<ARTICLE>     UT
<LEGEND>
  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM 
  THE STATEMENT OF INCOME, STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS, BALANCE SHEET, AND
  STATEMENT OF COMMON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
  ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>         0000811156
<NAME>        CMS ENERGY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>  1,000,000
       
                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     1,515
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                            910
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        1,341
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  8,143
<COMMON>                                            1 
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                              (475)
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                  1,469 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0 
<PREFERRED>                                       356 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            1,866 
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                341 
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                       1,040
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                      0 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                     161 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0 
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                       106 
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                   46 
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                  2,750 
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                   8,143 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                       3,890 
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                              118 
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      3,287 
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      3,417 
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                           473 
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                (10)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                    475 
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                          243 
<NET-INCOME>                                      232 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        28 
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                     204 
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           84 
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                         135 
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                            682 
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    2.27<F1> 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0 
<FN>
<F1>EPS for CMS Energy Common Stock $2.27
EPS for Class G Common Stock $.38
</FN>