SWB
swb AG is a Bremen-based regional multi-utility providing electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and telecommunications services to residential, business, and municipal customers across Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding municipalities in Germany.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1854
- HeadquartersBremen, Germany
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What SWB does
swb AG is a regional multi-utility company headquartered in Bremen, Germany, founded in 1854 and operating as a publicly listed Aktiengesellschaft (Hamburg Stock Exchange). The company supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and telecommunications services to residential and business customers across Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding municipalities (Stuhr, Weyhe, Thedinghausen). Operations are executed through more than ten wholly owned subsidiaries, including swb Vertrieb Bremen/Bremerhaven (retail sales), wesernetz Bremen/Bremerhaven (regulated grid operations), swb Erzeugung (generation), swb Entsorgung (waste disposal), swb Services, swb Beleuchtung (lighting and Smart City), and EWE TEL GmbH (telecommunications delivery under the swb brand).
The underlying technology stack combines conventional utility infrastructure with selected innovation projects: the HyReK hybrid control power plant (a block-type CHP unit coupled with lithium-ion battery storage and Power-to-Heat conversion), district heating networks that capture waste heat from generation, the Werderland Energy Node (380-kV and 110-kV substations co-developed with TenneT), residential solar PV (swb Solar komfort), bidirectional EV wallboxes (swb Wallbox komfort, ISO 15118-ready), a Home Energy Management System, and a fiber/DSL telecom network operated via EWE TEL. Recent expansion includes an 85MW/170MWh grid-scale BESS project with Be.storaged at Bremen's industrial port (commissioning targeted early 2028).
Revenue is generated primarily through consumption-based subscription tariffs across all utility streams, supplemented by one-time sales of solar PV systems, wallboxes, and BESS projects, and managed-services revenue from battery storage and grid-scale energy assets. Go-to-market combines physical customer centers, the mein swb online portal and mobile app, multi-language telephone support, a dedicated B2B sales team for commercial/industrial customers, and a trade partner network for installation services. Customer segments are split between mass-market residential (Privatkunden) and business/government (Geschäftskunden including municipal clients), with regulated grid operations and concession-area positioning providing structural revenue defensibility.
SWB firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SWB
- Legal name
- swb AG
- Website
- https://swb.de
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1854
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- swb AG is a Bremen-based regional multi-utility providing electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and telecommunications services to residential, business, and municipal customers across Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding municipalities in Germany.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SWB industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Integrated Utility Services
- NAICS
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation (22111), Utilities (22)
- SIC
- Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923), Water Supply (4941), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Regulated Residential & SMB Retail Supply (Default/Standard Offer) (EUAGABAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Retail Billing, Customer Care & CIS/BSS Operations (for Residential/SMB) (EUAGABAK), Resilience & Backup Power Solutions (Critical Facilities, Islanding) (EUAMAJAK), EV Charging as DER (Managed Charging, V2G/V2B) (EUAMAJAL), Microgrid Controllers, Energy Management & DER Orchestration (MGC, SCADA, Optimization) (EUAFAJAH), EV-Integrated Microgrids & Depot Charging Hubs (Fleet BTM, V2B/V2G-Ready Sites) (EUAFAJAG)
Keywords
Where SWB is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bremen
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
SWB business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Electricity Supply: Supply of electricity to residential and business customers in Bremen and Bremerhaven regions. Revenue is generated through consumption-based pricing with base fees and variable rates per kWh.
- Natural Gas Supply: Supply of natural gas for heating and cooking to residential and commercial customers.
- District Heating: Supply of heating energy through district heating networks utilizing waste heat from power generation.
- Drinking Water Supply: Supply of drinking water to residential and business customers.
- Telecommunications Services: Internet (fiber and DSL), mobile telephony, and television services operated through EWE TEL partnership.
- Solar and E-Mobility Solutions: Sales and installation of photovoltaic systems (swb Solar Komfort), wallboxes, and charging infrastructure.
