[11] In 1920, Foote and Jarvis offered preferred shares of their company to the public to secure sufficient financing to enter other energy and power generation sectors.

[citation needed] In 2014, Consumers Energy opened Cross Winds Energy Park in Michigan's Tuscola County and signed a contract with General Electric to supply 621.79-kilowatt wind turbine engines for the project which has a total generating capacity of 105 megawatts.

[26] By 2007, all power facilities received the Clean Corporate Citizen award from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Later that year, CMS Energy received Edison Electric Institute's Index Award for top cumulative shareholder return in the small cap category.

[29] The firm received the 2015 Emergency Recovery Award[30] for its electricity restoration efforts during the December 2013 North American storm complex.

[32] CMS Energy has helped establish and finance numerous research, educational and cultural institutes in the United States.

Consumers Energy was given the William Booth Award in 2013 by The Salvation Army in recognition of its long history of philanthropic activities and leadership for the PeopleCare assistance program.

[33] CMS Energy participates in internship and cooperative education programs to build career opportunities in Michigan.