Stadtwerke Hilden

Name

Stadtwerke Hilden

Legal name

Stadtwerke Hilden GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-hilden.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Utility Municipal Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), 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

DER Program Operations & Customer/Installer Enablement (Applications, Portals, Inspections) (EUADALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Telemetry, Metering & Measurement & Verification (M&V) for Flexibility (EUAFAHAJ), DER Financing, Contracting & Program Management (PPAs, Shared Savings, Performance) (EUAFAHAL)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Electricity distribution
• Natural gas supply
• Drinking water supply
• Fiber optic internet

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Supply (Strom, Gas): Supply of green electricity (Ökostrom) and natural gas to residential and business customers in Hilden. Revenue is generated through recurring consumption-based tariffs with monthly advance payments (Abschläge) and annual billing.
2. Water Supply (hildenWasser): Drinking water supply to Hilden residents. Revenue model based on consumption and connection fees.
3. Bath & Leisure Facilities (Hildorado & Waldbad): Operation of the Hildorado sport and leisure pool and the Waldbad open-air pool. Revenue from admission fees, season tickets, courses, sauna services, and online ticket sales.
4. hildenMedia - Fiber Internet & Telephony: Fiber-to-the-building broadband internet and telephony services for households and businesses in Hilden.
5. hildenSolar & hildenKlima: Solar panel planning services and climate control/air conditioning installation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Hilden GmbH is a municipal utility that distributes electricity (certified green/Ökostrom), natural gas, drinking water, and fiber-to-the-building broadband internet to approximately 58,000 residents and businesses in Hilden, Germany. It complements these regulated utility services with renewable energy solutions (heat pumps, solar planning, air conditioning installation), e-mobility leasing, and operates the Hildorado indoor and Waldbad outdoor swimming pools as public leisure facilities.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Hilden operates as a multi-service municipal utility offering an integrated energy portfolio under the 'hilden' branded product family alongside recreational facilities. The core energy offerings include hildenStrom (eco electricity), hildenGas (natural gas), and hildenWasser (drinking water), which form the foundational commodity products. These are complemented by sustainable energy add-ons: hildenSolar for photovoltaic systems, hildenWärme for heat pump installations, hildenKlima for air conditioning services, hildenMedia for fiber optic internet connectivity, and hildenMobil for e-bike leasing. The company also operates the Hildorado indoor pool and Waldbad outdoor pool as recreational facilities, with a unified online booking platform for bath admissions and courses. A 24/7 customer portal enables contract management, meter reading submissions, and online services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• hildenStrom: Green electricity supply product - always eco-certified green power
• hildenGas
• hildenWasser
• hildenWärme
• hildenSolar
• hildenKlima
• hildenMedia
• hildenMobil
• Hildorado
• Waldbad

Products and services

• hildenStrom (Green Electricity Supply) Green electricity supply (Ökostrom) sourced from renewable energy, delivered to residential and business customers in Hilden via the local electricity distribution network. Includes electricity mix transparency, contract management, and tariff options accessible via the online tariff calculator.
• hildenGas (Natural Gas Supply) Natural gas supply service for Hilden households and businesses, including pricing information, safety guidelines, and a gas calculator to estimate consumption. Network transitions from L-Gas to H-Gas beginning mid-2028.
• hildenWasser (Drinking Water Supply) Drinking water supply service delivering pure, high-quality tap water to residential and business customers in Hilden, sourced from Wasserwerk Baumberg (50 years of operation, anniversary in 2026). Includes pricing system, water hardness information, and consumption-based billing.
• hildenWärme (Heat Pump Solutions) Heat pump installation service based on renewable energies, with Stadtwerke Hilden providing consultation on heat pump selection and covering investment costs. Targeted at residential property owners transitioning to climate-friendly heating.
• hildenSolar (Solar Panel Planning) Solar panel planning service that helps customers install photovoltaic systems, become more independent from electricity price developments, and increase property value. Provided to residential property owners in Hilden.
• hildenKlima (Air Conditioning Installation) Air conditioning planning and installation service providing precise planning and professional installation for climate control solutions, targeted at residential and business customers seeking cooling systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58,000 residents served across Hilden with energy and water services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

