Third Quarter 2016 Results & Outlook October 27, 2016 Jackson Generating Station Ludington Pumped Storage Cross Winds Energy Park Among lowest acquisition cost ever Fourth largest in the world #2 in renewable sales in the Great Lakes area
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Agenda Overview Patti Poppe Earnings Update President & CEO The Consumers Energy Way Unique Model Financial Results & Outlook Tom Webb Third Quarter; Full Year Executive VP & CFO Customer Reinvestment Sensitivities and Targets 2
EPS Adjusted Results and Guidance. . . . a First Nine Months: • at $1.73, up 22¢ from 2015 2016 Full-Year guidance raised: • to $2.00 - $2.02, up 6% to 7% 2017 Full-Year guidance introduced: • at $2.13 to $2.17, up 6% to 8% Future long-term annual growth: • at 6% to 8% _ _ _ _ _ a Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) Results and Guidance . . . . raised. 3
The Consumers Energy Way . . . . The CE Way Safety . Quality . Cost . Delivery CUSTOMER ENABLED Safety: Every day is a safe day FOCUS EMPLOYEES Quality: We get it right the first time BUSINESS RESULTS Cost: We see and eliminate waste Delivery: We get it done on time CONTINUOUS STANDARDIZED IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES . . . . a culture of continuous improvement. 4
Simple, Perhaps Unique Model . . . . 2017+ Plan Capital investment (reliability, costs, enviro mandates) 6% - 8% Self Funding: 2 - 3 pts - O&M cost reductions 1 - Sales growth 2 - No “block” equity dilution & other 5 - 6 pts INVESTMENT SELF-FUNDED <2% Base rate increase at or below inflation . . . . continues to drive sustainable growth, with upside opportunities. 5
Next 10 Years -- $17 Billion Investment . . . . Electric Dist. Gas Supply Opportunity $6.5 bil $6.2 bil $4.3 bil $3 - $4 bil Maintenance Pipeline Deliverability Environmental Gas Infrastructure Electric Reliability Compression Clean Energy More Renewables Capacity Replacement Opportunity Grid Technology Distribution Ludington Pumped Storage Capex Plan Last to Next 10 years 36% 38% 27% 37% 37% 25% Up 51% Up 88% Down 2% . . . . with no “big bets” and opportunities to grow. 6
O&M Cost Performance . . . . Actual Cost Reduction New Cost Savings 2014 2016 (2015 over 2006) & 2015 & 2017 Good Business Decisions (mils) (mils) • Attrition (VSP) $ - 35 $ - 35 • Productivity (Coal Gas) - 35 - 15 • “Pole Top” Hardening - 20 - 10 • Smart Meters - 5 - 20 “Consumers Energy Way” • Work Management & - 15 - 10 Eliminate Waste Peer Average ~5% Increases • Mortality Tables & +50 0 Discount Rates • Service Upgrades +20 + 30 Consumers Net savings $ - 40 $ - 60 -2.7% Percent savings - 4% - 6% - - - - - 3% Source: SNL, Form 1, Electric Non-fuel O&M a year! . . . . d riven by good “business decisions” and The “Consumers Energy Way.” 7
Michigan . . . . Michigan ranked #1 most competitive Midwest state for job creation by Site Selection Magazine Michigan ranked #7 best state to do business by CNBC (improved from #22 in 2015!) Grand Rapids named best city in the U.S. to invest in housing by Forbes Grand Rapids ranked #2 best U.S. city to start a business in 2015 by Bplans.com Grand Rapids ranked third best in USA for job Grand Rapids creation & economic development by Area Development Magazine Economic Indicators Grand Rapids Michigan U.S. Building Permits ( ‘ 10 to ‘15) +242% +205% +97% GDP (‘10 to ’15) 23 14 12 Population (‘10 to ’15) 5 ½ 4 Unemployment (8/16) 3 4½ 5 . . . . our service territory outperforms. 8
Fourth Quarter Outlook . . . . Maximize customer reinvestments Deliver high end of EPS range Constructive partnerships Performance is Power . . . . focus remains on customers AND investors. 9
2016 Nine Months Adjusted EPS . . . . a Results By Business Segment 2015 2016 EPS $1.70 EPS -- (GAAP) $1.51 Better Actual than Plan Voluntary Separation -- 0.03 $1.81 $0.23 Utility Program Adjustment Enterprises 0.06 0.02 Adjusted (non-GAAP) $1.73 $1.51 Interest & other (0.14) 0.04 +22¢ $1.73 $0.29 Company Weather-normalized $1.39 $1.71 +23% Above Plan +20% Third Quarter EPS – GAAP 53¢ 67¢ VSP Adjustment -- 3 Adjusted non-GAAP 53¢ 70¢ +17¢ First Call 62¢ _ _ _ _ _ a Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) . . . . substantially stronger than plan. 10
2016 EPS . . . . a Year-to-Date Three Months To Go +22¢ (11)¢ to (9)¢ $2.00 - $2.02 +6% to +7% 32¢ 13¢ $1.89 (10)¢ (24)¢ - (22)¢ YTD YTD $1.51 $1.73 2015 Cost & Other Weather Normal Weather Reinvestment 2016 Costs & Other _ _ _ _ _ a Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) . . . . now guiding to the high end. 11
2016 EPS Outlook . . . . Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) Warm Summer Mild October Non- weather 6¢ +6% to +7% Weather 14¢ Weather & Recovery Storms Choices Pension “Yield Curve” 5¢ Enhanced Capitalization 3 2017 “Pull Aheads ” 2¢ ‘15 Pension Contribution 2 Debt Pre-funding 5 Improved “UAs” & Other 3 Foundation & Low Income 4 Offsets 13¢ Operations and Quality 4 Choices 15¢ (13)¢ January March 31 June 30 September 30 Today December . . . . in a good position to meet high end. 12
Managing Work Every Year . . . . 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 a EPS Mild $2.00 Summer +17¢ +18¢ +7% Cost productivity above plan $1.80 +7% Offsets +13¢ +7¢ Reinvestment -13¢ +7% Reinvestment Hot Mild RECORD Summer $1.60 Winter WARM Hot +7% Cost Summer -9¢ productivity Reinvestment above plan +7% $1.40 Cost Hot “ Summerless ” +7% Productivity Summer Summer Storms +7% 2013 – 2015 Mild Summer -13¢ Customer Reinvestment = $1.20 +7% $238 million Cost productivity Cost Cost productivity productivity 0 $1.00 _ _ _ _ _ a Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) . . . . maximizes benefits for customers AND investors. 13
“DIG” (750 MW) & Peakers (200 MW) . . . . Pre-Tax Income Opportunities (mils) $ 80 $75 Contracts 70 (layering in over time) 60 +$40 $55 50 +$20 40 $35 30 New contracts $20 20 $12 10 Outage pull-ahead 0 Future 2015 2016 2017 Capacity ($/kw-mth) ≈ $1.00 ≈ $2.00 ≈ $3.00 $4.50 $7.50 Available: • Energy 0% 0% 0% 25% • Capacity 50% - 90% 0 0 10 . . . . adding value. 14
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