Name

Stadtwerke Forchheim

Legal name

Stadtwerke Forchheim GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-forchheim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Forchheim is a municipally owned multi-utility (Stadtwerke GmbH) serving Forchheim and surrounding Bavarian district with electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater, fiber internet (foOne), IPTV, e-mobility, photovoltaic, and heating contracting services to residential and business customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Forchheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Sale of electricity to residential and commercial customers in Forchheim grid area and external territories. Includes standard tariffs (FO Privat), certified green electricity (FO Natur), heat pump tariffs (FO Natur Wärme), and dynamic pricing (FO Flex). Revenue generated through consumption-based pricing per kWh plus fixed basic fees.
2. Natural Gas Supply: Natural gas distribution to private and business customers with tiered volume pricing (FO BestGas tariffs). Prices structured with consumption bands (Stufe 1-3) and fixed monthly base charges. Includes basic supply (Grundversorgung) for non-contracting customers.
3. Telecommunications (foOne): Internet, phone, and fiber connectivity services under the foOne brand. Revenue from monthly subscriptions with contract terms of 12 or 24 months. Additional revenue from landline flatrates (€5.00/month) and Digital-TV packages (€9.90/month).
4. Heating Contracting (Wärme komplett): Rental model for heating systems where Stadtwerke provides, installs, operates, and maintains heating equipment (gas condensing boilers, heat pumps, wood pellets). Customers pay monthly fees combining financing costs, operation/maintenance, and actual energy consumption. Eliminates upfront investment for customers.
5. Photovoltaic Systems: Sale and installation of PV systems with optional battery storage. Full-service offering including consultation, installation by qualified electricians, and maintenance. Revenue from system sales and ongoing service contracts.
6. Water Supply and Wastewater: Drinking water supply from groundwater sources and wastewater treatment. Volume-based pricing for water consumption and wastewater processing. Approximately 6 million cubic meters of wastewater treated annually.
7. E-Mobility Services: EV charging solutions including Wallbox sales, public e-charging station network participation (Ladeverbund+), and Carsharing services. Revenue from hardware sales, charging fees, and subscription-based Carsharing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Forchheim is a city-owned municipal utility supplying private and business customers in the Forchheim region with electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and wastewater services. It also operates the foOne telecommunications brand delivering fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet up to 1 Gbit/s, IPTV via waipu.tv, phone, and digital TV, alongside e-mobility (wallboxes, Ladeverbund+ network, CarSharing), photovoltaic system installation with battery storage, and heating system contracting (Wärme komplett).

Product overview

Stadtwerke Forchheim operates as a multi-utility regional provider offering energy (electricity, natural gas), telecommunications (internet, fiber, IPTV), water/wastewater, and mobility services to private and business customers in Forchheim and the surrounding district. The product portfolio is organized around the foOne telecommunications sub-brand (internet at five speed tiers from 50 Mbit/s to 1,000 Mbit/s, fiber FTTH, IPTV via waipu.tv with comfort and perfect plus packages, plus customer portal and webmail), residential and commercial electricity tariffs (FO | Privat, FO | Natur with TÜV certification, FO | Natur Wärme for heat pumps, FO | Natur mobil for EV charging), natural gas supply (FO | BestGas with consumption-based tiers, FO | Basis basic supply), E-mobility solutions (wallbox/home charging, Ladeverbund+ public charging network, carsharing, parking), and a full-service photovoltaic offering including installation and battery storage. Water supply (drinking water from groundwater, wastewater treatment) and heating contracting (Wärme komplett) complete the portfolio. All services are supported by digital platforms including customer portals for foOne and business customers, GIS-based infrastructure map access, and 24-hour emergency response.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• foOne: Telecommunications brand of Stadtwerke Forchheim providing internet, phone, and fiber optic services (FTTH) in Forchheim and surrounding areas.
• FO | Natur
• FO | Privat
• FO | BestGas
• waipu.tv

