CMS Energy plans to sell renewable assets to focus on regulated utilities

Those utilities, which do business as Consumers Energy, serve 1.8 million electric customers and 1.7 million gas customers across central and western Lower Michigan. Under the plan, CMS Energy will retain NorthStar’s key assets in Michigan, the company said. : CMS Energy Q2 2026 By the numbers 9 GW Large-load pipeline, largely unchanged from Q1 2026. In part to mitigate persistent reliability issues, CMS Energy President and CEO Garrick Rochow said on Tuesday that Consumers had requested a two-year investment recovery mechanism to cover grid-hardening costs. Nonetheless, some stock analysts say the delay puts Consumers at a disadvantage to its main in-state rival, DTE Energy.