Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Consumers Energy Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.8B
- Total assets
- 2,383
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $764,973
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company · Sponsored by Consumers Energy Company · Michigan · Utilities
$1.8B in assets, 2,383 participants
Consumers Energy Company's Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reported $1.8B in total assets and 2,383 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #689 in Utilities (738 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company covers 2,383 participants in Michigan, 3.7x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- $1.8B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,383
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $764,973
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $501M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 638 participants across 4,220 plans. Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reports 2,383 participants - 3.7x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.8B |
| Net Income | -$501M |
| Employer EIN | 380442310 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2018-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Consumers Energy Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 11,086 | $5.3B |
| 2023 | 3 | 10,438 | $5.9B |
| 2024 | 3 | 10,388 | $6.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $40.2B · 18,766
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 27,567
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $13.4B · 11,760
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $13.0B · 13,759
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $8.6B · 14,563
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company by total assets, not by location.
- Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan (MO) $1.8B · 2,293
- Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan (WI) $1.8B · 1,744
- Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute (OH) $1.8B · 4,661
- Equitable Retirement Plan (NY) $1.8B · 2,752
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's numbers.
- By total assets, Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
- Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans