Parent company profile

CMS Energy

CMS Energy operates 43 U.S. generating facilities through 3 reported operators, with a combined nameplate capacity of 11.63 GW. The largest share of capacity is natural gas (41%), spread across 2 states.

Ownership reflects the utility or operator reported to EIA (Form EIA-860); equity ownership of individual facilities may differ. The grouping of operators into this parent company is curated by GridAlmanac from public corporate-ownership records.

Plants

11.63 GW

Total capacity

Subsidiaries

States

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 41.3%Coal 23.9%Hydroelectric 18.2%Solar 9.1%Wind 7.2%Biomass 0.4%Storage 0.0%

Operating subsidiaries

Consumers Energy Co - (MI)40 · 11.33 GW

2 smaller reported operators are included in the totals and plant list below but do not have their own operator pages.

By state

Michigan42 · 11.58 GW North Carolina1 · 50 MW

Operating plants

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
Ludington	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.98 GW
J H Campbell	Coal	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.56 GW
Dan E Karn	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.40 GW
New Covert Generating Facility	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.18 GW
Zeeland Generating Station	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	968.2 MW
Jackson Generating Station	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	649 MW
Cross Winds Energy Park	Wind	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	230.9 MW
Heartland Farms	Wind	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	200 MW
Livingston Generating Station	Natural Gas	Michigan	CMS Generation MI Power LLC	170.1 MW
Crescent Wind Park	Wind	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	150 MW
Gratiot Farms Wind Project	Wind	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	150 MW
Lake Winds Energy Park	Wind	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	100.8 MW
Kalamazoo River Generating Station	Natural Gas	Michigan	CMS Generation MI Power LLC	77.4 MW
Craven County Wood Energy LP	Biomass	North Carolina	CMS Generation Operating Co II	50 MW
Hardy	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	31.5 MW
C W Tippy	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	20.1 MW
Hodenpyl	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	17 MW
Cooke	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	9 MW
Foote	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	9 MW
Croton	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	8.9 MW
Alcona	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	8 MW
Rogers	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	6.8 MW
Five Channels	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	6 MW
Mio	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	5 MW
Webber	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	4.3 MW
Loud	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	4 MW
Grand Valley Solar Gardens	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	3 MW
Allegan Dam	Hydroelectric	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	2.6 MW
Bissell Solar and Battery Generator	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.1 MW
Parkview Battery	Storage	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1.1 MW
Western Michigan Solar Gardens	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	1 MW

Retired plants (7)

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
B C Cobbretired 2016	Coal	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	519.6 MW
J R Whitingretired 2016	Coal	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	364 MW
J C Weadockretired 2016	Coal	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	331.2 MW
Thetfordretired 2018	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	222.4 MW
Gaylord - Consumersretired 2018	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	80 MW
B E Morrowretired 2014	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	36 MW
Straitsretired 2018	Natural Gas	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	20 MW

Under construction (5)

Plant	Fuel	State	Owner	Capacity
Sunfish Solar 2constr.	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	360 MW
Muskegon Solarconstr.	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	250 MW
Liberty Solar Energy Centerconstr.	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	220 MW
Spring Creek Agri-Energy Centerconstr.	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	140 MW
Karn Solar Energy Centerconstr.	Solar	Michigan	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	80 MW

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