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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-200594
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120501

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000201533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				380442310
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-174906-01
		FILM NUMBER:		12800458

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177881612

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONSUMERS POWER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000201533
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				380442310
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5177881612

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ENERGY PLAZA
		CITY:			JACKSON
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			49201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONSUMERS POWER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Filed under Rule 433 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>File No.&nbsp;333-174906-01 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Final Term Sheet </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;1, 2012 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Issuer: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consumers Energy Company </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Security: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.85% First Mortgage Bonds due 2022 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Expected Ratings: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A3/BBB+/A- (Moody&#146;s / S&amp;P / Fitch) <B> </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Note:</B> A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at
any time </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$375,000,000 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Trade Date: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;1, 2012 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Settlement Date: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;8, 2012 (T+5) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Maturity Date: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;15, 2022 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interest Payment Dates: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">First Interest Payment Date: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">November&nbsp;15, 2012 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Benchmark Treasury Security: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.00% due February&nbsp;15, 2022 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Benchmark Treasury Yield: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.951% </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Spread to Benchmark Treasury: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">+90 basis points </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Yield to Maturity: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.851% </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Coupon: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.85% </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Public Offering Price: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.991% </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Optional Redemption: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Make-whole call at any time prior to February&nbsp;15, 2022 at Treasury rate plus 15 basis points and, thereafter, at par </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CUSIP / ISIN: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">210518 CT1 / US210518CT13 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joint Book-Running Managers: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Citigroup Global Markets Inc. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Goldman, Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">RBC Capital Markets, LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Co-Managers: </FONT></P></TD>
<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Comerica Securities, Inc. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MFR Securities, Inc.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Samuel A. Ramirez&nbsp;&amp; Company, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:38%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Williams Capital Group, L.P. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Consumers Energy Company has filed a registration statement
(including a preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus
supplement and prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Consumers Energy Company has filed with the SEC for </B></FONT></P>

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more complete information about Consumers Energy Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Consumers
Energy Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-877-858-5407, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611, Goldman, Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526, RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-685-4786 and Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC toll-free at 1-800-326-5897. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and
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