What Stadtwerke Rheine does

Stadtwerke Rheine is a 100% municipally-owned multi-utility group headquartered in Rheine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, operating under the German Stadtwerke model of providing essential public services (Daseinsvorsorge) within a franchise-protected service area. The company is organized as a holding structure with four wholly-owned subsidiaries — Energie- und Wasserversorgung Rheine GmbH (electricity, gas, water), RheiNet GmbH (telecommunications and fiber broadband), Verkehrsgesellschaft der Stadt Rheine mbH (StadtBus public transport, carsharing, parking), and Rheiner Bäder GmbH (Aqua Reni leisure bath, Hallenbad Rheine, Hallenbad Mesum) — all ultimately owned by the Stadt Rheine municipality and regulated by the Regulierungskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen. Core operations span electricity and gas distribution (including 100% Ökostrom and climate-neutral gas options), drinking water supply from three waterworks serving approximately 97,000 people across Rheine, Neuenkirchen, and Wettringen, district heating for the Eschendorfer Aue development, fiber-to-the-home broadband up to 1,000 Mbit/s, urban mobility (seven StadtBus lines, StadtAuto carsharing, EV charging, parking facilities), and three swimming facilities.

Revenue generation is predominantly consumption-based, recurring, and tied to regulated network fees (managed_services), subscription tariffs for energy/water/telecom/transit (subscription_recurring), transaction- and usage-based charges for parking, carsharing, EV charging, and bath admissions, and—via the Trianel citywerke cooperation—shared ownership of EUR 100 million in renewable generation assets (solar parks and onshore/offshore wind). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer across both private households (Privatkunden, primary segment) and business customers (Geschäftskunden, secondary segment), supported by an online tariff calculator, customer portal (rheine.evu.app), smart meter portal, network connection portal, the Bahnhofstraße KundenCenter, telephone and emergency lines, and field service teams. Underlying technology infrastructure includes intelligent metering systems (iMSys), a multi-utility network control layer, and digital self-service portals layered on standard enterprise software (Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune, PRTG, NTS.suite CRM).

The firm's competitive position rests on regulatory monopoly rights, exclusive BDEW and DVGW network licenses, capital intensity in renewables and fiber, and diversified utility revenue cross-subsidizing public-mandate activities such as public transport and bath operations.

Name

Stadtwerke Rheine

Legal name

Stadtwerke Rheine GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-rheine.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Rheine is a 100% municipally-owned German multi-utility group providing electricity, gas, water, fiber broadband, public bus transport, e-mobility, parking, and swimming facilities to approximately 97,000 residents and businesses in and around Rheine, North Rhine-Westphalia, via four operating subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-utility municipal services (Stadtwerke)

NAICS

Utilities (221), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Air Quality & Environmental Hygiene (Legionella/IAQ) (BPABAAAO), Parking, Fleet & Mobility Management (BPABAAAM)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Energy and water supply
• Public bus transportation
• Fiber broadband internet
• District heating networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Rheine

