2     Exhibit 31.2 - CFO 302 Certification (Cms Energy)   HTML     28K 
 5: EX-31.3     Exhibit 31.3 - CEO 302 Certification (Consumers)    HTML     28K 
 6: EX-31.4     Exhibit 31.4 - CFO 302 Certification (Consumers)    HTML     28K 
 7: EX-32.1     Exhibit 32.1 - 906 Certification (Cms Energy)       HTML     26K 
 8: EX-32.2     Exhibit 32.2 - 906 Certification (Consumers)        HTML     26K 
14: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    100K 
15: R2          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML    183K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
16: R3          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     71K 
                Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                                 
17: R4          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     36K 
                Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                 
18: R5          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML    107K 
                Cash Flows (Unaudited)                                           
19: R6          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets  HTML    201K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
20: R7          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets  HTML     35K 
                (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                      
21: R8          CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML    124K 
                Changes in Equity (Unaudited)                                    
22: R9          Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML    122K 
                of Income (Unaudited)                                            
23: R10         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML     52K 
                of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                              
24: R11         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML     26K 
                of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                              
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
25: R12         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML    106K 
                of Cash Flows (Unaudited)                                        
26: R13         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Balance       HTML    207K 
                Sheets (Unaudited)                                               
27: R14         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Balance       HTML     36K 
                Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
28: R15         Consumers Energy Company Consolidated Statements    HTML     79K 
                of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)                                 
29: R16         CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Statements of   HTML     28K 
                Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
30: R17         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML     46K 
31: R18         Contingencies and Commitments                       HTML    134K 
32: R19         Financings and Capitalization                       HTML    106K 
33: R20         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     90K 
34: R21         Financial Instruments                               HTML    129K 
35: R22         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML    184K 
36: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML     91K 
37: R24         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy                     HTML     58K 
38: R25         Revenue                                             HTML    343K 
39: R26         Cash and Cash Equivalents                           HTML     54K 
40: R27         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    204K 
41: R28         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     56K 
42: R29         Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations         HTML    110K 
43: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)            HTML     57K 
44: R31         Contingencies and Commitments (Tables)              HTML     79K 
45: R32         Financings and Capitalization (Tables)              HTML     82K 
46: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     77K 
47: R34         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    128K 
48: R35         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML    176K 
49: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     89K 
50: R37         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Tables)            HTML     55K 
51: R38         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    326K 
52: R39         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     51K 
53: R40         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    192K 
54: R41         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML     54K 
55: R42         Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations -       HTML     81K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R43         Regulatory Matters - Quarterly Narrative (Details)  HTML     70K 
57: R44         Contingencies and Commitments (Contingencies And    HTML    119K 
                Commitments) (Details)                                           
58: R45         Contingencies and Commitments (Expected             HTML     45K 
                Remediation Cost By Year) (Details)                              
59: R46         Contingencies and Commitments (Guarantees)          HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R47         Financings and Capitalization (Major Long-Term      HTML     41K 
                Debt Retirements) (Details)                                      
61: R48         Financings and Capitalization (Schedule of          HTML     50K 
                Revolving Credit Facilities) (Details)                           
62: R49         Financings and Capitalization (Narrative)           HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R50         Financings and Capitalization (Schedule of Forward  HTML     33K 
                Stock Contracts) (Details)                                       
64: R51         Fair Value Measurements (Assets And Liabilities     HTML     55K 
                Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
65: R52         Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Carrying         HTML     70K 
                Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments)                
                (Details)                                                        
66: R53         Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     28K 
67: R54         Retirement Benefits (Quarterly Narrative)           HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R55         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Net Benefit        HTML     63K 
                Costs) (Details)                                                 
69: R56         Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Rate     HTML     47K 
                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
70: R57         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Basic And Diluted  HTML     71K 
                EPS Computations) (Details)                                      
71: R58         Revenue (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details)       HTML     88K 
72: R59         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     34K 
73: R60         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Schedule Of Cash And     HTML     37K 
                Cash Equivalents, Including Restricted Amounts)                  
                (Details)                                                        
74: R61         Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     79K 
75: R62         Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     53K 
76: R63         Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated            HTML     69K 
                Information of Variable Interest Entity) (Details)               
77: R64         Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations -       HTML     70K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
78: R65         Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations -       HTML     33K 
                Schedule of Retention Benefit Liability Roll                     
                Forward (Details)                                                
79: R66         Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations -       HTML     57K 
                Income from Discontinued Operations (Details)                    
82: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    153K 
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81: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    169K 
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