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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 11, 2010

Commission |  | Registrant; State of Incorporation; |  | IRS Employer
File Number |  | Address; and Telephone Number |  | Identification No.
1-9513 |  | CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |  | 38-2726431
|  | (A Michigan Corporation) |  |
|  | One Energy Plaza |  |
|  | Jackson, Michigan 49201 |  |
|  | (517) 788-0550 |  |
1-5611 |  | CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |  | 38-0442310
|  | (A Michigan Corporation) |  |
|  | One Energy Plaza |  |
|  | Jackson, Michigan 49201 |  |
|  | (517) 788-0550 |  |

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) management will be meeting with investors on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Morgan Stanley Utilities Conference. A copy of the CMS Energy handout is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. In addition, CMS Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, Tom Webb, will participate in a panel discussion, titled Renewable Energy: Growth Opportunities, scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. EST. The panel will not be webcast.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 CMS Energy Corporation Handout dated March 11, 2010
This Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in Rule 3b-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in conjunction with “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections of CMS Energy Corporation’s (“CMS Energy”) Form 10-K and Consumers Energy Company’s (“Consumers Energy”) Form 10-K each for the Year Ended December 31, 2009. CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION” and “RISK FACTORS” sections are incorporated herein by reference and discuss important factors that could cause CMS Energy’s and Consumers Energy’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
Dated: March 11, 2010 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
Dated: March 11, 2010 | By: | /s/ Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Thomas J. Webb |
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |