Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Duquesne Light Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$925M
Total assets Above avg plan size
336
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Duquesne Light Company · Pennsylvania · Utilities

$925M in assets, 336 participants

Duquesne Light Company's Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported $925M in total assets and 336 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.

  • #638 in Utilities (721 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan covers 336 participants in Pennsylvania, about 41% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $925M.

#638
in Utilities (721 peers)
+1.7%
assets growth YoY
9.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$924,523,338 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

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement 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. Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (336 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$296M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 396 in the plan year 2022 filing to 336 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $909M in the plan year 2022 filing to $925M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 250451600 · Duquesne Light Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan · $925M · 336 · 98th

  • EIN $925M
  • EIN 336
  • EIN 98th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #638

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 Pennsylvania →

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abc-Nabet Retirement Trust FundAbc-Nabet Retirement Trust F…$926MMetal Trades Branch Local 638 Pension FundMetal Trades Branch Local 63…$925MDuquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement PlanDuquesne Light Company Defin…$925MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$924MEdison Pension Plan$922M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$909M
Net Assets (End of Year)$919M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN250451600
Plan Effective Date1936-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Duquesne Light Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Duquesne Light Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 5.065403196525818% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.04B$1.06B$1.08B$1.1B$1.12B 202220232024 $1.05B $1.11B ▲ +5.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,218 $1.1B
2023 2 1,191 $1.1B
2024 2 1,192 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.924523338 · Participants: 336Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in NY ($924M); by covered participants it is Ora Orthopedics, P.C. Cash Balance Plan in IA (336 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($925M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (336 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 Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 1.7% during 2023, from $909M to $925M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have Duquesne Light Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Duquesne Light Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.1%, from $1.1B to $1.1B.
Where does Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement 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 Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan in NY ($924M, 256 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Duquesne Light Company Defined Benefit Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ora Orthopedics, P.C. Cash Balance Plan in IA (336 participants, $7M 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 250451600.

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.