Exhibit (23)(a)

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements and in the related Prospectuses:

      (1)   Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 333-125553, No. 333-52560, No.
            333-27849, No. 333-37241, No. 333-74958, No. 333-45556) of CMS
            Energy Corporation;

      (2)   Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 33-60007 and No. 33-55805) of
            CMS Energy Corporation;

      (3)   Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-32229 and No. 333-58686)
            pertaining to the CMS Energy Corporation Performance Incentive Stock
            Plan and Executive Stock Option Plan, respectively, and

      (4)   Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-76347) pertaining to the
            Employee Savings and Incentive Plan of Consumers Energy Company;

of our reports dated February 22, 2006, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of CMS Energy Corporation, CMS Energy
Corporation management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of CMS Energy Corporation, included in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Detroit, Michigan
February 22, 2006