Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Mountaineer Gas Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$92M
Total assets Below avg plan size
435
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$212,433
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Mountaineer Gas Company · West Virginia · Utilities

$92M in assets, 435 participants

Mountaineer Gas Company's Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $92M in total assets and 435 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #447 in Utilities (721 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #447 of 721 2023 filers by assets (581% of the sector average)-$92M for 435 participants.

#447
in Utilities (721 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$92,408,169 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension 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. Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (435 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $82M in the plan year 2022 filing to $92M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 441 in the plan year 2022 filing to 435 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 550521087 · Mountaineer Gas Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $92M · 435 · 91st

  • NET $92M
  • NET 435
  • NET 91st
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near The J.M. Smucker Company Employees' Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #447

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 West Virginia →

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Western Conference of Teamsters Supp Benefit PlanWestern Conference of Teamst…$93MO & G Industries, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanO & G Industries, Inc. Defin…$93MRetirement Plan for Employees of South Jersey Industries, Inc.Retirement Plan for Employee…$93MMountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension PlanMountaineer Gas Company Empl…$92MThe J.M. Smucker Company Employees' Retirement PlanThe J.M. Smucker Company Emp…$92M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$92M
Net Income$11M
Employer EIN550521087
Plan Effective Date2005-09-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mountaineer Gas Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mountaineer Gas Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$95M 16.484427179590043% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$85M$90M$95M$100M 202220232024 $81.6M $95.1M ▲ +16.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 928 $82M
2023 1 435 $92M
2024 1 444 $95M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in West Virginia

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

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05001000150020002500 0200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 92.408169 · Participants: 435Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension PlanWest Virginia Laborers Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 555.630528 · Participants: 1965West Virginia Laborers Pension Trust FundI.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension Fund, Total assets ($M): 548.257437 · Participants: 1559I.U.O.E. Local 132 Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 447.078317 · Participants: 234United Mine Workers of America 1985 Construction Workers Pension PlanEmployer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($M): 419.92467 · Participants: 1453Employer - Teamsters Local Nos 175 & 505 Pension Trust FundMaryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 267.765025 · Participants: 1667Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The J.M. Smucker Company Employees' Retirement Plan in OH ($92M); by covered participants it is Arkema Inc. Retirement Benefits Plan in PA (435 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (435 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 Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2023, from $82M to $92M. Reported net income was $11M.
How have Mountaineer Gas Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mountaineer Gas Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.5%, from $82M to $95M.
Where does Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The J.M. Smucker Company Employees' Retirement Plan in OH ($92M, 331 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mountaineer Gas Company Employees' Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Arkema Inc. Retirement Benefits Plan in PA (435 participants, $134M 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 550521087.

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.