CONSUMERS ENERGY CO - FORM 10-Q - EX-12.1 - April 28, 2011

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Exhibit 12.1
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
(Millions of Dollars)
                                                 
    Three Months Ended             Year Ended December 31        
    March 31, 2011     2010     2009     2008     20072     20063  
Earnings as defined1
                                                
Pretax income from continuing operations
   $ 210     $ 590     $ 335     $ 440     $ (317 )   $ (434 )
Exclude equity basis subsidiaries
     (2 )     (2 )     2       (1 )     (22 )     (14 )
Fixed charges as defined4
     110       449       456       429       489       535  
 
                                    
Earnings as defined4
   $ 318     $ 1,037     $ 793     $ 868     $ 150     $ 87  
 
                                    
 
                                                
Fixed charges as defined1
                                                
Interest on long-term debt
   $ 100     $ 394     $ 383     $ 371     $ 415     $ 492  
Estimated interest portion of lease rental
     4       16       17       25       23       8  
Other interest charges
     6       42       58       35       53       37  
 
                                    
Fixed charges as defined4
   $ 110     $ 452     $ 458     $ 431     $ 491     $ 537  
Preferred dividends
     —       13       17       17       12       11  
 
                                    
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends
   $ 110     $ 465     $ 475     $ 448     $ 503     $ 548  
 
                                    
 
                                                
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
     2.89       2.29       1.73       2.01       —       —  
 
                                    
 
                                                
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends
     2.89       2.23       1.67       1.94       —       —  
 
                                    
NOTES:
 
1   Earnings and fixed charges as defined in instructions for Item 503 of Regulation S-K.
 
2   For the year ended December 31, 2007, fixed charges exceeded earnings by $341 million and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends exceeded earnings by $353 million. Earnings as defined include $204 million in asset impairment charges and a $279 million charge for an electric sales contract termination.
 
3   For the year ended December 31, 2006, fixed charges exceeded earnings by $450 million and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends exceeded earnings by $461 million. Earnings as defined include $459 million of asset impairment charges.
 
4   Preferred dividends of a consolidated subsidiary are included in fixed charges, but excluded from earnings as defined because the amount was not deducted in arriving at pretax income from continuing operations.