Stadtwerke Freudenstadt

What Stadtwerke Freudenstadt does

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt GmbH & Co. KG is a municipally owned multi-utility headquartered in Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating continuously since 1895. The company supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and broadband internet to over 14,000 customers in Freudenstadt and surrounding municipalities including Seewald, Loßburg, Dornstetten, Alpirsbach, and Dornhan. It holds licensed network operator status for natural gas distribution in Seewald (since 2012), Loßburg (since 2013), and Dornstetten (since 2013), and acquired the Loßburg electricity grid from Netze BW in 2016. Under the brands MeinLändleSTROM, MeinLändleGAS, and komDSL, it offers tiered residential and commercial tariff products, 100% renewable electricity across all tariffs since January 2022, and a dynamic EPEX Spot-linked tariff (MeinLändleSTROM Flex) requiring smart meter integration.

The underlying technology stack combines smart metering infrastructure (Intelligentes Messsystem with 15-minute interval recording and LAN/LTE connectivity), FTTH/FTTC broadband networks, and combined heat and power (CHP) plants operating since 1997 that supply district heating to high-demand anchors including Krankenhaus Freudenstadt, Panorama-Bad Freudenstadt, the local school center, and the Sulzhau business park. A natural gas refueling station has been operated since August 2008. The company is structured as a GmbH & Co. KG under municipal ownership, led by Geschäftsführer Peter Günther, with a managing partner entity (Stadtwerke Freudenstadt Verwaltungs-GmbH).

Revenue is generated through subscription-based recurring utility tariffs with monthly billing cadence, working price (Cent/kWh) plus base price (€/month) components, and managed services revenue from regulated electricity and gas network operation. Pricing is structured by meter type (single/dual tariff), customer tier (residential, commercial, Mittelstand/industrial), and product variant (standard, online discount, eco, dynamic, biogas blend). The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer via a 24/7 customer portal, online tariff calculator, physical customer center at Stuttgarter Straße 7, telephone service at +49 7441 921-0, and a dedicated enterprise sales channel for medium-sized, industrial, and housing management customers. Certifications include VDE TSM (electrical safety management), DVGW TSM (gas and water safety management), and Top Lokalversorger.

Name

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt

Legal name

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://stadtwerke-freudenstadt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt is a municipally owned multi-utility serving 14,000+ customers in Freudenstadt and surrounding German municipalities with electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and broadband internet, operating as a licensed electricity and gas network operator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Multi-Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Electric Power Generation (22111)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923), Water Supply (4941), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Supply + DER/Virtual Power Plant Bundles (Solar, Storage, DR) (EUAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Network Upgrades & Capacity Additions (Reconductoring, Rebalancing, Voltage Optimization) (EUAEACAN), DER Grid Services & Market Enablement (Ancillary Services, Flexibility) (EUADALAK)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Electricity supply
• Natural gas supply
• District heating networks
• Broadband internet services

