Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$525M
Total assets
2,877
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$182,632
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$525M in assets, 2,877 participants

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC's Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan reported $525M in total assets and 2,877 participants in its 2023 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #19,972 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan covers 2,877 participants in Colorado, 7.7x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $525M.

$525M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
2,877
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$182,632
avg assets per participant

Where Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan sits by total assets

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$525,431,207 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $103M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $422M in the plan year 2022 filing to $525M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,577 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,877 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Colorado filers

In Colorado, the average filing covers about 376 participants across 2,719 plans. Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan reports 2,877 participants - 7.7x that state average ($525M EOY assets).

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$422M
Net Assets (End of Year)$525M
Net Income$103M
Employer EIN261939342
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC)

$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.81B $1.06B ▲ +30.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,057 $808M
2023 2 5,699 $932M
2024 2 6,361 $1.1B

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 0.20.40.60.811.2 Total assets ($B) Participants Nrel 403(b) Employee…Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital …University of Denver…Colorado College Ret…403 (B) Retirement P…
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan grew sharply - up 24.5% during 2023, from $422M to $525M. Reported net income was $103M.
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 Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Other plans are similar in size to Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jax 403(b) Retirement Plan in ME ($526M, 2,592 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan's numbers.