- Battery Energy Storage Systems: Development and operation of large-scale battery energy storage systems for grid stabilization and renewable energy integration.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Heat Pump Tariff - swb thermo proNatur (Bremen) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Heat Pump Tariff - swb thermo proNatur (Bremerhaven) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Heat Pump Tariff - swb thermo proNatur (Stuhr, Weyhe, Thedinghausen) |
| Subscription | Monthly | DSL Internet Tariffs (Bremen - first 6 months promotional) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Fiber Internet Tariffs (Bremen - from month 7) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Gas Price Adjustment |
| Unit Pricing | One time/ perpetual license | Solar PV Promotion |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels9 records
SWB product offering
Product offeringCore offering
swb AG is an integrated regional utility company based in Bremen, Germany, supplying electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and district heating to residential and business customers in Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding municipalities. In addition to core utilities, the company offers telecommunications services (DSL, fiber internet, mobile, and TV through the EWE TEL partnership) and modern energy solutions including photovoltaic systems, wallboxes, e-mobility charging infrastructure, and the proprietary HyReK hybrid control power plant for grid stabilization.
Product overview
SWB is a multi-utility energy and telecommunications company based in Bremen, Germany, offering an integrated portfolio of energy, water, heating, and telecommunications services. The company operates a platform-plus-services model combining core utilities (electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating) with modern energy solutions (swb Solar komfort photovoltaic systems, swb Wallbox komfort EV charging stations, Home Energy Management Systems), telecommunications (fiber/DSL internet, mobile, TV), and digital customer service platforms (mein swb portal, service apps). The HyReK hybrid control power plant represents a flagship technology project combining battery storage with Power-to-Heat technology for grid stabilization. The company serves both residential and business customers in Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding areas.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Strom (Electricity)
- Erdgas & Wärme (Natural Gas & Heating)
- Wasser (Water)
- Internet (Telecommunications)
- Mobilfunk (Mobile)
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 15% savings on heating costs through hydraulic balancing
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use SWB
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
SWB technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability2 records
Feature4 records
SWB partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Be.storagedcoreJoint development partnership for an 85MW/170MWh battery energy storage system at a legacy power plant site in Bremen's industrial port, planned for commissioning in early 2028.
- EDF Power Solutions DeutschlandminorArcelorMittal has contracted EDF Power Solutions Deutschland for a 25MW/50MWh BESS project in Bremen under a 10-year service agreement.
- StatkraftminorPartnership for optimizing and trading three hybrid solar-plus-storage projects totaling 12MW/24MWh of BESS capacity through 2031. Suncatcher developed these projects in partnership with Statkraft.
- DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (Institute for Networked Energy Systems)coreJoint research partnership on the HyReK (Hybrid Control Power Plant) project, exploring how stable and efficient energy systems can be realized despite weather dependency and increasingly decentralized structures. The project combines research institution expertise with energy utility know-how for the energy transition.
- EWE TEL GmbHcoreEWE TEL operates telecommunications services (internet, mobile, TV) under the swb brand. They are responsible for service delivery and customer management for telecommunications products offered by swb. EWE TEL is based in Oldenburg and has its own management team.
- Animoca BrandsminorSWB Holdings plans to partner with Animoca Brands on stablecoin development as part of their financial services platform launch through the SOUL WORLD BANK platform.
- TenneTcoreJoint development of the Werderland Energy Node project, where TenneT (transmission network operator) is building a converter station and 380-kilovolt substation alongside swb's 110-kilovolt substation to create a modern grid infrastructure hub.
- wesernetz Bremen GmbHcoreSubsidiary network company responsible for operating and expanding the electricity and gas distribution network in Bremen. Investing over one billion euros in grid expansion over ten years.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SWB competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- EWE: EWE AG is a regional multi-utility in northwestern Germany (Oldenburg, Lower Saxony) offering electricity, gas, heat, water, and telecom to residential and business customers. It is a direct peer to SWB given overlapping product portfolio, comparable municipal/cooperative ownership DNA, and ownership of EWE TEL — the partner that already delivers SWB's telecom services.
- Stadtwerke München (SWM): SWM is one of Germany's largest municipal multi-utilities, serving Munich with electricity, district heating, cooling, water, and fiber telecom, plus large renewable generation. SWB and SWM share the integrated multi-utility model, municipal ownership roots, and district heating plus fiber infrastructure strategy, making SWM a strong scaling benchmark for SWB.
