EXHIBIT 10(a)
                         MONTHLY SERVICER'S CERTIFICATE

                              CONSUMERS FUNDING LLC
                $468,592,000 SECURITIZATION BONDS, SERIES 2000-1

   Pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Servicing Agreement dated as of November 8,
 2001 (the "Consumers Servicing Agreement") between Consumers Energy Company, as
     Servicer and Consumers Funding LLC, as Issuer, the Servicer does hereby
                               certify as follows:

  Capitalized terms used in the Monthly Servicer's Certificate (the "Monthly
  Certificate") have their respective meanings as set forth in the Servicing
  Agreement. References herein to certain sections and subsections are
  references to the respective sections of the Servicing Agreement.

                       Current BILLING MONTH: January 2003


  CURRENT BILLING MONTH        1/7/2003 - 2/3/2003                               COLLECTION CURVE 100%
                                                                                            
  STANDARD BILLING FOR PRIOR BILLING MONTH
  Residential Total Billed                                                   $142,467,007
  Residential SECURITIZATION CHARGE (SC) Billed                                $1,503,723           1.055%

  Commercial Total Billed                                                     $77,924,795
  Commercial SECURITIZATION CHARGE (SC) Billed                                 $1,290,249           1.656%

  Industrial Total Billed                                                     $50,673,518
  Industrial SECURITIZATION CHARGE (SC) Billed                                 $1,400,231           2.763%

  YTD NET WRITE-OFFS AS A % OF BILLED REVENUE
  Non-Residential Customer Net Write-offs                                         0.170%
  Residential Customer Net Write-offs                                             0.610%
  Total Net Write-offs                                                            0.360%



  AGGREGATE SC COLLECTIONS
  TOTAL SC REMITTED FOR BILLING MONTH
  Residential Class SC Collected                                               $1,371,801
  Commercial Class SC Collected                                                $1,231,679
  Industrial Class SC Collected                                                $1,371,617

  Total SC Collected                                                           $3,975,097


  Aggregate SC Remittances for January 2003 BILLING MONTH                      $3,975,097
  Aggregate SC Remittances for February 2003 BILLING MONTH                             $0
  Aggregate SC Remittances for March 2003 BILLING MONTH                                $0
  TOTAL CURRENT SC REMITTANCES                                                 $3,975,097









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  CURRENT BILLING MONTH        1/7/2003 - 2/3/2003                                                 COLLECTION CURVE 100%
   CALCULATED SC COLLECTED AMOUNT
    RESIDENTIAL
                                                                                             
   A-1 Residential SC Collected                                                                 $1,304,608
   A-3 Residential T.O.D. SC Collected                                                              $6,047
   A-4 Alternate Residence SC Collected                                                            $31,611
   A-5 Residential Farm/Life Support SC Collected                                                  $29,535

   TOTAL RESIDENTIAL SC COLLECTED                                                               $1,371,801

   COMMERCIAL
   B-1 General Primary   (041) SC Collected                                                        $17,237
   B-General Secondary   (010) SC Collected                                                       $229,899
   C- General Secondary   (011) SC Collected                                                      $437,962
   D-General Primary   (018) SC Collected                                                         $284,207
   F-Primary High Load Factor   (032) SC Collected                                                 $52,312
   GH-General Service Heating   (013) SC Collected                                                  $6,641
   H- Water Heating Service   (014) SC Collected                                                      $550
   L-1 General Energy-Only Street Lighting SC Collected                                             $3,097
   L-2 General Service (Cust Owned) St Light SC Collected                                           $3,504
   L-3 General Service (Co Owned) St Light SC Collected                                            $17,005
   L-4 General Service Outdoor Lighting Commercial SC Collected                                     $2,270
   PS-1 General Secondary Public Pumping SC Collected                                               $6,751
   PS-2 General Primary Public Pumping SC Collected                                                 $5,076
   PS-3 General Optional Primary Public Pumping SC Collected                                       $32,130
   R-1 General Secondary Resale SC Collected                                                           $29
   R-2 General Secondary Resale SC Collected                                                          $934
   R-3 General Primary Resale SC Collected                                                         $28,768
   ROA-P Retail Open Access Primary (110) SC Collected                                             $78,446
   ROA-S Retail Open Access Secondary Com SC Collected                                              $9,363
   SC - Special Contract Commercial SC Collected                                                    $2,127
   SPEC Grand Rapids Special Contract SC Collected                                                  $3,134
   UR-General Unmetered SC Collected                                                               $10,237

   TOTAL COMMERCIAL SC COLLECTED                                                                $1,231,679

   INDUSTRIAL
   B-1 General Primary   (042) SC Collected                                                        $12,835
   B-General Secondary   (020) SC Collected                                                        $33,908
   C- General Secondary   (021) SC Collected                                                       $63,660
   CG-Cogeneration/Small Power Production Purchase SC Collected                                     $5,703
   D-General Primary   (028) SC Collected                                                         $548,598
   F-Primary High Load Factor   (033) SC Collected                                                 $77,377
   GH-General Service Heating   (023) SC Collected                                                     $71
   GMD General Motors SC Collected                                                                 $63,119
   GMF General Motors SC Collected                                                                $152,798
   GMF-1 General Motors SC Collected                                                               $13,664
   GMJ-1 General Motors SC Collected                                                                $7,702



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  CURRENT BILLING MONTH        1/7/2003 - 2/3/2003                                                 COLLECTION CURVE 100%
                                                                                           
   H- Water Heating Service   (024) SC Collected                                                        $1
   I-General Primary Interruptible   (034) SC Collected                                             $2,149
   J-1General Alternative Electric Metal Melting SC Collected                                      $23,734
   J-General Primary Electric Furnace   (037) SC Collected                                          $6,243
   L-4 General Service Outdoor Lighting Industrial SC Collected                                       $137
   ROA-P Retail Open Access Primary (111) SC Collected                                            $209,927
   ROA-S Retail Open Access Secondary Ind SC Collected                                              $1,374
   SC - Special Contract Industrial SC Collected                                                  $148,617

   TOTAL INDUSTRIAL SC COLLECTED                                                                $1,371,617

   TOTAL SC COLLECTED                                                                           $3,975,097






   Executed as of this    20th      day of   February   2003.
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                                                    CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
                                                    AS SERVICER



                                                    /s/ Glenn P. Barba
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                    Glenn Barba, Vice President,
                                                      Controller and Chief
                                                      Accounting Officer



   CC:      Consumers Funding LLC
            Suite M-1079
            212 W. Michigan Ave
            Jackson, Mi 49201








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