CMS ENERGY CORP 10-Q form for quarterly period ended 2024-03-31, page 31: 
Under the Clean Energy Plan, Consumers:


•purchased the Covert Generating Station, a natural gas-fueled generating facility with 1,200 MW of nameplate capacity in Van Buren County, Michigan in May 2023

•conducted a one‑time competitive solicitation for up to 700 MW of capacity through PPAs from sources able to deliver to Michigan's Lower Peninsula beginning in 2025 (including up to 500 MW from dispatchable sources)
These actions are expected to help Consumers continue to provide controllable sources of electricity to customers while expanding its investment in renewable energy. The Clean Energy Plan forecasts renewable energy capacity levels of 30 percent in 2025, 43 percent in 2030, and 61 percent in 2040, including the addition of nearly 8,000 MW of solar generation. Additionally, Consumers plans to deploy battery storage beginning in 2024, with 75 MW of energy storage expected by 2027 and an additional 475 MW by 2040. The 2023 Energy Law, enacted in November 2023, set more ambitious standards for renewable energy and energy storage. Consumers is required to file updates to its amended renewable energy plan before or in November 2024 and its Clean Energy Plan before or in 2027. Together, these updated plans will outline a path to meeting these accelerated timelines.
Under its Clean Energy Plan, Consumers bids new capacity competitively and expects to own and operate approximately 50 percent of new capacity, with the remainder being built and owned by third parties. Additionally, Consumers earns a return equal to its pre-tax weighted-average cost of capital on permanent capital structure on payments made under new competitively bid PPAs with non‑affiliated entities approved by the MPSC.
As a result of requests for proposals, Consumers has entered into PPAs to purchase renewable capacity, energy, and RECs from solar generating facilities and build transfer agreements to purchase solar generating facilities. Presented in the following illustration is the aggregate renewable capacity that Consumers expects to add to its portfolio as a result of these agreements:
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Question: What steps is CMS Energy Corp taking to comply with renewable energy standards for the quarter ended March 31, 2024?
Answer: Consumers Energy is actively advancing its renewable energy initiatives to comply with the 2023 Energy Law, which raises the renewable energy standard to 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035. The company meets these targets through the use of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), combining newly generated RECs with those carried over from previous years. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved the development of up to 525 MW of new wind generation projects, including a 150-MW project in Gratiot County (operational in 2020), a 166-MW project in Hillsdale (operational in 2021), and a 201-MW project in Gratiot County (operational in December 2023). Consumers has also secured a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 100 MW of renewable capacity from a 149-MW solar facility in Calhoun County, expected to be operational in 2024. Additionally, through its Voluntary Large Customer Renewable Energy Program, Consumers is expanding renewable energy offerings for large customers. This program includes a 309-MW solar project in Calhoun County (operational in 2025) and an 85-MW solar project at the D.E. Karn site (operational in 2026). These initiatives underscore Consumers’ commitment to expanding renewable energy capacity and meeting future regulatory standards.