Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
19
Participants Small participant base
49th
Percentile by assets National rank
$338,040
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Big Rivers Electric Corporation · Kentucky · Utilities

$6M in assets, 19 participants

Big Rivers Electric Corporation's Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan reported $6M in total assets and 19 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 49th 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.

  • #138 in Utilities (721 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan ranks #138 of 721 2023 filers by assets (8360% of the sector average)-$6M for 19 participants.

#138
in Utilities (721 peers)
-9.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $664K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Utilities and all filers

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,422,768 49th percentile higher than 49% 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

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan is a small filing (19 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$664K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 25 in the plan year 2022 filing to 19 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 610597287 · Big Rivers Electric Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan · $6M · 19 · 49th

  • TYPE $6M
  • TYPE 19
  • TYPE 49th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Worcester Envelope Company Employees' Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #138

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 Kentucky →

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$664K
Employer EIN610597287
Plan Effective Date2014-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Big Rivers Electric Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Big Rivers Electric Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$122M 28.541904566059443% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $94.9M $122M ▲ +28.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 364 $95M
2023 3 291 $109M
2024 3 305 $122M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kentucky

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

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006422768 · Participants: 19Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement PlanLg&e and Ku Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.112165749 · Participants: 833Lg&e and Ku Pension PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.984309 · Participants: 70Ashland Hercules Pension PlanYum Brands Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.734224 · Participants: 3834Yum Brands Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.499207588 · Participants: 1160Brown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanAshland Hercules Pension Plan II, Total assets ($B): 0.468812 · Participants: 57Ashland Hercules Pension Plan II
Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kentucky, assets vs. participants
Compare Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kentucky, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Worcester Envelope Company Employees' Pension Plan in MA ($6M); by covered participants it is Aapex Community Pharmacy Defined Benefit Plan in TX (19 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (19 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 Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.4% during 2023, from $7M to $6M. Reported net income was -$664K.
How have Big Rivers Electric Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Big Rivers Electric Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.5%, from $95M to $122M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Worcester Envelope Company Employees' Pension Plan in MA ($6M, 32 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Big Rivers Electric Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aapex Community Pharmacy Defined Benefit Plan in TX (19 participants, $2M 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 610597287.

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.