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    <submissionType>144/A</submissionType>
    <previousAccessionNumber>0001959173-26-003981</previousAccessionNumber>
    <filerInfo>
      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001710651</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </filerCredentials>
      </filer>
      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0000811156</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>CMS ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-09513</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>ONE ENERGY PLAZA</com:street1>
        <com:city>JACKSON</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>49201</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>5177880550</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Hofmeister Brandon J.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>900 Salem Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Smithfield</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>RI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02917</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>3000</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>222930.30</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>308919602</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>05/26/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>01/22/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1917</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>01/22/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/01/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>93</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>03/01/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/04/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>89</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>03/04/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/22/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>901</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>03/22/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Compensation</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Brandon Hofmeister</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>One Energy Plaza</com:street1>
          <com:city>Jackson</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MI</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>49201</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/27/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>4000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>312938.02</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>This form 144 amends and supersedes the form 144 filed on May 26, 2026. The Issuer Information has been corrected.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>05/26/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/Wade Moss, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Brandon J Hofmeister</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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