401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$86M
Total assets Below avg plan size
285
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$300,641
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Basin Electric Power Cooperative · North Dakota · Utilities

$86M in assets, 285 participants

Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan reported $86M in total assets and 285 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #436 in Utilities (721 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan ranks #436 of 721 2023 filers by assets (627% of the sector average)-$86M for 285 participants.

#436
in Utilities (721 peers)
+2.9%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$85,682,703 Top 10% higher than 90% of 127,068 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 2023

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (285 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $83M in the plan year 2022 filing to $86M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 450277395 · Basin Electric Power Cooperative PY 2023 · 401(k)

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan · $86M · 285 · 90th

  • VS-ST $86M
  • BOY 285
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Boston Mutual Life 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees
  • TYPE ind #436

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 North Dakota →

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Universities Space Research Association 401(k) Retirement PlanUniversities Space Research …$86MArrow International, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan - 1Arrow International, Inc. Pr…$86MBasin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) PlanBasin Electric Power Coopera…$86MBoston Mutual Life 401(k) Plan for Salaried EmployeesBoston Mutual Life 401(k) Pl…$86MGraham Corporation Incentive Savings PlanGraham Corporation Incentive…$86M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$83M
Net Assets (End of Year)$86M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN450277395
Plan Effective Date1993-08-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Basin Electric Power Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Basin Electric Power Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$566M 20.39214674693364% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $470M $566M ▲ +20.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,261 $470M
2023 3 1,276 $508M
2024 3 1,309 $566M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Dakota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.085682703 · Participants: 285Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) PlanSanford Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.110361496 · Participants: 30495Sanford Retirement Savings PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.829880488 · Participants: 8551Mdu Resources Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanKnife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.7412361 · Participants: 5269Knife River Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanDakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.521170291 · Participants: 3853Dakotas Areawide IBEW-NECA Savings and Retirement PlanEide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.512524705 · Participants: 2920Eide Bailly LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Boston Mutual Life 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees in MA ($86M); by covered participants it is Don Miller 401(k) Plan in WI (285 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (285 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan edged up modestly - up 2.9% during 2023, from $83M to $86M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Basin Electric Power Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Basin Electric Power Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.4%, from $470M to $566M.
Where does Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boston Mutual Life 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees in MA ($86M, 321 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Don Miller 401(k) Plan in WI (285 participants, $6M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 450277395.

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.