Headquarters

HQ city

Freudenstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Electricity supply to residential and commercial customers through various tariff products including MeinLändleSTROM Daheim, MeinLändleSTROM Online, MeinLändleSTROM Öko, MeinLändleSTROM Flex (dynamic tariff), and LändleSTROM for commercial customers. Revenue generated through base price and working price components.
2. Natural Gas Supply: Natural gas supply through MeinLändleGAS Sorglos, MeinLändleGAS Online, MeinLändleGAS Bio10 products for residential, and LändleGAS products for commercial customers. Includes gas fuel station operations since August 2008.
3. Drinking Water Supply: Drinking water supply to customers in Freudenstadt and surrounding areas.
4. District Heating: District heating networks supplying heat to connected buildings including commercial areas like Sulzhau business park and residential area Kohlstätter Hardt II.
5. Broadband Internet (komDSL): Broadband internet and telephony services under komDSL brand including internet, TV (waipu.tv), and phone services. Provides fiber and DSL connections to residential and commercial customers.
6. Network Operation: Operation of electricity and gas distribution networks in Freudenstadt and surrounding municipalities (Seewald since 2012, Loßburg since 2013, Dornstetten since 2013, Loßburg electricity network since 2016) as licensed network operator.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and broadband internet (komDSL) to more than 14,000 residential and commercial customers in Freudenstadt and surrounding municipalities. It also operates the local electricity and gas distribution networks, a CNG refueling station, electromobility services, and grid-connection services for renewable-energy generators, with all retail electricity tariffs supplied as 100% eco-power since January 2022.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Freudenstadt operates as a multi-utility provider offering electricity, natural gas, drinking water, district heating, and broadband internet services to Freudenstadt and surrounding municipalities. The product portfolio centers on two main categories: Energy products (electricity under MeinLändleSTROM/LändleSTROM brands with variants for households, businesses, heat pumps, and renewable options; natural gas under MeinLändleGAS/LändleGAS brands including standard, online discount, and biogas blends) and Infrastructure services (broadband internet under komDSL brand with speeds up to 1000 Mbit/s, smart metering solutions, and district heating networks). The MeinLändleSTROM Flex dynamic tariff represents an innovative offering tied to EPEX Spot exchange prices requiring smart meter infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MeinLändleSTROM: Electricity tariff brand for residential and commercial customers, including Flex, Daheim, Online, and Öko variants.
• MeinLändleGAS
• komDSL

