Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$385M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,480
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$155,440
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan · Sponsored by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$385M in assets, 2,480 participants

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC's National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan reported $385M in total assets and 2,480 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #21,163 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan covers 2,480 participants in Colorado, 6.6x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $385M.

#21,163
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$385,490,596 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan'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. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,480 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 261939342 · Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan · $385M · 2,480 · 97th

  • VS-ST $385M
  • BOY 2,480
  • SCH 97th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Abbvie Puerto Rico Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #21163

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Electrical Workers Local No. 292 Pension PlanElectrical Workers Local No.…$386MStp Nuclear Operating Company Retirement PlanStp Nuclear Operating Compan…$386MAbbvie Puerto Rico Pension PlanAbbvie Puerto Rico Pension P…$386MNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy La…$385MTegna Retirement Plan$385M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$393M
Net Assets (End of Year)$385M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN261939342
Plan Effective Date1982-09-22
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 31.321865807084453% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.81B $1.06B ▲ +30.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,057 $808M
2023 2 5,699 $932M
2024 2 6,361 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 0.20.40.60.811.21.4 Total assets ($B) Participants National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.385490596 · Participants: 2480National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.247990437 · Participants: 39196Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.950257778 · Participants: 1920Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.848297753 · Participants: 1472Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanEmployees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.39420402 · Participants: 265Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc.Ssl Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.34663565 · Participants: 556Ssl Pension Plan
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Abbvie Puerto Rico Pension Plan in IL ($386M); by covered participants it is Compensation at Retirement Plan in IL (2,477 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($385M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,480 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 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2022, from $393M to $385M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.3%, from $808M to $1.1B.
Where does National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Abbvie Puerto Rico Pension Plan in IL ($386M, 1,208 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Compensation at Retirement Plan in IL (2,477 participants, $256M 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 261939342.

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.