Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,668
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan · Sponsored by National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$2.1B in assets, 1,668 participants

National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.'s National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 1,668 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.

  • #20,078 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in New York

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan covers 1,668 participants in New York, 2.1x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#20,078
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+3.3%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,064,341,660 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay 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. National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,668 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$98M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,784 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,668 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 041663150 · National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan · $2.1B · 1,668 · 99th

  • IND $2.1B
  • EOY 1,668
  • 5500 99th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Seafarers Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #20078

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life…$2.1BAlaska Electrical Pension PlanAlaska Electrical Pension Pl…$2.1BNational Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension PlanNational Grid USA Companies …$2.1BSeafarers Pension Plan$2.1BNorthrop Grumman Retirement Plan BNorthrop Grumman Retirement …$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN041663150
Plan Effective Date1943-12-30
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13.5B 5.030290688647641% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12.6B$12.8B$13B$13.2B$13.4B$13.6B 202220232024 $12.8B $13.5B ▲ +5.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 30,556 $12.8B
2023 7 25,487 $13.0B
2024 7 26,129 $13.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.06434166 · Participants: 1668National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Seafarers Pension Plan in MD ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Care New England Pension Plan in RI (1,668 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,668 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 National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2024, from $2.0B to $2.1B. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.0%, from $12.8B to $13.5B.
Where does National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan ranks in the 99th 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 National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Seafarers Pension Plan in MD ($2.1B, 7,182 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Grid USA Companies Final Average Pay Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Care New England Pension Plan in RI (1,668 participants, $136M in assets).