Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Consumers Energy Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $1.9B
- Total assets
- 1,863
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $1.0M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company · Sponsored by Consumers Energy Company · Michigan · Utilities
$1.9B in assets, 1,863 participants
Consumers Energy Company's Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reported $1.9B in total assets and 1,863 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Michigan
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company covers 1,863 participants in Michigan, 2.9x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~632 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.
- $1.9B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,863
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $1.0M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reported net income fell from $138M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reported participants fell from 2,077 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,863 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company end-of-year assets fell from $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 632 participants across 3,963 plans. Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company reports 1,863 participants - 2.9x that state average ($1.9B EOY assets).
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.9B |
| Net Income | -$20M |
| Employer EIN | 380442310 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2018-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Consumers Energy Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 11,086 | $5.3B |
| 2023 | 3 | 10,438 | $5.9B |
| 2024 | 3 | 10,388 | $6.2B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
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- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.1B · 8,585
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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company by total assets, not by location.
- Mason Tenders' District Council Pension Fund (NY) $2.0B · 9,056
- Oncor Retirement Plan (TX) $1.9B · 4,386
- The Kroger Consolidated Retirement Benefit Plan Spin Off (OH) $1.9B · 3,831
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund (DC) $1.9B · 3,559
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's numbers.
- By total assets, Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
- Consumers Energy Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 17.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.
Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 380442310.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.