Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Xcel Energy Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$362M
Total assets Above avg plan size
848
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$426,436
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees · Sponsored by Xcel Energy Inc. · Minnesota · Utilities

$362M in assets, 848 participants

Xcel Energy Inc.'s New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees reported $362M in total assets and 848 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.

  • #566 in Utilities (721 peers)

Where New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees sits by assets

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $362M for 848 participants (~$426,436/participant), up 2.4% in 2023.

#566
in Utilities (721 peers)
+2.4%
assets growth YoY
3.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees's outsized position by total assets

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$361,617,501 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees 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. New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (848 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees reported net income rose from -$117M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees end-of-year assets rose from $353M in the plan year 2022 filing to $362M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410448030 · Xcel Energy Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees · $362M · 848 · 97th

  • 5500 $362M
  • 5500 848
  • 5500 97th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Hawaii Electricians Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #566

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 Minnesota →

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees in the asset neighbourhood

The Budd Company Employee Pension PlanThe Budd Company Employee Pe…$363MSignify North America Corporation Pension PlanSignify North America Corpor…$362MHawaii Electricians Pension PlanHawaii Electricians Pension …$362MNew Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit EmployeesNew Century Energies, Inc. R…$362MAvient Merged Pension Plan$361M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$353M
Net Assets (End of Year)$361M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN410448030
Plan Effective Date1943-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Xcel Energy Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Xcel Energy Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.7B 6.830659372847735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.2B$6.4B$6.6B$6.8B 202220232024 $6.26B $6.69B ▲ +6.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 22,725 $6.3B
2023 8 23,520 $6.6B
2024 8 23,238 $6.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.361617501 · Participants: 848New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.281991028 · Participants: 106383M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.032936702 · Participants: 69155Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.150985971 · Participants: 24884The Travelers Pension PlanGeneral Mills Pension Plan I, Total assets ($B): 3.991064596 · Participants: 383General Mills Pension Plan IU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.969502742 · Participants: 56287U.S. Bank Pension Plan
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Electricians Pension Plan in HI ($362M); by covered participants it is Conagra Brands Inc. Jointly Administered Grain Millers Pension Plan in IL (848 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($362M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (848 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 New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees edged up modestly - up 2.4% during 2023, from $353M to $362M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have Xcel Energy Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Xcel Energy Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.8%, from $6.3B to $6.7B.
Where does New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Electricians Pension Plan in HI ($362M, 1,668 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Southwestern Public Service Co. Bargaining Unit Ee and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Conagra Brands Inc. Jointly Administered Grain Millers Pension Plan in IL (848 participants, $128M in assets).