Exhibit 12.2

CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
(Millions of Dollars)

	Three Months Ended				Year Ended December 31
	March 31, 2011		2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
Earnings as defined1
Pretax income from continuing operations	$	243	$	688	$	456	$	562	$	437	$	167
Exclude equity basis subsidiaries		—		—		—		—		—		(1	)
Fixed charges as defined		71		296		313		276		293		307
Earnings as defined	$	314	$	984	$	769	$	838	$	730	$	473
Fixed charges as defined1
Interest on long-term debt	$	63	$	246	$	250	$	229	$	236	$	286
Estimated interest portion of lease rental		4		16		17		25		23		8
Other interest charges		4		34		46		22		34		13
Fixed charges as defined	$	71	$	296	$	313	$	276	$	293	$	307
Preferred dividends		—		3		3		3		3		3
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends	$	71	$	299	$	316	$	279	$	296	$	310
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		4.42		3.32		2.46		3.04		2.49		1.54
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends		4.42		3.29		2.43		3.00		2.47		1.53

NOTES:

¹ Earnings and fixed charges as defined in instructions for Item 503 of Regulation S-K.