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Cms Energy — Investor Presentation (July 2015)

31 slides from Cms Energy's investor presentation, Jul 8, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Investor Meetings July 9 & 10, 2015

    Investor Meetings July 9 & 10, 2015 Ludington Pumped Storage Ray Compressor Station Cross Winds Energy Park Fourth largest in the world #1 LDC in gas storage #2 in renewable sales in the Great Lakes area

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements disclaimer

    This presentation is made as of the date hereof and contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in Rule 3b-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 175 of the Securities Act of 1933, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. All f

  3. Slide 3: Top of Mind

    Top of Mind . . . . • Senator Nofs introduced energy bill – Improvement to 2008 Law • Representative Nesbitt introduced energy bill – Restores full regulatory model • PA 169 (cost of service) approved – Improves industrial rate competitiveness by 4% • MISO Zone 7 capacity shortfall 1,300 MW – More u

  4. Slide 4: Why Invest in CMS Energy?

    Why Invest in CMS Energy? Our Growth Engine Supported By (2015-2024 Capex) ● UPSIDES create headroom (Investment, Sales, Cost, & DIG) ● PARTNERS in progress $15.5 Billion (Customers, Regulators, & Policy Makers) ● PASSION to improve for customers AND owners (Value, Reliability, & Environment) More “

  5. Slide 5: Senator Nofs' Bill

    Senator Nofs’ Bill . . . . • “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• Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) replaces Certificate of Necessity • 270 day approval process • Renewable standard repealed, to b

  6. Slide 6: Experienced Policy Makers

    Experienced Policy Makers . . . . Governor Rick Snyder Commission Powering Michigan’s John Quackenbush (R), Comeback Chairman Term Ends: July 2, 2017 Consistent Sally Talberg (I) Term Ends: Energy Committee Chairs Leadership! July 2, 2019 Senator Mike Nofs Greg White (I) Term Ended: July 2, 2015 Hou

  7. Slide 7: Electric Customer Prices

    Electric Customer Prices . . . . Residential Bills Industrial Rates Worse Worse 20 % 30 % 26% 21% 20 Rates & 10 Fuel 11% 10 Rates & Act 169 4% National Avg Midwest Avg 0 0 Flat -10 Policy could (8)% -10 (13)% (13)% eliminate gap (15)% Rates & Rates Act 169 -20 Rates & Fuel (19)% -20 (17)% -30 Better

  8. Slide 8: Investment "Catch-up"

    Investment “Catch-up” . . . . Amount (billions) $1.8 > $1.5 per year Peers Peer Performance a Consumers Energy Peer Average CMS Capex Liquidity Cash Flow (oper) 20% 16% 15% 14% 15% 12% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 _____

  9. Slide 9: Capex up 45%

    Capex up 45% . . . . 2005-2014 2015-2024 Opportunity $10.7 bil $15.5 bil $20 + bil Opportunity +30% +45% Gas Electric Gas Electric Infrastructure Maintenance Infrastructure Maintenance Electric Environ. Reliability New Smart Generation Environ. Energy New Generation Electric Reliability Smart Energy

  10. Slide 10: Growing the Gas Business

    Growing the Gas Business . . . . Capital Investment Gas Service Territory Amount - 1.7 million customers (bils) - 28,854 miles of distribution and transmission $7 - 309 Bcf gas storage capacity Gas service area Transmission line 6 $5.6 Compressor stations +93% Storage fields New Customers Interconne

  11. Slide 11: Gas Infrastructure: What's In, What's Not

    Gas Infrastructure . . . . WHAT’S IN Main Replacements Compression New Connections 800 miles 35,000 hp 100,000 customers $1 billion $300 million $550 million Modernization WHAT’S NOT 6 city gates, 7 regulation stations, 24 relief valves More Conversions Replace Transmission Mains 70,000 customers 27

  12. Slide 12: Upside Capacity Opportunities

    Upside Capacity Opportunities . . . . Capacity Growth Over Next Ten Years MW 11,000 10,000 PPA’s Expire ~9,400 MW PPA ~8,600 MW 1,240 MW 580 PPA 2,600 780 MW 7,500 capacity Owned ~30% 8,820 ~800 MW 410 MW Lower customer bills Owned Shortfall 6,000 540 MW 5,000 Today Jackson Plant ROA Customers Palis

  13. Slide 13: Capacity & Energy Price Increases

    Capacity & Energy Price Increases . . . . Was Now Upside Scenarios (mils) (mils) (mils) New Business + $25 – $50 $65 •Long-term Energy Energy more • 250 MW at $4.00 per kWm (6/14) $55 • 250 MW at $6.02 per kWm (4/15) Capacity $40 •Recent Capacity • Long-term > $3.30 $35 • Near-term ≈ $4.50 $15 Upsid

  14. Slide 14: Economic Growth

    Economic Growth . . . . Examples of New Business Industries Electric Gas Combination MW Announcement Auto 50 Denso North America Food 7 • Hub for all thermal production in N. America • 100 new jobs Manufacturing 21 • $53.6 million investment • Investments thru 2015 Metal 20 Dicastal Continental Dair

  15. Slide 15: O&M Cost Reductions

    O&M Cost Reductions . . . . 2006 2014 2019 Down 10% Down 7% $1.1 bil $1.0 bil $0.9 bil Inflation Inflation ≈2% ≈2% • Coal to Gas Switching (Zeeland) • Coal to Gas Switching (Jackson) • Smarter Benefit Plans • “Pole Top” Hardening • Productivity/Attrition • Productivity/Smart Energy . . . . provide m

  16. Slide 16: O&M Cost Savings

    O&M Cost Savings . . . . O&M Trend vs Peers O&M Cost Savings 2014 2014 0 50% & 2015 2018 (mils) (mils) ~6% per year 0 Peers • Attrition $ - 35 $ - 75 0 ~2% per year • Productivity (Coal Gas) - 35 - 50 0 • “Pole Top” Hardening - 30 - 30 Inflation 0 -25% • Smart Meters - 5 - 25 0 • Eliminate Waste (UA

  17. Slide 17: CMS Energy Consistent Growth

    CMS Energy Consistent Growth . . . . Future Shines Bright Sustainable Future Growth a $3.50 Past Next 5 Performance Years Investment (bils) $6.4 $7.6 (2010-2014) Capacity Op! +7% /year O&M Reductions (10)% (7)% (2006-2014) Conservative b Sales Growth +1% +½ % (2010-2014) Conservative Peers = 3% /yea

  18. Slide 18: Appendix

    Appendix

  19. Slide 19: Customer Satisfaction

    Customer Satisfaction . . . . Electric Gas #2 1st Quartile #3 1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 2nd Quartile #9 #6 3rd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile 4th Quartile Present Present 2010 2012 2014 Rank 2016 2010 2012 2014 Rank 2016 Residential Business Residential Business . . . . continues to improve rapi

  20. Slide 20: Carbon Tonnage Reduction

    Consumers Appears . . . . Carbon Tonnage Reduction Million Tons of CO2 (Preliminary) 25 2005 Baseline 23 21 Clean Power Plan 19 “Implied” EPA Target 17 Consumers Energy Projected 15 emission level 13 2014 2020 2025 2029 2030 . . . . to be in a good carbon position. 19

  21. Slide 21: Generation Strategy: New Supply Sources

    Generation Strategy: New Supply Sources . . . . Levelized cost of new build (¢/kWh) New Build 25 Consumers Energy Sources 22¢ 20 15¢ 15 12¢ 11¢ Back 10¢ 10 -up 8¢ 7¢ 6¢ Back 7¢ 6¢ -up 6¢ 9¢ 5.5¢ 5¢ 5¢ 5 Cross Winds  6¢ Big 5 Palisades Zeeland 0 Combined Cycle Gas Plant Wind Coal Nuclear Residential

