Summary
CMS is an energy company based in Michigan, mainly focused on public service operations within the State. The company has electricity, transmission and distribution production operations. Natural gas operations include transmission, distribution, compression and underground storage operations. Its main activity is Consumers Energy Company, a state public service and regulated by the federal government, provides electricity and natural gas to 1.8 million customers in Michigan. Consumers have about 8.6 GW of generation capacity. The 2024 CMS fuel mixture is around 35% coal, 57% natural gas, 8% wind and hydroelectricity at 2%. The CMS operational subsidiary, Northstar Clean Energy, is a vertically regulated company that provides energy marketing for non -utility operations and has and operates independent energy production factories and natural gas infrastructure. Northstar has around 1.6 GW of generation capacity and a presence in AK, OH, MI, NC, TX and WI.
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