Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$422M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,577
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$163,825
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$422M in assets, 2,577 participants

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC's Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan reported $422M in total assets and 2,577 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #21,206 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan covers 2,577 participants in Colorado, 6.9x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $422M.

#21,206
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-15.8%
assets change YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $79M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$422,176,184 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,577 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 261939342 · Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC PY 2022 · Other

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan · $422M · 2,577 · 98th

  • PCT $422M
  • EIN 2,577
  • RANK 98th
  • PHOTO Other
  • IND near Valley Health System Employee Contributory 403(b) Plan
  • EOY ind #21206

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$501M
Net Assets (End of Year)$422M
Net Income-$79M
Employer EIN261939342
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 31.321865807084453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.81B $1.06B ▲ +30.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,057 $808M
2023 2 5,699 $932M
2024 2 6,361 $1.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 0.20.40.60.811.2 Total assets ($B) Participants Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.422176184 · Participants: 2577Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanUcar Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.016981364 · Participants: 1300Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.747591604 · Participants: 7995Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanUniversity of Denver Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.7437272 · Participants: 2470University of Denver Retirement PlanColorado College Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.318847964 · Participants: 785Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan403 (B) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.294780577 · Participants: 2341403 (B) Retirement Plan
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is Valley Health System Employee Contributory 403(b) Plan in VA ($419M); by covered participants it is The Driscoll Children's Health 403(b) Retirement Plan in TX (2,580 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($422M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,577 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 Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan declined sharply - down 15.8% during 2022, from $501M to $422M. Reported net income was -$79M.
How have Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $808M to $1.1B.
Where does Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Valley Health System Employee Contributory 403(b) Plan in VA ($419M, 5,998 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Driscoll Children's Health 403(b) Retirement Plan in TX (2,580 participants, $168M 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 261939342.

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.