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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) NOVEMBER 1, 2005

   COMMISSION       REGISTRANT; STATE OF INCORPORATION;         IRS EMPLOYER
   FILE NUMBER         ADDRESS; AND TELEPHONE NUMBER         IDENTIFICATION NO.
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     1-9513                CMS ENERGY CORPORATION                 38-2726431
                          (A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
                              ONE ENERGY PLAZA
                          JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
                              (517) 788-0550

     1-5611              CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY                 38-0442310
                         (A MICHIGAN CORPORATION)
                              ONE ENERGY PLAZA
                         JACKSON, MICHIGAN 49201
                              (517) 788-0550

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 1, 2005, CMS Energy Corporation ("CMS Energy") issued a News Release
in which it announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months of
2005. CMS Energy also revised its outlook for 2005 reported results and its 2005
adjusted earnings guidance. Attached as Exhibit 99 to this report and
incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the CMS Energy News Release,
furnished as a part of this report.

This Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in Rule 3b-6 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rule 175 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and relevant legal decisions. The forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. They should be read in
conjunction with "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS" found in the
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS sections of CMS Energy's and Consumers
Energy Company's Forms 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2005 (both
incorporated herein by reference), that discuss important factors that could
cause CMS Energy's and Consumers Energy Company's results to differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            CMS ENERGY CORPORATION

Dated: November 1, 2005

                                            By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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                                                Thomas J. Webb
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer

                                            CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY

Dated: November 1, 2005

                                            By:   /s/ Thomas J. Webb
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                                                Thomas J. Webb
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer



                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT No.      EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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    99           CMS PRESS RELEASE