Asset Sales and Exit Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Asset Sales and Exit Activities

Asset Sales and Exit Activities

Enterprises

In April 2019, DIG completed a sale of transmission equipment to ITC and recognized a pre-tax gain of $16 million within maintenance and other operating expenses on CMS Energy’s consolidated statements of income.

Consumers

Asset Sale: In September 2019, Consumers completed a sale of a portion of its electric utility’s substation transmission equipment to METC and recognized a pre-tax gain of $34 million within maintenance and other operating expenses on Consumers’ consolidated statements of income.

Exit Activities: Under its Clean Energy Plan, Consumers plans to retire the D.E. Karn 1 & 2 coal-fueled electric generating units in 2023. For additional details on Consumers’ plans to request recovery of the remaining book value of the two units upon their retirement, see Note 2, Regulatory Matters.

In October 2019, Consumers announced a retention incentive program to ensure necessary staffing at the D.E. Karn generating complex through the anticipated retirement of the coal-fueled electric generating units. Based on the number of employees that have chosen to participate, the aggregate cost of the program through 2023 is estimated to be $35 million. Consumers expects to recognize $6 million of expense related to retention and severance benefits in late 2019. Consumers will seek recovery of these costs from customers.

Consumers Energy Company

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Asset Sales and Exit Activities

Asset Sales and Exit Activities

Enterprises

In April 2019, DIG completed a sale of transmission equipment to ITC and recognized a pre-tax gain of $16 million within maintenance and other operating expenses on CMS Energy’s consolidated statements of income.

Consumers

Asset Sale: In September 2019, Consumers completed a sale of a portion of its electric utility’s substation transmission equipment to METC and recognized a pre-tax gain of $34 million within maintenance and other operating expenses on Consumers’ consolidated statements of income.

Exit Activities: Under its Clean Energy Plan, Consumers plans to retire the D.E. Karn 1 & 2 coal-fueled electric generating units in 2023. For additional details on Consumers’ plans to request recovery of the remaining book value of the two units upon their retirement, see Note 2, Regulatory Matters.

In October 2019, Consumers announced a retention incentive program to ensure necessary staffing at the D.E. Karn generating complex through the anticipated retirement of the coal-fueled electric generating units. Based on the number of employees that have chosen to participate, the aggregate cost of the program through 2023 is estimated to be $35 million. Consumers expects to recognize $6 million of expense related to retention and severance benefits in late 2019. Consumers will seek recovery of these costs from customers.