Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Xcel Energy Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$860M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,972
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$436,240
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees · Sponsored by Xcel Energy Inc. · Minnesota · Utilities

$860M in assets, 1,972 participants

Xcel Energy Inc.'s New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees reported $860M in total assets and 1,972 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #630 in Utilities (732 peers)

Where New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees sits by assets

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $860M for 1,972 participants (~$436,240/participant), down 6.4% in 2024.

#630
in Utilities (732 peers)
-6.4%
assets change YoY
8.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $58M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees's outsized position by total assets

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$860,264,321 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees'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. New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees lands in the large band (1,972 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$58M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees end-of-year assets fell from $919M in the plan year 2023 filing to $860M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees reported participants rose from 1,946 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,972 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 410448030 · Xcel Energy Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees · $860M · 1,972 · 98th

  • NET $860M
  • NET 1,972
  • NET 98th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near U.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit Plan
  • NET ind #630

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 Minnesota →

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees in the asset neighbourhood

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanModern Woodmen of America Em…$865MGannett Retirement Plan$864MNational Fuel Gas Company Retirement PlanNational Fuel Gas Company Re…$861MNew Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit EesNew Century Energies, Inc. R…$860MU.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit PlanU.a. Local 467 Defined Benef…$859M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$919M
Net Assets (End of Year)$860M
Net Income-$58M
Employer EIN410448030
Plan Effective Date1952-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Xcel Energy Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Xcel Energy Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.7B 6.830659372847735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.2B$6.4B$6.6B$6.8B 202220232024 $6.26B $6.69B ▲ +6.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 22,725 $6.3B
2023 8 23,520 $6.6B
2024 8 23,238 $6.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees, Total assets ($B): 0.860264321 · Participants: 1972New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit EesMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816211651 · Participants: 71743Mayo Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.87866493 · Participants: 91323M Employee Retirement Income PlanWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.278776602 · Participants: 46875Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.38225088 · Participants: 62822U.S. Bank Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.23694343 · Participants: 27237The Travelers Pension Plan
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees side-by-side with 3 peers →

New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is U.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit Plan in CA ($859M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for the Washington Post and Companies in WA (1,974 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($860M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,972 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 New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees assets move in 2024? ▼
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees pulled back noticeably - down 6.4% during 2024, from $919M to $860M. Reported net income was -$58M.
How have Xcel Energy Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Xcel Energy Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.8%, from $6.3B to $6.7B.
Where does New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is U.a. Local 467 Defined Benefit Plan in CA ($859M, 899 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Century Energies, Inc. Retirement Plan for Public Service Company of Colorado Bargaining Unit Ees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Ees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for the Washington Post and Companies in WA (1,974 participants, $595M 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 410448030.

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.