Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Eversource Energy Service Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,428
Participants Above avg headcount
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.7M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eversource Pension Plan · Sponsored by Eversource Energy Service Company · Connecticut · Utilities

$5.8B in assets, 3,428 participants

Eversource Energy Service Company's Eversource Pension Plan reported $5.8B in total assets and 3,428 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #717 in Utilities (732 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Eversource Pension Plan covers 3,428 participants in Connecticut, 4.8x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $5.8B.

#717
in Utilities (732 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY
58×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $113M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Eversource Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Eversource Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$5,763,055,773 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 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 2024

Eversource Pension Plan'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. Eversource Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,428 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Eversource Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$58M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$113M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eversource Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,717 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,428 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eversource Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $5.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $5.8B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 060810627 · Eversource Energy Service Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Eversource Pension Plan · $5.8B · 3,428 · 100th

  • IND $5.8B
  • IND 3,428
  • IND 100th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
  • IND ind #717

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 Connecticut →

Eversource Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanMassachusetts Institute of T…$5.9BMotion Picture Industry Pension PlanMotion Picture Industry Pens…$5.9BNew York State Nurses Association Pension PlanNew York State Nurses Associ…$5.9BEversource Pension Plan$5.8BVerizon Pension Plan for AssociatesVerizon Pension Plan for Ass…$5.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Eversource Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.8B
Net Income-$113M
Employer EIN060810627
Plan Effective Date1938-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eversource Energy Service Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eversource Energy Service Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9.8B 2.8085574619668123% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9.5B$9.6B$9.7B$9.8B$9.9B 202220232024 $9.54B $9.81B ▲ +2.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,237 $9.5B
2023 2 13,221 $9.6B
2024 2 13,469 $9.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut

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

Eversource Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Eversource Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.763055773 · Participants: 3428Eversource Pension PlanRtx Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 41.643558189 · Participants: 36180Rtx Consolidated Pension PlanThe Citigroup Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.993084827 · Participants: 15906The Citigroup Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc., Total assets ($B): 5.242514983 · Participants: 9682Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc.The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.395288837 · Participants: 7034The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. EmployeesFrontier Communications Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.902188658 · Participants: 15141Frontier Communications Pension Plan
Eversource Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Eversource Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Eversource Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Verizon Pension Plan for Associates in NJ ($5.7B); by covered participants it is Assurant Pension Plan in GA (3,426 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,428 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Eversource Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Eversource Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2024, from $5.9B to $5.8B. Reported net income was -$113M.
How have Eversource Energy Service Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eversource Energy Service Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 2.8%, from $9.5B to $9.8B.
Where does Eversource Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Eversource Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Eversource Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Verizon Pension Plan for Associates in NJ ($5.7B, 22,644 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eversource Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Assurant Pension Plan in GA (3,426 participants, $676M in assets).

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 060810627.

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.