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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-088197
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20210701
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210701

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CMS ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811156
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				382726431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09513
		FILM NUMBER:		211065631

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177880550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;OR (g)&nbsp;OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 14pt"><B>CMS
Energy Corporation</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR> <BR> </FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 49%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>38-276431</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or<BR>
organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 51%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>One Energy Plaza, Jackson, Michigan </B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 49%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>49201</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Act:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 49%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Name of each exchange on which<BR> each class is to be registered</B></TD></TR>
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                                                                             <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest</P>
                                                                             <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred<BR>
Stock, Series&nbsp;C <FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center">New York Stock Exchange</TD></TR>
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)&nbsp;or (e), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction A.(d)&nbsp;or (e), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement
file number to which this form relates: <B>333-236742</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of
the Act: <B>None</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The securities to be registered hereby are the
Depositary Shares (the &ldquo;Depositary Shares&rdquo;), each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative
Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;C, with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary
Share) (the &ldquo;Preferred Stock&rdquo;), of CMS Energy Corporation (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;). For a description of the Depositary
Shares to be registered hereunder and the underlying Preferred Stock of the Registrant, reference is made to the information set forth
under the heading &ldquo;Description of Securities&rdquo; in the Registrant&rsquo;s Prospectus, dated February&nbsp;28, 2020, and under
the headings &ldquo;Certain Terms of the Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock&rdquo; and &ldquo;Certain Terms of the Depositary Shares&rdquo;
in the Registrant&rsquo;s <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465921086049/a21-20369_2424b2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Prospectus Supplement, dated June&nbsp;24, 2021, to the Prospectus</A>, each of which constitutes a part of the
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465920026778/a20-10908_1s3asr.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-236742)</A>, filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><U>Exhibit<BR> No.</U></B></FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 90%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><U>Description</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.1</FONT></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000095012309027644/k48068exv3wxay.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Restated Articles of Incorporation of CMS Energy Corporation, effective June&nbsp;1, 2004, as amended May&nbsp;22, 2009 (Exhibit&nbsp;3(a)&nbsp;to the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;30, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.2</FONT></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465916094515/a16-3728_1ex3d2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Bylaws of CMS Energy Corporation, amended and restated effective February&nbsp;8, 2016 (Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;8, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.3</FONT></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465921088075/tm2120369d4_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Certificate of Designation of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;C (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;1, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465921088075/tm2120369d4_ex3-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form&nbsp;of Share Certificate evidencing 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;C (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;1, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465921088075/tm2120369d4_ex4-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Deposit Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;1, 2021, among CMS Energy Corporation, Equiniti Trust Company, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein (Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;1, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: center">4.3</TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811156/000110465921088075/tm2120369d4_ex4-2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Form&nbsp;of Depositary Receipt (Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of CMS Energy Corporation, as filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;1, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dated: July 1, 2021</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 50%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">By:</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">/s/ Rejji P. Hayes</TD></TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>Name: Rejji P. Hayes</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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