Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Consumers Energy Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,383
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$764,973
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#689
in Utilities (738 peers)
-21.5%
assets change YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,822,930,785 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company'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. Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company lands in the large band (2,383 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 380442310 · Consumers Energy Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company · $1.8B · 2,383 · 99th

  • EOY $1.8B
  • EOY 2,383
  • EOY 99th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #689

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 Michigan →

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company in the asset neighbourhood

Olin Corporation Employees Pension PlanOlin Corporation Employees P…$1.8BHarley-Davidson Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement P…$1.8BPension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial InstitutePension Plan of the Pacific …$1.8BPension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy CompanyPension Plan a for Employees…$1.8BEquitable Retirement Plan$1.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.3B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income-$501M
Employer EIN380442310
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Consumers Energy Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Consumers Energy Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.2B 17.34141669371466% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $5.28B $6.19B ▲ +17.2%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company, Total assets ($B): 1.822930785 · Participants: 2383Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy CompanyGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan in MO ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Steamfitters Industry Pension Fund in NY (2,384 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,383 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 Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company declined sharply - down 21.5% during 2022, from $2.3B to $1.8B. Reported net income was -$501M.
How have Consumers Energy Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.3%, from $5.3B to $6.2B.
Where does Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan in MO ($1.8B, 2,293 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Steamfitters Industry Pension Fund in NY (2,384 participants, $417M 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 380442310.

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.