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

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Stiftung Kinder forschen (formerly Haus der kleinen Forscher)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadtwerke Hilden supports the Stiftung Kinder forschen foundation by enabling nearly free training for educators from Hildener kindergartens and elementary schools in scientific experimentation with children. This partnership supports MINT education (STEM) for children in Hilden.
• Hildener Vereine und Einrichtungen (approximately 50 organizations)minorOthersStadtwerke Hilden supports approximately 50 local facilities, clubs, sports teams, cultural events, schools, and social projects annually through donations (financial or in-kind) and sponsoring (with logo placement). Categories include sports (LG Stadtwerke Hilden, Kanu-Club Hilden), culture (Hildener Jazz-Tage, Karneval), social (Die Tafel Hilden), and education (Kitas und Schulen). Sponsoring includes counter-performance such as logo placement, banner advertising, or similar.
• Hildener Kippenwoche / Hilden Clean Team e.V.minorOthersStadtwerke Hilden supports the annual Kippenwoche (cigarette butt cleanup campaign) organized by the Hilden Clean Team e.V. to protect water quality. Each discarded cigarette butt can contaminate up to 40 liters of water.
• LG Stadtwerke Hilden (Athletics Club)minorOthersLong-standing support for the LG Stadtwerke Hilden athletics club, including trikot sponsorship for youth teams and historical sponsorship of the Hildanuslauf children's race.
• Kanu-Club Hilden e.V.minorOthersLong-standing support for the Kanu-Club Hilden, which regularly wins regional and national awards in canoeing. Stadtwerke Hilden is proud to sponsor this successful local club.
• Hildener Jazz-TageminorOthersAnnual support for the Hildener Jazz-Tage cultural event series, which attracts high-quality jazz performances to Hilden for many years.
• Die Tafel Hilden (Food Bank)minorOthersSince November 2023, Stadtwerke Hilden provides a monthly monetary contribution to the Hildener Tafel (food bank), used for vehicle costs. The partnership is made visible through Stadtwerke logo placement on the Tafel's delivery vehicles.
• Creditreform Düsseldorf / Neuss Waterkamp & Coll. GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersCreditreform is used to assess creditworthiness (Bonitätsprüfung) of private customers before contract conclusion, in accordance with GDPR Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) DSGVO.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke Wuppertal: NRW municipal utility offering electricity, gas, water, district heating, and broadband to Wuppertal and adjacent municipalities. Closely comparable NRW Stadtwerke with a similar product mix and municipal ownership, though serving a larger urban area.
• RheinEnergie AG: Large regional energy and water utility serving the Cologne/Rheinland region including several surrounding municipalities. Comparable in core product offering (Strom, Gas, Wasser, Wärme) but operates at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint than Stadtwerke Hilden.
• Stadtwerke Bonn: Municipal multi-utility serving Bonn and surrounding areas in NRW. Provides electricity, gas, water, district heating, and broadband under a Stadtwerke model similar to Hilden, but at larger scale with broader regional reach and additional lines of business.
• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest energy companies with deep NRW roots (headquartered in Essen). Operates distribution networks, customer solutions, and energy services across Germany — overlapping with Stadtwerke Hilden as both grid operator and energy supplier, but at vastly greater scale and with a private (publicly listed) ownership model.
• Mainova AG: Frankfurt-based municipal energy and water utility providing electricity, gas, water, district heating, and energy services. Comparable as a German Stadtwerke with the same core product portfolio, though operating at much greater scale in the Rhine-Main metropolitan region.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Düsseldorf: Major municipal multi-utility (Stadtwerke) in North Rhine-Westphalia, providing electricity, gas, water, district heating, and telecommunications to Düsseldorf and surrounding areas. Highly comparable as a fellow NRW Stadtwerke with the same product portfolio (Strom, Gas, Wasser, Glasfaser, Bäder) and municipal ownership model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Stadtwerke Monheim: Municipal utility for Monheim am Rhein, directly neighboring Hilden in NRW. Provides comparable electricity, gas, and water services to a similar-sized community under the same small-Stadtwerke model, making it an exceptionally close peer in scale, ownership, and product scope.
• Stadtwerke Solingen: Municipal multi-utility serving Solingen, a neighboring NRW city, providing electricity, gas, water, and additional services. Directly comparable as a mid-sized NRW Stadtwerke with the same regulatory environment, municipal ownership, and product portfolio.
• Stadtwerke Velbert: NRW municipal utility serving Velbert and surrounding areas with electricity, gas, water, and district heating. Comparable mid-sized NRW Stadtwerke with similar product mix, municipal ownership, and customer scale to Stadtwerke Hilden.
• Stadtwerke Langenfeld: Neighboring municipal utility serving Langenfeld (Rheinland), directly adjacent to Hilden in NRW. Provides the same mix of energy, water, and municipal services under a comparable small-Stadtwerke model, making it one of the closest direct comparables in scale, ownership structure, and customer mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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