Products and services

• foOne Internet (FTTH fiber and DSL)
• foOne Glasfaser (FTTH fiber-to-the-home connection)
• waipu.tv IPTV (via foOne)
• FO Privat Electricity Tariff
• FO Natur Green Electricity (TÜV-certified)
• FO Natur Wärme (green electricity for heat pumps)
• FO Natur mobil (green electricity for EV charging)
• FO BestGas Natural Gas Supply (tiered)
• FO Basis Natural Gas (Grundversorgung)
• Photovoltaic Systems (PV-Anlagen)
• Battery Storage (Solar Storage)
• Wärme komplett (Heating Contracting)
• Drinking Water Supply (Trinkwasser)
• Wastewater Treatment (Abwasser)
• E-Mobility Wallbox (home charging stations)
• CarSharing
• Ladeverbund+ Charging Network Access
• Parking Facilities (Parken in Forchheim)
• Metering Operations (Messstellenbetrieb)
• SK-Kundenportal (Business customer consumption portal)
• Online-Planauskunft (GIS infrastructure map system)

Quantifiable outcome

• PV systems typically cover 70-80% of household electricity needs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Exaring AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationExaring AG provides the waipu.tv IPTV streaming service through their proprietary EXARING fiber network (13,000+ km), which Stadtwerke Forchheim distributes to customers. The EXARING infrastructure enables reliable TV streaming by bypassing public internet congestion points, supporting over 100 million HD streams simultaneously.
• Leithenberg-GruppeminorOthersFor water supply in Kersbach, Stadtwerke Forchheim directs customers to the Leithenberg-Gruppe (water association), indicating a territorial cooperation for water services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pfalzwerke: Mid-sized regional multi-utility in Rhineland-Palatinate providing electricity, gas, water, and energy services; similar size, multi-utility scope, and historically owned by municipal shareholders.
• Stadtwerke Erlangen: Neighboring Bavarian municipal utility of comparable size serving Erlangen and region with electricity, gas, water, district heating, and telecom. Most direct analog in geography, product breadth, and customer profile.
• M-net Telekommunikations GmbH: Bavarian regional fiber telecom provider (municipally owned by SWM, infra-for, and other Stadtwerke) operating FTTH, DSL, and business services across Bavaria; competes head-on with Stadtwerke Forchheim's foOne in the fiber/telecom layer.
• Stadtwerke Bamberg: Adjacent Upper Franconia municipal utility offering multi-utility services (electricity, gas, water, public transport, telecom) in a comparable mid-sized German city; similar scale and regulatory setup.
• N-ERGIE / Stadtwerke Nürnberg: Large regional Bavarian multi-utility serving the Nuremberg metropolitan area with energy, water, and related services; same municipal-utility structure and overlapping service lines.
• Stadtwerke Würzburg / Mainfranken Netze: Mid-sized Bavarian municipal utility operating electricity, gas, water, and heat networks in the Würzburg region; similar size and product mix to Stadtwerke Forchheim.

Broad incumbents

• Bayernwerk AG: E.ON's Bavarian distribution system operator running electricity and gas grids across Bavaria; overlaps with Stadtwerke Forchheim's grid responsibilities and acts as a network-area partner for tariff expansion (e.g., FO|Natur Wärme).
• E.ON Energie Deutschland: National incumbent energy retailer competing for electricity and gas customers across Germany including Forchheim; much larger scale and pricing power, but no municipal-monopoly advantage.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM/MVV): Largest municipal utility in Germany, providing electricity, gas, district heating, water, telecom (M-net share), and public transport across Munich; broader portfolio and national strategic ambitions, but same fundamental operating model.

Regional players

• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: Large integrated German energy company operating retail and network businesses primarily in Baden-Württemberg; competes at a national level in retail supply and renewable energy, comparable product breadth but different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StadtwerkeForchheimGmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadtwerke-forchheim-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtwerkeforchheim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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