Consumers Energy Accepts Applications From Business Customers Interested in Installing Renewable Energy Generators

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Aug 29, 2011, 06:30 ET

JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy has begun accepting applications from business customers interested in developing their own renewable energy sources.

Consumers Energy had previously contracted to purchase 2,000 kilowatts of power from customers that installed photovoltaic solar panels at their homes or businesses. The utility's current solicitation is seeking applications for an additional 250 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar installations located at commercial or industrial customers' businesses.

Applications will be due on or before September 28, 2011. Applications and instructions are available at: www.consumersenergy.com/EARP. Additional solicitations for photovoltaic solar installations from both residential and business customers are planned for the next three years.

Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), provides natural gas and electricity to 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

For more information about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at www.consumersenergy.com

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