  22. Slide 22: Capital Expenditures

    Capital Expenditures 2015-2019 2020-2024 2015-2024 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Subtotal Subtotal Total (mils) (mils) (mils) (mils) (mils) (mils) (mils) (mils) New Generation (includes Renewables) $ 70 $ 224 $ 52 $ 64 $ 134 $ 544 $ 612 $ 1,156 Environmental 254 98 136 153 212 853 139 992 Gas Infrastruct

  23. Slide 23: Capacity Diversity

    Capacity Diversity . . . . Nuclear Oil 8% 6% Renewables 9% Coal 34% Pumped Storage 2014 11% Nuclear Gas Nuclear Oil 6% 32% 8% 8% Oil 6% Renewables Purchases 3% 3% Coal 24% Pumped Coal Renewables Storage 41% 10% 11% 2005 2017 Pumped Gas Storage Gas 31% 12% 37% . . . . evolving to cleaner generation w

  24. Slide 24: Operating Cash Flow Growth

    Operating Cash Flow Growth . . . . Amount Up $0.5 Billion (bils) Gross operating cash flowa $ 2.5 up $0.1 billion per year $2.4 $2.2 $2.1 $2.0 2.0 $1.9 Interest, working $1.8 capital and taxes $1.68 1.5 Pct of Market Cap (as of Dec. 2014) 1.0 Cap Inv OCF Investment 16% CMS 13% 15% 0.5 Peers 14 12 0.

  25. Slide 25: Credit Ratings

    Credit Ratings . . . . Scale Reflects S&P Moody’s S&P Moody’s (Dec. ‘14) (Mar. ‘15) A+ A1 • Consistent A A2 Consumers Performance Secured A- A3 BBB+ Baa1 • Less Risk BBB Baa2 BBB- Baa3 • Customer Focus BB+ Ba1 CMS • Constructive BBB BBB- Baa2 Baa3 Unsecured Regulation BB+ BB Ba1 Ba2 Present • Good E

  26. Slide 26: 2015 Sensitivities

    2015 Sensitivities . . . . 2015 Impact Status Sensitivity EPS OCF (mils) Sales a • Electric (38,093 GWh) + 1% + $0.05 + $ 20 • Gas (302.6 Bcf) + 5 + 0.07 + 30 Gas prices (NYMEX) + 50¢ – 0 – 55 + + ROE (authorized) • Electric (10.3%) + 10 bps + 0.01 + 5 • Gas (10.3%) + 20 + 0.01 + 4 Interest Rates +1

  27. Slide 27: Electric Customer Base Diversified

    Electric Customer Base Diversified . . . . Top Ten Customers 2014 Electric Gross Margin (2014 Ranked by Deliveries) • Hemlock Semiconductor • General Motors • Nexteer Automotive Corporation Commercial • Gerdau MacSteel 33% • Denso International Residential 50% • Packaging Corporation of America • Me

  28. Slide 28: 2015 Gas And Electric Rate Cases

    2015 Gas And Electric Rate Cases . . . . 2014 2015 2016 Our View GAS Filed $88 M 7/01 Settled $45 M  A) Settled $45 million B) 10.3% ROE A) A) Jackson Plant in Jackson Plant Classic 7 Self- Decommissioned rate base implement B) Final Securitization Filed $110 M Surcharge Ends Order B) Investment re

  29. Slide 29: GAAP Reconciliation

    GAAP Reconciliation

  30. Slide 30: Earnings Per Share By Year GAAP Reconciliation

    CMS ENERGY CORPORATION Earnings Per Share By Year GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) 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 ut

  31. Slide 31: Reconciliation of Gross Operating Cash Flow to GAAP Operating Activities

    CMS Energy Reconciliation of Gross Operating Cash Flow to GAAP Operating Activities (unaudited) (mils) 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 Operati

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