Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$831M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,365
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$190,388
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by San Diego Gas & Electric Company · California · Utilities

$831M in assets, 4,365 participants

San Diego Gas & Electric Company's San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan reported $831M in total assets and 4,365 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #631 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in California

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan covers 4,365 participants in California, 6.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $831M.

#631
in Utilities (721 peers)
+7.2%
assets growth YoY
8.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan's outsized position by total assets

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$831,044,395 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan lands in the large band (4,365 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan reported net income rose from -$211M in the plan year 2022 filing to $58M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan end-of-year assets rose from $775M in the plan year 2022 filing to $831M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 951184800 · San Diego Gas & Electric Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan · $831M · 4,365 · 98th

  • PART $831M
  • TYPE 4,365
  • NET 98th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Andersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #631

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 California →

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Keycorp Consolidated Cash Balance PlanKeycorp Consolidated Cash Ba…$836MAndersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement PlanAndersen Corporation Employe…$833MSan Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance PlanSan Diego Gas & Electric Com…$831MLaborers Pension Trust Fund - Detroit and VicinityLaborers Pension Trust Fund …$828MModern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanModern Woodmen of America Em…$828M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$775M
Net Assets (End of Year)$831M
Net Income$58M
Employer EIN951184800
Plan Effective Date1941-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (San Diego Gas & Electric Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All San Diego Gas & Electric Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.0B 21.639268163256155% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.44B $2.97B ▲ +21.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 9,214 $2.4B
2023 2 9,170 $2.7B
2024 2 9,465 $3.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.831044395 · Participants: 4365San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Andersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement Plan in MN ($833M); by covered participants it is Southwire Company Hourly Pension Plan in GA (4,370 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,365 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 San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.2% during 2023, from $775M to $831M. Reported net income was $58M.
How have San Diego Gas & Electric Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), San Diego Gas & Electric Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.6%, from $2.4B to $3.0B.
Where does San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Andersen Corporation Employees' Pension and Retirement Plan in MN ($833M, 1,724 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Diego Gas & Electric Company Cash Balance Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southwire Company Hourly Pension Plan in GA (4,370 participants, $138M in assets).