- Mainova: Mainova is the Frankfurt municipal multi-utility supplying electricity, gas, heat, water, and energy services to a major German metro area. Like SWB, it is an integrated regional Versorger with growing exposure to heat pumps, e-mobility, and renewable generation serving a defined metropolitan concession area.
- Stadtwerke Leipzig: Leipziger Stadtwerke is a large eastern-German municipal multi-utility providing electricity, gas, district heating, water, and telecom (including a fiber JV). It is a close structural peer to SWB in combining regulated utility supply with district heating expansion and digital customer platforms.
- Stadtwerke Düsseldorf: Stadtwerke Düsseldorf is a mid-sized German municipal multi-utility offering electricity, gas, district heating, water, and mobility services to its home city. It is a structural twin of SWB — public ownership, integrated supply portfolio, urban concession area, and a similar mix of regulated and new-energy business lines.
Broad incumbents
- EnBW: EnBW is one of Germany's four big integrated utilities, with generation, T&D, EV charging (EnBW mobility+), and municipal sales. It is a broad incumbent peer of SWB because it operates overlapping product categories (BESS, EV charging, district heating, retail supply) and competes for the same end customers, but at national scale rather than a single city.
- E.ON: E.ON is a major German/European distribution-network and retail-energy operator with national consumer brands, smart-home, and BESS offerings. It is a broad incumbent peer because it competes head-to-head with SWB for retail electricity/gas customers in Bremen and is also a network operator with similar regulated capex exposure at far larger scale.
- Vattenfall Wärme Berlin: Vattenfall's Berlin heat business is one of Europe's largest district heating operators and a major BESS/power-to-heat developer. It is a broad incumbent peer to SWB on the heat-transition, sector-coupling, and large-BESS dimension that SWB is now pursuing with HyReK and the 85MW/170MWh project.
Others
- TenneT: TenneT is the Dutch-German transmission system operator co-developing the Werderland Energy Node with SWB. It is a partner/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor, but is directly relevant as the counterparty that co-defines SWB's grid capex roadmap and large-scale storage interconnection in Bremen.
Regional players
- Entega: Entega is a regional utility serving the Darmstadt/Hesse region with electricity, gas, heat, water, fiber, and e-mobility. It is a regional peer to SWB in the integrated Stadtwerke model, especially in the combination of municipal green-power positioning, fiber rollout, and EV charging infrastructure.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
SWB social profiles
Digital presenceSWB compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
SWB financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SWB leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
SWB subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
SWB funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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SWB M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about SWB
What does SWB do?
swb AG is an integrated regional utility company based in Bremen, Germany, supplying electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and district heating to residential and business customers in Bremen, Bremerhaven, and surrounding municipalities. In addition to core utilities, the company offers telecommunications services (DSL, fiber internet, mobile, and TV through the EWE TEL partnership) and modern energy solutions including photovoltaic systems, wallboxes, e-mobility charging infrastructure, and the proprietary HyReK hybrid control power plant for grid stabilization.
Is SWB a public or private company?
SWB is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was SWB founded?
SWB was founded in 1854. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is SWB based?
SWB is headquartered in Bremen, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does SWB make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Electricity Supply is the primary driver. The others are natural Gas Supply, district Heating, drinking Water Supply, telecommunications Services, solar and E-Mobility Solutions and battery Energy Storage Systems.
Who are SWB's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are EWE, Stadtwerke München (SWM), Mainova, Stadtwerke Leipzig and Stadtwerke Düsseldorf. Broad incumbents are EnBW, E.ON and Vattenfall Wärme Berlin. TenneT is listed as an others. Entega is listed as a regional player.
Does SWB have an API?
No public API is recorded for SWB.
What industry is SWB in?
SWB's product category is Integrated Utility Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAGABAA, Regulated Residential & SMB Retail Supply (Default/Standard Offer), with a secondary code of EUAGABAK, Retail Billing, Customer Care & CIS/BSS Operations (for Residential/SMB). Its NAICS code is 2211 and its SIC code is 4900.