Products and services

• MeinLändleSTROM Daheim Standard residential electricity tariff available for single-tariff or dual-tariff (HT/NT) meters; combines a fixed monthly base price with a working price per kWh. Designed as the default household electricity product in the Freudenstadt supply area.
• MeinLändleSTROM Online Discount residential electricity tariff for online-only customer communication with a lower working price and an annual loyalty benefit at Panorama-Bad Freudenstadt. Offered for both single and dual-tariff meters.
• MeinLändleSTROM Öko 100% renewable electricity tariff sourced from water, wind, and/or photovoltaic plants in Europe, with a regional environmental contribution funding local tree-planting initiatives. Available for single and dual-tariff meters.
• MeinLändleSTROM Flex Dynamic residential electricity tariff with variable working price linked to hourly EPEX Spot exchange prices; requires a smart meter and enables next-day hourly price visibility in the customer portal from 6 PM for load-shifting optimization.
• MeinLändleSTROM Heizung / MeineWärmepumpe Specialized electricity tariff designed for heat pumps and electric heating, including the §22 reduced-network-charge tariff option for heat pump customers.
• LändleSTROM Gewerbe Electricity tariff for small and medium-sized commercial customers with single or dual-tariff meters, offered at differentiated working-price tiers based on consumption volume and base price per meter configuration.
• MeinLändleGAS Sorglos Standard residential natural gas tariff with paper correspondence, three-tier working-price brackets by annual consumption, and a limited price guarantee until 31.12.2026.
• MeinLändleGAS Online Discount residential natural gas tariff for online-only communication with lower working prices, lower base price tiers, and an annual discount of €11.90.
• MeinLändleGAS Bio10 Residential natural gas tariff blended with 10% biogas, satisfying the EWärmeG (Renewable Energies Heat Act) requirement for new heating installations.
• LändleGAS Gewerbe Commercial natural gas tariff for business customers with consumption-based three-tier pricing brackets and base price per meter size.
• Trinkwasserversorgung (Drinking Water Supply) Drinking water supply service for households and businesses in Freudenstadt and surrounding areas, including tariff pricing, water-quality documentation, origin information, and meter-reading services.
• Wärmenetze (District Heating) District heating network supplying block heating and hot water from CHP plants to connected facilities including Krankenhaus Freudenstadt, Panorama-Bad Freudenstadt, the adjacent school center, the Sulzhau commercial area, and the Kohlstätter Hardt II residential area.
• komDSL (Broadband Internet) Broadband internet service over the company's own fiber and DSL network, with speed tiers including komDSL 75, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 Mbit/s depending on location and technology (FTTH/FTTC). Bundles include landline telephony (flat rate for German fixed lines) and waipu.tv television.
• Erdgas-Tankstelle (CNG Refueling Station) Public compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station at the AVIA site on Stuttgarter Straße 109 in Freudenstadt, dispensing CNG as a vehicle fuel at reduced mineral-oil-tax rates.
• Elektromobilität (Electromobility Services) Electromobility services offering charging solutions for electric vehicles as part of the company's smart-mobility portfolio.
• Erzeugungsanlagen-Anmeldung (Generator Grid Connection) Service for registering and managing electricity generation facilities (photovoltaic, wind power, biomass, CHP, balcony solar) including grid-connection application, feed-in metering and billing, and Redispatch 2.0 compliance for renewable-energy producers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% eco-power for all electricity tariffs since 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• badenovacoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerbadenova serves as a mid-sized regional supplier supporting the sustainability network 'Nachhaltige Stadtwerke' (Sustainable Utilities Network). Three percent of badenova's profits annually flow into an innovation fund for climate and water protection projects supporting innovative environmental protection initiatives. The network includes Stadtwerke Freudenstadt, Energie- und Wasserversorgung Kirchzarten, Gemeindewerke Gundelfingen, Umkirch and Sinzheim, and Energieversorgung Oberes Wiesental.
• Deutsche TelekomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeutsche Telekom partnered with Stadtwerke Freudenstadt for the nationwide mobile phone recycling campaign. Collection box located in the customer center. Foxway handles the DEKRA-audited return and data deletion process.
• Netze BW GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetze BW GmbH transferred the electricity network of Loßburg municipality to Stadtwerke Freudenstadt on 01.01.2016. Previously operated as the regional grid operator before the transfer.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Netze BW: Largest distribution network operator in Baden-Württemberg and EnBW subsidiary; counterparty in the 2016 Loßburg electricity network transfer to Stadtwerke Freudenstadt. Comparable regulated network business.
• Thüga Energien: Network of municipal utilities across Germany; comparable operating model and federated ownership structure for German Stadtwerke, of which Freudenstadt is an archetypal member.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Heidelberg: Multi-utility Stadtwerke in Baden-Württemberg with electricity, gas, water, district heating, and broadband services. Same ownership/regulatory model and customer types.
• Gemeindewerke Gundelfingen: Small municipal utility in Baden-Württemberg and direct partner in the 'Nachhaltige Stadtwerke' sustainability network alongside Freudenstadt. Closest scale and structural peer.
• Stadtwerke Reutlingen: Stadtwerke in Baden-Württemberg with overlapping multi-utility portfolio (electricity, gas, water, heat, broadband). Comparable in size, customer base, and municipal ownership structure.
• Stadtwerke Esslingen: Regional municipal utility in Baden-Württemberg offering electricity, gas, water, and district heating. Strongly comparable multi-utility profile and operating geography.
• Stadtwerke Karlsruhe: Larger but structurally similar Baden-Württemberg municipal utility supplying electricity, gas, water, district heating, and broadband. Same regulatory and competitive frame as Stadtwerke Freudenstadt.
• Stadtwerke Tübingen: Regional municipal utility in Baden-Württemberg supplying electricity, gas, water, and district heating with comparable scale and customer profile. Closely analogous operating model and geographic context.
• Stadtwerke Konstanz: Municipal multi-utility (Stadtwerke) in Baden-Württemberg providing electricity, gas, water, heating, and broadband to a similar mid-sized southern German city. Direct comparable in scope, ownership structure, and product portfolio.

Regional players

• badenova: Regional energy supplier in Baden-Württemberg and core partner of Stadtwerke Freudenstadt in the 'Nachhaltige Stadtwerke' sustainability network. Comparable product portfolio and regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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