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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

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

         DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) APRIL 14, 2006

 COMMISSION         REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION;        IRS EMPLOYER
FILE NUMBER            ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER         IDENTIFICATION NO.
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  1-9513                  CMS ENERGY CORPORATION               38-2726431
                         (A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
                             ONE ENERGY PLAZA
                          JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
                              (517) 788-0550

  1-5611                 CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY               38-0442310
                         (A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
                             ONE ENERGY PLAZA
                          JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
                              (517) 788-0550



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following provisions:

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    CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On April 14, 2006, CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS Energy") issued a News Release
in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission filing of its proxy
materials announcing a majority voting policy adopted by the CMS Energy Board of
Directors, director nominations and retirements for each of the CMS Energy and
Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers") Boards, as well as corresponding
reduction in the size of those Boards effective with the retirements at the time
of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for May 19, 2006. The News
Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) EXHIBITS.

99.1  CMS Energy News Release dated April 14, 2006

This Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in Rule 3b-6 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in
conjunction with "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION and RISK FACTORS"
each found in the MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS sections of CMS Energy's
and Consumers' Forms 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 (CMS Energy's and
Consumers' "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION and RISK FACTORS"
sections are incorporated herein by reference), that discuss important factors
that could cause CMS Energy's and Consumers' results to differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements.



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                                   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 14, 2006

                                       By:      /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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                                                Thomas J. Webb
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer


                                       CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY

Dated:  April 14, 2006

                                       By:      /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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                                                Thomas J. Webb
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.                EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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  99.01                     CMS Energy News Release dated April 14, 2006