Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

June 25, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

144749 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway ________________________________________ Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra, Justices IN RE APPLICATION OF CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY RE BIG ROCK POINT PLANT

_________________________________________ CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellant, v SC: 144749 COA: 296853 MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, MPSC No: 00-015611 ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESSES ADVOCATING TARIFF EQUITY, ATTORNEY GENERAL, MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL/ PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP IN MICHIGAN, and ENERGY MICHIGAN, INC., Appellees.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 24, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. June 25, 2012 _________________________________________ h0618 Clerk