Consumers Energy Company operates as an electric and gas utility in Michigan. It is involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity through coal, wind, gas, renewable energy, oil, and nuclear sources. The company also engages in the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas. It serves residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. Consumers Energy Company was formerly known as Consumers Power Company and changed its name to Consumers Energy Company in 1997. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in Jackson, Michigan. Consumers Energy Company operates as a subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation.