Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy Company operates as an electric and gas utility in Michigan. The company operates Electric Utility and Gas Utility segments. The Electric Utility segment generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity. It generates electricity through fossil-fuel-fired and coal-fueled power plants, as well as renewable energy and nuclear sources. This segment's transmission and distribution systems include 214 miles of transmission overhead lines; 188 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 4 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 4,431 miles of high-voltage distribution overhead lines; 19 miles of high-voltage distribution underground lines; 56,098 miles of electric distribution overhead lines; 10,665 miles of underground distribution lines; and substations with an aggregate transformer capacity of 25 million thousand volt-amperes. The Gas Utility segment purchases, transmits, stores, distributes, and sells natural gas. This segment's gas distribution, storage, and transmission system comprises 1,672 miles of transmission lines; 15 gas storage fields; 28,194 miles of distribution mains; and eight compressor stations with a total of 181,814 installed and available horsepower. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Jackson, Michigan. Consumers Energy Company operates as a subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation.