  Fourth largest in the world #1 LDC in gas storage #2 in renewable sales in the Great Lakes area Cross Winds Energy Park Ludington Pumped Storage Ray Compressor Station Investor Meetings July 9 & 10, 2015 Exhibit 99.1 |
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 . . . . business model is delivering results. 2 • Senator Nofs introduced energy bill – Improvement to 2008 Law • PA 169 (cost of service) approved – Improves industrial rate competitiveness by 4% • MISO Zone 7 capacity shortfall 1,300 MW – More upside to ten-year $15.5 billion capital investment plan • Representative Nesbitt introduced energy bill – Restores full regulatory model |
 . . . . next 10 years even brighter than last 10 year record! Supported By UPSIDES create headroom PARTNERS in progress PASSION to improve for customers AND owners SELF-FUNDED! Our Growth Engine Billion $15.5 More “upside” $5 bil NOT yet in Plan! (2015-2024 Capex) (Investment, Sales, Cost, & DIG) (Customers, Regulators, & Policy Makers) (Value, Reliability, & Environment) 3 |
 4 . . . . contains necessary improvements for Michigan Energy Law. • “Fair Choice,” no subsidies • 10% cap and queue remain • Minimum of three years firm capacity requirement • One-time election, “one-way door” • Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) replaces Certificate of Necessity • 270 day approval process • Renewable standard repealed, to be handled in IRP • Energy efficiency 1% per year through 2018 • Net metering – wholesale prices, “no subsidies” • Rate cases completed in ten months (vs twelve) • No self-implementation • Decoupling for gas AND electric |
 5 . . . . provide stability. John Quackenbush (R), Chairman Term Ends: July 2, 2017 Greg White (I) Term Ended: July 2, 2015 Sally Talberg (I) Term Ends: July 2, 2019 Commission Powering Michigan’s Comeback Governor Rick Snyder Energy Committee Chairs Senator Mike Nofs House Rep. Aric Nesbitt Consistent Leadership! |
 6 -20 -10 0 10 20 2013 2014 2015 2016 Residential Bills Industrial Rates (13)% (15)% (19)% (13)% National Avg % Better Worse Rates Rates & Fuel -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 2013 2014 2015 2016 26% 21% 11% Midwest Avg % 4% Better Worse Rates & Fuel Flat (8)% Plus . . . . affordable for residential and improving for industrial customers. Plus (17)% Policy could eliminate gap Rates & Act 169 Rates & Act 169 Rates |
 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 . . . . creating an opportunity for the next ten years. Amount (billions) $1.8 CMS Peers _ _ _ _ _ a Based on December 31, 2014 information percent of market cap Source: 10K; actual amounts through 2014 smoothed for illustration
7 14% 15% 16% 12% 20% 15% Capex Liquidity Cash Flow (oper) Consumers Energy Peer Average Peer Performance a |
 . . . . opportunity for another 30%, with no “big bets” over ten years! 2015-2024 8 2005-2014 $10.7 bil $15.5 bil Opportunity $20 + bil |
 9 . . . . expanding one of the largest systems in the country. $2.9 Amount (bils) $5.6 Capital Investment +93% Pipeline Integrity Civic Improvement Capacity & Deliverability Compression & Other Infrastructure New Customers Gas service area Transmission line Compressor stations Storage fields Interconnects Gas Service Territory - 1.7 million customers - 28,854 miles of distribution and transmission - 309 Bcf gas storage capacity |
 10 . . . . investing $5.6 billion over the next 10 years. Main Replacements 800 miles $1 billion Modernization 6 city gates, 7 regulation stations, 24 relief valves New Connections 100,000 customers $550 million Replace Transmission Mains 275 miles More Conversions 70,000 customers Compression 35,000 hp $300 million |