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply (Strom): Electricity supply to residential and business customers, including option for 100% green electricity (Ökostrom). Revenue generated through consumption-based pricing with regulated network fees.
2. Gas Supply (Gas): Natural gas supply for heating and energy needs, available in climate-neutral option (klimaneutrales Gas). Revenue generated through consumption-based pricing with regulated network fees.
3. Water Supply (Wasser): Drinking water supply to approximately 97,000 people in Rheine, Neuenkirchen, and Wettringen via three waterworks. Recurring consumption-based revenue.
4. District Heating (Fernwärme): District heating supply for homes and businesses in the Eschendorfer Aue development area, providing climate-friendly heating solution.
5. Public Transport (StadtBus): Urban bus transportation via the StadtBus network, including fare revenue from bus tickets and subscriptions.
6. Parking (Parken): Operation of parking garages, underground parking, and surface parking lots in Rheine, generating transaction-based revenue.
7. Swimming Facilities (Bäder): Operation of Aqua Reni (leisure bath), Rheine indoor pool, and Mesum indoor pool, generating admission fee revenue.
8. Telecommunications / RheiNet: Broadband internet and telecommunications services for residential and business customers, including fiber network build-out in underserved areas.
9. E-Mobility (E-Mobilität): Electric vehicle charging stations for home, public, and business use, generating usage-based charging revenue.
10. Network Operation (Netze): Network operator for electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications networks. Revenue generated through regulated network fees as a licensed grid operator (BDEW-Code: 99 00541 000009, DVGW-Nummer: 987 00541 00002).
11. Carsharing (StadtAuto): Carsharing service providing flexible vehicle access for customers in Rheine.
12. Energy Services (Energie-Dienstleistungen): Energy consulting and related services for business customers, generating professional services revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Rheine is a municipal multi-utility (Stadtwerke) providing essential public services to the city of Rheine and surrounding communities: electricity and gas supply (including 100% green electricity and climate-neutral gas options), drinking water from three waterworks for ~97,000 people, district heating, public bus transport, parking operations, e-mobility charging, carsharing, fiber-optic broadband internet (Glasfaser up to 1,000 Mbit/s), RheiNet business telecommunications, and indoor/outdoor swimming facilities. The company also operates the regulated electricity, gas, water, and telecom networks on behalf of the city under government supervision.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Rheine is a multi-utility municipal services company offering an integrated portfolio of infrastructure and public services. The company operates as a holding group with four subsidiaries (Energie- und Wasserversorgung Rheine GmbH, RheiNet GmbH, Verkehrsgesellschaft der Stadt Rheine mbH, and Rheine Bäder GmbH) providing energy supply (electricity and gas), district heating, water supply, telecommunications (RheiNet), public transport (StadtBus), parking management, e-mobility charging infrastructure, swimming facilities (Aqua Reni, Hallenbad Rheine, Hallenbad Mesum), fiber optic internet (Glasfaser), street lighting, and network operations. Customer-facing digital services include an online customer portal, Smart Meter Portal, and network connection portal. The portfolio operates on a platform-plus-portals model where core utility services are complemented by self-service digital tools for customer management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aqua Reni: Freizeitbad (leisure bath) combining indoor and outdoor swimming facilities operated by Rheiner Bäder GmbH
• StadtBus
• StadtAuto
• RheiNet

