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                                      FORM 8-K

                                   CURRENT REPORT


                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20549


       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  April 23, 1996



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)
                          Fairlane Plaza South, Suite 1100
                                330 Town Center Drive
                              Dearborn, Michigan 48126
                                   (313) 436-9261


1-5611                         CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY             38-0442310
                              (A Michigan Corporation)
                              212 West Michigan Avenue
                              Jackson, Michigan  49201
                                   (517) 788-1030


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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995

Certain oral presentations or answers to questions by CMS Energy
Corporation ("CMS Energy") or Consumers Power Company ("Consumers")
(CMS Energy and Consumers, collectively, the "Companies") may contain
"forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"), including (without limitation)
discussion as to expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives and future
financial performance, or assumptions underlying or concerning matters
discussed during the presentation or answers.  Any matters that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking and, accordingly, involve estimates,
assumptions, and uncertainties which could cause actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements.  Accordingly, this "Safe Harbor" Statement contains additional
information about such factors relating to the forward-looking statements,
and should be read in conjunction with the oral presentations or answers
as contemplated in Section 27A(c)(2) and Section 21E(c)(2) of the Act.

Some important factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements
include prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions (including
those of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Michigan Public
Service Commission) with respect to rates, industry and rate structure,
operation of nuclear power facilities, acquisition and disposal of assets
and facilities, operation and construction of plants facilities, natural
gas pipeline and storage facilities, recovery of purchased power,
decommissioning costs, and present or prospective wholesale and retail
competition, among others.  The business and profitability of the
Companies is also influenced by economic and geographic factors including
political and economic risks (particularly those associated with
international development and operations), changes in and compliance with
environmental laws and policies, weather conditions, competition for
retail and wholesale customers, pricing and transportation of commodities,
market demand for energy from plants or facilities, inflation,
unanticipated development project delays or changes in project costs,
capital market conditions, competition for new energy development
opportunities, and the ability to secure agreement concerning pending
negotiations (particularly for projects in development), among other
important factors.

All such factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties which may
materially affect actual results, and are beyond the control of the
CMS Energy or Consumers.

  

                                     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:  April 23, 1996            By:  A M Wright
                                       _____________________________
                                       Alan M. Wright
                                       Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                          Officer and Treasurer




                                  CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY



Dated:  April 23, 1996            By:  A M Wright
                                       _____________________________
                                       Alan M. Wright
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief 
                                          Financial Officer