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Contingencies And Commitments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Site Contingency [Line Items]  
Guarantees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

 

 

Maximum 

 

Carrying 

 

Guarantee Description

Issue Date

Expiration Date

Obligation 

 

Amount 

 

CMS Energy, including Consumers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indemnity obligations from stock and
   asset sale agreements1

Various

Indefinite

 

$

143 

 

 

$

 

Guarantees2

Various

Indefinite

 

 

51 

 

 

 

 -

 

Consumers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantee2

July 2011

Indefinite

 

$

30 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

1

These obligations arose from stock and asset sale agreements under which CMS Energy or a subsidiary of CMS Energy indemnified the purchaser for losses resulting from various matters, primarily claims related to taxes. CMS Energy believes the likelihood of material loss to be remote for the indemnity obligations not recorded as liabilities.

2

At Consumers, this obligation comprises a guarantee provided to the DOE in connection with a settlement agreement regarding damages resulting from the DOE’s failure to accept spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants formerly owned by Consumers. At CMS Energy, the guarantee obligations comprise Consumers’ guarantee to the DOE and CMS Energy’s 1994 guarantee of non-recourse revenue bonds issued by Genesee. For additional details on this guarantee, see Note 19, Variable Interest Entities.

Purchase Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

Payments Due

 

 

Total 

2016  2017  2018  2019  2020 

Beyond 
2020 

 

CMS Energy, including Consumers

Total PPAs

 

$

9,947 

 

$

999 

 

$

1,027 

 

$

969 

 

$

1,003 

 

$

995 

 

$

4,954 

 

Other

 

 

2,200 

 

 

904 

 

 

580 

 

 

251 

 

 

111 

 

 

63 

 

 

291 

 

Consumers

PPAs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV PPA

 

$

3,003 

 

$

335 

 

$

345 

 

$

277 

 

$

321 

 

$

296 

 

$

1,429 

 

Palisades PPA

 

 

2,327 

 

 

342 

 

 

352 

 

 

363 

 

 

374 

 

 

387 

 

 

509 

 

Related party PPAs

 

 

977 

 

 

82 

 

 

82 

 

 

82 

 

 

85 

 

 

87 

 

 

559 

 

Other PPAs

 

 

3,640 

 

 

240 

 

 

248 

 

 

247 

 

 

223 

 

 

225 

 

 

2,457 

 

Total PPAs

 

$

9,947 

 

$

999 

 

$

1,027 

 

$

969 

 

$

1,003 

 

$

995 

 

$

4,954 

 

Other

 

 

1,908 

 

 

870 

 

 

551 

 

 

224 

 

 

83 

 

 

34 

 

 

146 

 

 

Consumers Energy Company [Member]  
Site Contingency [Line Items]  
Expected Remediation Cost By Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

2016  2017  2018  2019  2020 

 

Consumers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remediation and other response activity costs

 

$

14 

 

$

19 

 

$

11 

 

$

14 

 

$

19 

 

 

Guarantees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

 

 

Maximum 

 

Carrying 

 

Guarantee Description

Issue Date

Expiration Date

Obligation 

 

Amount 

 

CMS Energy, including Consumers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indemnity obligations from stock and
   asset sale agreements1

Various

Indefinite

 

$

143 

 

 

$

 

Guarantees2

Various

Indefinite

 

 

51 

 

 

 

 -

 

Consumers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantee2

July 2011

Indefinite

 

$

30 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

1

These obligations arose from stock and asset sale agreements under which CMS Energy or a subsidiary of CMS Energy indemnified the purchaser for losses resulting from various matters, primarily claims related to taxes. CMS Energy believes the likelihood of material loss to be remote for the indemnity obligations not recorded as liabilities.

2

At Consumers, this obligation comprises a guarantee provided to the DOE in connection with a settlement agreement regarding damages resulting from the DOE’s failure to accept spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants formerly owned by Consumers. At CMS Energy, the guarantee obligations comprise Consumers’ guarantee to the DOE and CMS Energy’s 1994 guarantee of non-recourse revenue bonds issued by Genesee. For additional details on this guarantee, see Note 19, Variable Interest Entities.

Purchase Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

Payments Due

 

 

Total 

2016  2017  2018  2019  2020 

Beyond 
2020 

 

CMS Energy, including Consumers

Total PPAs

 

$

9,947 

 

$

999 

 

$

1,027 

 

$

969 

 

$

1,003 

 

$

995 

 

$

4,954 

 

Other

 

 

2,200 

 

 

904 

 

 

580 

 

 

251 

 

 

111 

 

 

63 

 

 

291 

 

Consumers

PPAs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCV PPA

 

$

3,003 

 

$

335 

 

$

345 

 

$

277 

 

$

321 

 

$

296 

 

$

1,429 

 

Palisades PPA

 

 

2,327 

 

 

342 

 

 

352 

 

 

363 

 

 

374 

 

 

387 

 

 

509 

 

Related party PPAs

 

 

977 

 

 

82 

 

 

82 

 

 

82 

 

 

85 

 

 

87 

 

 

559 

 

Other PPAs

 

 

3,640 

 

 

240 

 

 

248 

 

 

247 

 

 

223 

 

 

225 

 

 

2,457 

 

Total PPAs

 

$

9,947 

 

$

999 

 

$

1,027 

 

$

969 

 

$

1,003 

 

$

995 

 

$

4,954 

 

Other

 

 

1,908 

 

 

870 

 

 

551 

 

 

224 

 

 

83 

 

 

34 

 

 

146 

 

 

Bay Harbor [Member]  
Site Contingency [Line Items]  
Expected Remediation Cost By Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions  

 

2016  2017  2018  2019  2020 

 

CMS Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liquid disposal and operating and maintenance costs

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$