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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="cms_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plant, property, and equipment, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction work in progress</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plant, property and equipment net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total plant, property, and equipment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCWIP" xlink:to="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCWIP_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Period end amount of total gross PPE excluding construction work in progress.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Gross Excluding C W I P</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plant, property, and equipment, gross</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation" xlink:to="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less accumulated depreciation and amortization</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Period end amount of total net PPE excluding construction work in progress.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities Property Plant And Equipment Net Excluding C W I P</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="cms_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCWIP_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Plant, property, and equipment, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentConstructionWorkInProgress_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Construction work in progress</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total plant, property, and equipment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RegulatedEntityOtherAssetsNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Non-current Assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Regulatory assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts and notes receivable</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2017/elts/us-gaap-2017-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities and Equity</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">DB SERP [Member]</label>
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