Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Consumers Energy Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $1.9B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 1,863
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.0M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #679 in Utilities (732 peers)
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 ~638 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.
- #679
- in Utilities (732 peers)
- -1.0%
- assets change YoY
- 19×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's outsized position by total assets
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$1,940,389,357 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company lands in the large band (1,863 participants).
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.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 380442310 · Consumers Energy Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company · $1.9B · 1,863 · 99th
- EBSA $1.9B
- EBSA 1,863
- EBSA 99th
- EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EBSA near Retirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of Pwc
- EBSA ind #679
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 Michigan →
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Consumers Energy Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $6.2B 17.34141669371466% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $42.5B · 15,648
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $17.8B · 25,742
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.1B · 8,585
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $10.9B · 6,888
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $10.3B · 12,752
Pension Plan a for Employees of Consumer Energy Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of Pwc in FL ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Marin General Hospital Retirement Plan in CA (1,861 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).
- Retirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of Pwc (FL) $1.9B · 5,001
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,863 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Marin General Hospital Retirement Plan (CA) 1,861 · 2 off
- Lincoln National Corporation Retirement Plan for Employees Hired Prior to January 1 2008 (PA) 1,859 · 4 off
- Cf Industries Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan (IL) 1,867 · 4 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (WA) 1,858 · 5 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.