 . . . . emerging incrementally with replacements not yet in plan! ~800 MW 1,240 MW MW PPA 2,600 capacity ~30% ~8,600 MW 540 MW 410 MW Shortfall Owned 6,000 780 MW ~9,400 MW 11,000 Owned 8,820 PPA 580 Capacity Growth Over Next Ten Years 11 PPA’s Expire Lower customer bills 2015 2022 2025 201X Today Future |
 . . . . adding value to our “DIG” plant. $0.50 $2.00 $4.50 $7.50 Capacity price ($ kW per month) Was (mils) Upside Scenarios (mils) $55 $35 New Business •Long-term
Energy • 250 MW at $4.00 per kWm (6/14) • 250 MW at $6.02 per kWm (4/15) •Recent
Capacity
• Long-term > $3.30 • Near-term $4.50 Upside: Capacity and energy contracts layered in over time 12 (CONE) Now (mils) $15 $5 (Forecast) (Prior) Capacity Energy $65 $40 + $25 – $50 more $0.50 < |
  Electric Gas Combination Betz MSU FRIB Durolast Roofing GM Assembly Examples of New Business Denso North America • Hub for all thermal production in N. America • 100 new jobs • $53.6 million investment • Investments thru 2015 Announcement Enbridge MACI Dart Brembo Denso WKW Post Magna-Cosma 13 Dicastal Plasan Continental Dairy Auto 50 Food 7 Manufacturing 21 Metal 20 Petroleum 19 Plastics 19 Others 19 Industries MW Total Up 155
. . . . another 2½% of sales growth. |
 . . . . provide more headroom for more capital investment. 14 Down 10% $1.1 bil $0.9 bil 2006 2014 2019 $1.0 bil • Coal to Gas Switching (Zeeland) • Smarter Benefit Plans • Productivity/Attrition • Coal to Gas Switching (Jackson) • “Pole Top” Hardening • Productivity/Smart Energy Down 7% Inflation 2% Inflation 2% |
 15 . . . . accelerated; funding investment and reducing risk. O&M Trend vs Peers O&M Cost Savings FAST START! Attrition $ - 35 $ - 75 Productivity (Coal Gas) - 35 - 50 “Pole Top” Hardening - 30 - 30 Smart Meters - 5 - 25 Eliminate Waste (UA’s) - 15 - 20 Mortality Tables & Discount Rates +50 + 50 Service Upgrades +10 + 50 Net Savings $ - 60 $ - 100 Percent Savings - 6% - 10% 2014 & 2015 2014 2018 (mils) (mils) |
 16 . . . . even easier, with lots of upsides. Sustainable Future Growth Investment (bils) O&M Reductions Sales Growth Energy Policy Future Shines Bright $6.4 (10)% +1% $7.6 (7)% +½ % Past Performance Next 5 Years Improved Law (2010-2014) (2006-2014) (2010-2014) 2008 Law Last 7 Years Next 5 Years +7% /year _ _ _ _ _ a Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) $3.50 Conservative Conservative Capacity Op! a Peers = 3% /year b _ _ _ _ _ a As of March 31 |
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 Electric 1 st Quartile 2 nd Quartile 4 th Quartile 2010 2012
2014 2016 3 rd Quartile . . . . continues to improve rapidly. Gas 1 st Quartile 2 nd Quartile 4 th Quartile 3 rd Quartile 2010 2012
2014 2016 Present Rank Present Rank Residential Business Residential Business #6 #3 #2 18 #9 |
 2020 2025 2030 . . . . to be in a good carbon position. Carbon Tonnage Reduction (Preliminary) 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 2005 Baseline Million Tons of CO 2 Consumers Energy 2014 Clean Power Plan Projected emission level “Implied” EPA Target 19 |
 0 5 10 15 20 25 Coal Nuclear . . . . combined cycle gas is the most attractive new source of supply. Levelized cost of new build (¢/kWh) Gas price= $3.00
$4.50 $6.00 W/ tax credit W/o tax credit W/ emission controls Today $3.00 per watt 5¢ 6¢ 7¢ 9¢ 10¢ 12¢ 22¢ 8¢ 11¢ Back -up 6¢ Wind Combined Cycle Gas Plant Residential Solar 15¢ Future $2.00 per watt? Consumers Energy Sources 5¢ 7¢ 5.5¢ New Build 6¢ 20 Back -up |
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 Coal 34% Gas 32% Pumped Storage 11% Renewables 9% Oil 6% Nuclear 8% Coal 24% Gas 37% Pumped Storage 12% Renewables 10% Purchases 3% Oil 6% Nuclear 8% . . . . evolving to cleaner generation while becoming more cost competitive.
Coal 41% Gas 31% Pumped Storage 11% Renewables 3% Oil 6% Nuclear 8% 2005 2017 2014 22 |
 23 (0.5) 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Amount (bils) $ Investment Cash flow before dividend _ _ _ _ _ a Non-GAAP NOLs & Credits $0.7 $0.7 $0.5 $0.4 $0.3
$0.2 . . . . up $½
billion or 30% over five years! $2.2
Interest, working
capital and taxes
$1.8 $2.4 $1.68 Pct of Market Cap (as of Dec. 2014) Cap Inv OCF CMS 15% Peers 14 12
Up $0.5 Billion $2.0 $2.1 $1.9 Gross operating cash flow a up $0.1 billion per year 16% 15% |
 24 . . . . show continuous improvement. • Consistent Performance • Less Risk • Customer Focus • Constructive Regulation • Good Energy Policy Reflects Present Prior 2002 Scale S&P Moody’s S&P (Dec. ‘14) Moody’s (Mar. ‘15) A+ A1 A A2 A- A3 BBB+ Baa1 BBB Baa2 BBB- Baa3 BB+ Ba1 BBB Baa2 BBB- Baa3 BB+ Ba1 BB Ba2 BB- Ba3 B+ B1 B B2 B- B3 Outlook Stable Stable Consumers Secured CMS Unsecured |
 25 _ _ _ _ _ a Reflect 2015 sales forecast; weather adjusted 2015 Impact Status Sensitivity EPS OCF Sales a • Electric (38,093 GWh) • Gas (302.6 Bcf) + 1% + 5 + $0.05 + 0.07 + $ 20 + 30 Gas prices (NYMEX) + 50¢ 0 55 ROE (authorized) • Electric (10.3%) • Gas (10.3%) + 10 bps + 20 + 0.01 + 0.01 + 5 + 4 Interest Rates Capital Investment O&M Cost +100 bps +$100 mil + 2% < 0.01 + 0.01 0.04 0 + 10 20 – + . . . . reflect strong risk mitigation. – + – + – + (mils) – + – + |
 26 . . . . “autos” only 5% of gross margin. • Hemlock Semiconductor • General Motors • Nexteer Automotive Corporation • Gerdau MacSteel • Denso International • Packaging Corporation of America • Meijer • State of Michigan • Spectrum Health • AT&T Percentage of electric gross margin is 2.4% Top Ten Customers 2014 Electric Gross Margin Other 4% Industrial 8% Commercial 33% Residential 50% (2014 Ranked by Deliveries) Auto 5% |
          27 2016 2015 2014 Filed $88 M 7/01 . . . . primarily for customer improvement with large O&M offsets. ELECTRIC GAS Our View Our View Filed $163 M 12/05 Securitization Surcharge Ends $80 M 2016 2015 2014 Jackson Plant in rate base Investment recovery and cost reductions New Rate Design A) B) C) Settled $45 M Final Order New Rate Design Jackson Plant Classic 7 Decommissioned Self- implement $110 M 6/4 B) C) A) Settled $45 million 10.3% ROE A) B) |
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 29 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Reported earnings (loss) per share - GAAP ($0.30) $0.64 ($0.44) ($0.41) ($1.02) $1.20 $0.91 $1.28 $1.58 $1.42 $1.66 $1.74 After-tax items: Electric and gas utility 0.21 (0.39) - -
(0.07)
0.05
0.33
0.03
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0.17
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Enterprises
0.74
0.62
0.04
(0.02)
1.25
(0.02)
0.09
(0.03)
(0.11)
(0.01)
*
0.03
Corporate interest and other
0.16
(0.03)
0.04
0.27
(0.32)
(0.02)
0.01
*
(0.01)
*
*
*
Discontinued operations (income) loss
(0.16)
0.02
(0.07)
(0.03)
0.40
(*)
(0.08)
0.08
(0.01)
(0.03)
*
(*)
Asset impairment charges, net
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1.82
0.76
0.60
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Cumulative
accounting changes 0.16
0.01
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Adjusted
earnings per share, including MTM - non-GAAP $0.81 $0.87 $1.39 $0.57 $0.84 $1.21 (a) $1.26 $1.36 $1.45 $1.55 $1.66 $1.77 Mark-to-market impacts 0.03 (0.43) 0.51 Adjusted earnings per share, excluding MTM - non-GAAP
NA
$0.90
$0.96
$1.08
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
*
Less than $500 thousand or $0.01 per share.
(a)
$1.25 excluding discontinued Exeter operations and
accounting changes related to convertible debt and restricted stock. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION Earnings Per Share By Year GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) |
 30 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Consumers Operating Income + Depreciation & Amortization 1,813 $ 1,940 $ 1,955 $ 2,081 $ 2,194 $ 2,358 $ Enterprises Project Cash Flows 20 20 28 50 52 55 Gross Operating Cash Flow 1,833 $ 1,960 $ 1,983 $ 2,131 $ 2,246 $ 2,413 $ (386) (280) (583) (631) (646) (713) Net cash provided by operating activities 1,447 $ 1,680 $ 1,400 $ 1,500 $ 1,600 $ 1,700 $ CMS Energy Reconciliation of Gross Operating Cash Flow to GAAP Operating Activities (unaudited) (mils) Other operating activities including taxes, interest payments and working capital |
 July 2015 OUR MODEL; OUR PLAN INVESTOR INFORMATION CMS Energy
Corporation
Phil McAndrews (517)
788-1464 Investor Relations
Department
Travis Uphaus (517) 768-3114
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI
49201
www.cmsenergy.com • 12 year track record (EPS and dividend growth) • Capex -- 100% organic (no “big bets”) • Self-funded -- No block equity dilution! (5 years!) • World-class cost performance • Conservative sales planning (under promise/over deliver) • World-class regulation and law OUTPERFORMED FOR A DECADE: NEXT DECADE EVEN BRIGHTER • Improvement to 2008 Energy Law - Senator Nofs’ bill (July) - Rep. Nesbitt’s bill w/ full reg. (March) • PA 169 (cost of service) approved (Improves industrial rate competitiveness by 4%) • MISO Zone 7 Capacity Shortfall 1,300 MW (More upside to ten-year $15.5 billion capital investment plan) Top of Mind |
 Adjusted EPS Gross OCF Dividend CapEx CMS O&M Cost Electric Sales (Ind. /Total ) Energy Policy 10% 11 16% 15 21% • Energy efficiency standards • File and implement • 10% renewables by 2015 • 10% ROA cap • Adaptability • Reliability • Affordability • Environmentally protective 2015 Update 2008 Law 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2008 - 2009 Recession 2010 - 2013 Recovery 2014 2015 2016 - 2019 Future $1 bil capex = +1% sales = $20 mil OCF = 5¢ EPS Self-funded (No block equity dilution) + $0.6 $1.8 $2.4 Base Rates < 2% 2005 - 2014 $10.7 B 2015 - 2024 $15.5 B Opportunity $16.5 + B +30% +45% Down 10% Down 7% -5% -2.5% 5% 1% 3% 1% 2% ½% $1.1 $0.9 $1.3 > 2% < 2% $1.77 Conservative Opportunity • Generation capacity • Gas infrastructure • Grid modernization No “Big Bets” Gas Infrastructure Electric Reliability Smart Energy Environmental New Generation Electric Maintenance 2006 2014 2019 Residential Bills Industrial Rates (bils) (bils) % of Mkt Cap Peers • New capacity • Gas combined cycle -- $700 million • Renewables -- $1 billion • New Energy Efficiency • Incentive/ rate base • Decoupling • Eliminate ROA subsidy = $150 million $20 + B Upside Peers up 42% Actual Plan Upsides NOT in Plan Int’l Sale $1.0 2.8% 8.7% 7% /year + $0.5 This placemat contains “forward-looking statements”; please refer to our SEC filings for information regarding the
risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially. It also contains non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations to most directly comparable GAAP measures are found in the accompanying handout or on our website at
www.cmsenergy.com a
a a Non-GAAP As of March 31, 2015
b b b 20¢ 36¢ 50¢ 66¢ 84¢ 96¢ $1.02 $1.08 $0.81 $0.90 $0.96 $1.08 $0.84 $1.21 $1.26 $1.36 $1.45 $1.55 $1.66 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Future |