Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Consumers Energy Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.4B
- Total assets
- 356
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $3.8M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company · Sponsored by Consumers Energy Company · Michigan · Utilities
$1.4B in assets, 356 participants
Consumers Energy Company's Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company reported $1.4B in total assets and 356 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)
- #680 in Utilities (738 peers)
Where Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company sits by assets
Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.4B for 356 participants (~$3.8M/participant), down 20.9% in 2022.
- $1.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 356
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $3.8M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $359M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company outranks 99% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 14x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.4B |
| Net Income | -$359M |
| Employer EIN | 380442310 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1944-07-01 |
| 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 B for Employees of Consumers 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 B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company by total assets, not by location.
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pension Plan (NY) $1.4B · 5,239
- Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan (OR) $1.4B · 4,602
- Sentry Employee Retirement Plan (WI) $1.3B · 1,421
- Pipe Trades Services Mn Pension Plan (MN) $1.3B · 4,609
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- By total assets, Pension Plan B for Employees of Consumers Energy Company ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans