Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Mountaineer Gas Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$82M
Total assets Below avg plan size
441
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$185,117
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Mountaineer Gas Company · West Virginia · Utilities

$82M in assets, 441 participants

Mountaineer Gas Company's Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $82M in total assets and 441 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.

  • #462 in Utilities (738 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #462 of 738 2022 filers by assets (658% of the sector average)-$82M for 441 participants.

#462
in Utilities (738 peers)
-16.4%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$81,636,625 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

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit 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. Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (441 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 550521087 · Mountaineer Gas Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $82M · 441 · 92nd

  • NET $82M
  • NET 441
  • NET 92nd
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • NET ind #462

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 West Virginia →

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Employees of Atlantic Container LinePension Plan for Employees o…$82MNorthwest Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers Pension PlanNorthwest Glass, Molders, Po…$82MHunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanHunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cas…$82MMountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension PlanMountaineer Gas Company Empl…$82MBelden Pension Plan$82M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$98M
Net Assets (End of Year)$82M
Net Income-$16M
Employer EIN550521087
Plan Effective Date2005-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mountaineer Gas Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mountaineer Gas Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 16.484427179590043% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$85M$90M$95M$100M 202220232024 $81.6M $95.1M ▲ +16.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 928 $82M
2023 1 435 $92M
2024 1 444 $95M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in West Virginia

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

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05001000150020002500 0100200300400500600 Total assets ($M) Participants Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 81.636625 · Participants: 441Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension PlanWest Virginia Laborers Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 501.727963 · Participants: 2131West Virginia Laborers Pension Trust FundI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund, Total assets ($M): 492.255027 · Participants: 1691I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 431.832443 · Participants: 243United Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension PlanEmployer - Teamsters Local Nos 175&505 Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 386.103888 · Participants: 1435Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175&505 Pension Trust FundCarpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia, Total assets ($M): 275.717491 · Participants: 1310Carpenters Pension Fund of West Virginia
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA ($82M); by covered participants it is International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan in MI (441 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (441 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 Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan declined sharply - down 16.4% during 2022, from $98M to $82M. Reported net income was -$16M.
How have Mountaineer Gas Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mountaineer Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.5%, from $82M to $95M.
Where does Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in VA ($82M, 349 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan in MI (441 participants, $930M 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 550521087.

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.