Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Eversource Energy Service Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,717
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eversource Pension Plan · Sponsored by Eversource Energy Service Company · Connecticut · Utilities

$5.9B in assets, 3,717 participants

Eversource Energy Service Company's Eversource Pension Plan reported $5.9B in total assets and 3,717 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #709 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Eversource Pension Plan covers 3,717 participants in Connecticut, 5.2x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $5.9B.

#709
in Utilities (721 peers)
-1.0%
assets change YoY
59×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Eversource Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Eversource Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,876,134,200 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

Eversource Pension 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. Eversource Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,717 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Eversource Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$704M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$58M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eversource Pension Plan reported participants fell from 4,126 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,717 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Eversource Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $5.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $5.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 060810627 · Eversource Energy Service Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Eversource Pension Plan · $5.9B · 3,717 · 100th

  • NET $5.9B
  • BOOK 3,717
  • VS-ST 100th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Sutter Health Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #709

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 Connecticut →

Eversource Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern CaliforniaCarpenters Pension Trust Fun…$6.0BSutter Health Retirement Plan$5.9BEversource Pension Plan$5.9BMidwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust FundMidwest Operating Engineers …$5.8BTriad Defined Benefit Pension PlanTriad Defined Benefit Pensio…$5.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Eversource Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.9B
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN060810627
Plan Effective Date1938-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eversource Energy Service Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eversource Energy Service Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.8B 2.8085574619668123% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9.5B$9.6B$9.7B$9.8B$9.9B 202220232024 $9.54B $9.81B ▲ +2.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,237 $9.5B
2023 2 13,221 $9.6B
2024 2 13,469 $9.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Eversource Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500010000150002000025000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Eversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.8761342 · Participants: 3717Eversource Pension PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.752088232 · Participants: 23823Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.610367002 · Participants: 17283The Citigroup Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.40003759 · Participants: 10546Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.580099386 · Participants: 7529The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. EmployeesFrontier Communications Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.362977641 · Participants: 9659Frontier Communications Pension Plan
Eversource Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Eversource Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Eversource Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sutter Health Retirement Plan in CA ($5.9B); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates in NE (3,724 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,717 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 Eversource Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Eversource Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 1.0% during 2023, from $5.9B to $5.9B. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Eversource Energy Service Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eversource Energy Service Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $9.5B to $9.8B.
Where does Eversource Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Eversource Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Eversource Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sutter Health Retirement Plan in CA ($5.9B, 34,955 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eversource Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Salaried Employees of Union Pacific Corporation & Affiliates in NE (3,724 participants, $4.4B 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 060810627.

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.