Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cleco Power LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$402M
Total assets Above avg plan size
437
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$920,560
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cleco Power LLC · Louisiana · Utilities

$402M in assets, 437 participants

Cleco Power LLC's Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan reported $402M in total assets and 437 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #601 in Utilities (738 peers)

Where Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan sits by assets

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $402M for 437 participants (~$920,560/participant), down 23.7% in 2022.

#601
in Utilities (738 peers)
-23.7%
assets change YoY
4.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $125M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$402,284,615 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension 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. Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (437 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 720244480 · Cleco Power LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan · $402M · 437 · 97th

  • ASSETS $402M
  • ASSETS 437
  • ASSETS 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #601

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 Louisiana →

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$527M
Net Assets (End of Year)$402M
Net Income-$125M
Employer EIN720244480
Plan Effective Date1981-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cleco Power LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cleco Power LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$890M 11.672860805212402% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M$900M 202220232024 $797M $890M ▲ +11.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,714 $797M
2023 2 1,706 $874M
2024 2 1,725 $890M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 0123456 Total assets ($B) Participants Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.402284615 · Participants: 437Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension PlanLumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.797530185 · Participants: 14232Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.179930453 · Participants: 8484Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.898397273 · Participants: 2853Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.835437782 · Participants: 5676Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan III, Total assets ($B): 0.775644865 · Participants: 71Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan III
Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund in CA ($401M); by covered participants it is Pension Fund Local 445 in NY (438 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($402M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (437 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 Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan declined sharply - down 23.7% during 2022, from $527M to $402M. Reported net income was -$125M.
How have Cleco Power LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cleco Power LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 11.7%, from $797M to $890M.
Where does Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund in CA ($401M, 1,348 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Fund Local 445 in NY (438 participants, $127M 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 720244480.

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.