Products and services

• Electricity Supply (Strom) Retail electricity supply to private households and business customers in the licensed network area of Stadtwerke Rheine, including a 100% renewable (Ökostrom) tariff option. Pricing is calculated via online tariff calculator based on postcode (PLZ) and annual consumption (kWh).
• Gas Supply (Gas) Retail natural gas supply to residential and business customers in the Rheine service area, including a climate-neutral gas tariff option. Pricing calculated via online tariff calculator based on postcode and annual consumption.
• Water Supply (Wasser) Drinking water supply from three waterworks, serving approximately 97,000 people in Rheine, Neuenkirchen, and Wettringen via the municipal water network.
• District Heating (Fernwärme) District heating supply for residential and commercial buildings, with the first network in the Eschendorfer Aue development area. Used by property developers and home owners in covered service areas for climate- and environmentally-friendly heating.
• StadtBus Public Transport Public local bus transportation across Rheine via multiple StadtBus lines, offering environmentally friendly and cost-effective mobility with online schedule information via the Westfälische Verkehrsgesellschaft platform.
• StadtAuto Carsharing Carsharing service offering flexible vehicle rental for local residents and businesses in Rheine, supplementing public transport.
• E-Mobility Charging (E-Mobilität) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure for residential, public, and business customers, generating usage-based charging revenue.
• Parking Operations (Parken) Operation of parking garages, underground parking, and surface parking lots across Rheine, generating transaction-based parking revenue for the city.
• Aqua Reni Leisure Bath Combined indoor and outdoor recreational swimming facility with over 2,000 m² of water surface, slides, and attractions, operated by Rheiner Bäder GmbH.
• Hallenbad Rheine (Indoor Pool) Indoor swimming pool facility in Rheine offering swimming lessons, training, and recreational swimming.
• Hallenbad Mesum (Indoor Pool) Indoor swimming pool facility in the Mesum district of Rheine, serving the local community.
• Glasfaser Fiber-Optic Internet High-speed fiber-to-the-home broadband internet for residential and business customers in the Rheine service area, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbit/s, available in Mesum, Hauenhorst, and expanding coverage zones.
• RheiNet Business Telecommunications Business telecommunications services provided by RheiNet GmbH for commercial customers in the Rheine area, leveraging the group's fiber optic infrastructure.
• Network Operations (Netze) Licensed regulated network operation for electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications networks in the Rheine service area, with network fees collected from suppliers and customers.
• Street Lighting (Straßenbeleuchtung) Operation and maintenance of public street lighting infrastructure for the city of Rheine, supporting citizen safety.
• Energy Services / Consulting (Energie-Dienstleistungen) Energy consulting and related services for business customers in the Rheine area, including energy efficiency advisory offered through the dedicated Geschäftskunden desk.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drinking water supplied to 97,000 people across Rheine, Neuenkirchen, and Wettringen from three waterworks
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• U-SERV ELTEL Networks GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 3 June 2026U-SERV ELTEL Networks GmbH supports the Energie- und Wasserversorgung Rheine GmbH with the smart meter rollout (Rollout intelligente Messsysteme). U-SERV handles customer outreach, scheduling, and execution of electricity meter replacements from June 1 to October 31, 2026. The company can be reached via hotline at 0800 5888773-38.
• TrianelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrianel is a citywerke cooperation (Stadtwerke-Kooperation) in which Stadtwerke Rheine participates. Through this partnership, Stadtwerke Rheine is invested in multiple solar parks as well as onshore and offshore wind farms. The Trianel partnership is a flagship component of Stadtwerke Rheine's renewable energy investment strategy, representing an investment volume of EUR 100 million.
• Westfälische Verkehrsgesellschaft mbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWestfälische Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH provides the electronic schedule information system (elektronische Fahrplanauskunft / EFA) used for StadtBus route planning and schedule queries on the Stadtwerke Rheine website. This technology partnership enables real-time public transport information access for Rheine residents.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Germany's largest municipal multi-utility providing electricity, gas, water, district heating, public transport (MVG), fiber (M-net), and swimming facilities; demonstrates the upper bound of the Stadtwerke model that smaller peers like Stadtwerke Rheine benchmark against.
• Deutsche Telekom: Dominant national fiber and broadband operator against which RheiNet's 1,000 Mbit/s Glasfaser offering directly competes for residential and business customers in Rheine and surrounding build-out areas.
• E.ON: National incumbent energy company operating in distribution, retail electricity and gas, and increasingly in fiber and e-mobility; sets the competitive benchmark for cross-sell and adjacent-market expansion across all of Stadtwerke Rheine's lines.
• Westenergie (E.ON subsidiary): E.ON's regional network operator active across NRW with electricity, gas, and broadband; competes with Stadtwerke Rheine in adjacent concession areas and in energy services for business customers.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Lengerich: Municipal multi-utility in the Tecklenburger Land region (Kreis Steinfurt) providing Strom, Gas, Wasser, and Glasfaser; near-identical Stadtwerke model serving a comparable rural/urban mix in the same regulatory jurisdiction.
• Stadtwerke Emsdetten: Local municipal utility in the Kreis Steinfurt region serving a similar mix of private and business customers with energy, water, and broadband; directly comparable in scale, scope, and operating model.
• Stadtwerke Münster: Closest geographic peer in the Münsterland region. Operates the same multi-utility municipal model (Strom, Gas, Wasser, Fernwärme, Bäder, Bus, Glasfaser) under similar municipal ownership, with comparable regulatory framework under NRW Regulierungskammer.
• Stadtwerke Steinfurt: Small-format German Stadtwerke offering electricity, gas, water, and broadband within the same NRW regulatory regime; highly comparable in customer profile and service mix to Stadtwerke Rheine.
• Stadtwerke Osnabrück: Adjacent regional multi-utility providing electricity, gas, water, district heating, public transport, and broadband under municipal ownership; highly comparable scale, service portfolio, and customer base to Stadtwerke Rheine.

Others

• Trianel: Citywerke cooperation through which Stadtwerke Rheine invests in solar and wind projects; directly comparable as the cooperative's portfolio company in renewable infrastructure that other municipal utilities also access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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