401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$83M
Total assets Below avg plan size
286
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$291,169
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Basin Electric Power Cooperative · North Dakota · Utilities

$83M in assets, 286 participants

Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan reported $83M in total assets and 286 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #464 in Utilities (738 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan ranks #464 of 738 2022 filers by assets (645% of the sector average)-$83M for 286 participants.

#464
in Utilities (738 peers)
-21.7%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$83,274,215 Top 8% higher than 92% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (286 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 450277395 · Basin Electric Power Cooperative PY 2022 · 401(k)

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan · $83M · 286 · 92nd

  • VS-ST $83M
  • VS-ST 286
  • VS-ST 92nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Butzel Long Employees Thrift Plan and Trust
  • VS-ST ind #464

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cactus Drilling Company, LLC 401(k) PlanCactus Drilling Company, LLC…$83MRequest Foods, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings PlanRequest Foods, Inc. Profit S…$83MRiverside Research Institute Non-Contributory Retirement Income PlanRiverside Research Institute…$83MBasin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) PlanBasin Electric Power Coopera…$83MButzel Long Employees Thrift Plan and TrustButzel Long Employees Thrift…$83M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$106M
Net Assets (End of Year)$83M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN450277395
Plan Effective Date1993-08-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basin Electric Power Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basin Electric Power Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$566M 20.39214674693364% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $470M $566M ▲ +20.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,261 $470M
2023 3 1,276 $508M
2024 3 1,309 $566M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -10123 Total assets ($B) Participants Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.083274215 · Participants: 286Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.448470251 · Participants: 30145Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.321268405 · Participants: 8525Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.446081759 · Participants: 3784Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.410790544 · Participants: 2612Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanOffutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.402778064 · Participants: 5088Offutt Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Butzel Long Employees Thrift Plan and Trust in MI ($83M); by covered participants it is Ua Gulf Coast District Council Retirement Savings in LA (286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (286 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 21.7% during 2022, from $106M to $83M. Reported net income was -$22M.
How have Basin Electric Power Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basin Electric Power Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.4%, from $470M to $566M.
Where does Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Butzel Long Employees Thrift Plan and Trust in MI ($83M, 217 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ua Gulf Coast District Council Retirement Savings in LA (286 participants, $182K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450277395.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.