Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
28
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$963,087
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E · Sponsored by Berkshire Gas Company · Connecticut · Utilities

$27M in assets, 28 participants

Berkshire Gas Company's The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E reported $27M in total assets and 28 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #330 in Utilities (738 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E ranks #330 of 738 2022 filers by assets (1991% of the sector average)-$27M for 28 participants.

#330
in Utilities (738 peers)
+39.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E's outsized position by total assets

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,966,448 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E is a small filing (28 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 041731220 · Berkshire Gas Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E · $27M · 28 · 81st

  • VS-ST $27M
  • BOY 28
  • SCH 81st
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers, Local 154 Pension Fund
  • TYPE ind #330

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 Connecticut →

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E in the asset neighbourhood

Cash Balance Pension Plan for Certain Represented Employees of Hitachi Energy USA Inc.Cash Balance Pension Plan fo…$27MChiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC Cash Balance PlanChiesa Shahinian & Giantomas…$27MAmericold National Service Related Pension PlanAmericold National Service R…$27MThe Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union EThe Berkshire Gas Company Pe…$27MUnited Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers, Local 154 Pension FundUnited Union of Roofers, Wat…$27M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$19M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN041731220
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Berkshire Gas Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Berkshire Gas Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M 202220232024 $27M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 66 $27M
2023 1 57 $28M
2024 1 48 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E, Total assets ($B): 0.026966448 · Participants: 28The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union EGE Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.011810846 · Participants: 24626GE Pension PlanRaytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 11.559983892 · Participants: 13495Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.501575547 · Participants: 18484The Citigroup Pension PlanEversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.933906102 · Participants: 4126Eversource Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.359687499 · Participants: 11471Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.
The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers, Local 154 Pension Fund in NY ($27M); by covered participants it is Cumberland Md Teamsters Const. Ind. & Misc. Pension Fund in MD (28 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (28 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 The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E assets move in 2022? ▼
The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E surged - up 39.1% during 2022, from $19M to $27M. Reported net income was -$8M.
Where does The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers, Local 154 Pension Fund in NY ($27M, 156 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Berkshire Gas Company Pension Plan for Union E? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cumberland Md Teamsters Const. Ind. & Misc. Pension Fund in MD (28 participants, $10M 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 041731220.

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.