Stadtwerke Verden

What Stadtwerke Verden does

Stadtwerke Verden GmbH is a municipal utility company (Stadtwerke) headquartered in Verden (Aller), Lower Saxony, Germany, owned by the city of Verden and operating since approximately 1864 under a German municipal utility framework that includes Grundversorgung (basic supply) obligations. The company supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and district heating to roughly 20,000 households and a smaller base of business customers inside its licensed Verden service area, and additionally operates the Verwell Erlebnisbad public swimming pool as a regional recreational asset. Distribution is multi-channel: a 24/7 Online-Service-Portal, a physical Kundencenter, telephone customer service (Mon–Fri 7–22) plus a 24/7 emergency hotline, and a website with online tariff calculators and product ordering flows. Marketing emphasizes regional commitment, with €13.5 million invested in local projects over the past five years and a 160th-anniversary jubilee program.

The core product portfolio is anchored on the meinVerden tariff family — meinVerden Strom 26 plus and meinVerden Gas 26 plus — both carrying explicit price guarantees through 31.12.2026. Adjacent offerings include meinVerden Naturstrom 12 (100% renewable electricity with a small surcharge), Wärmepumpentarife (heat-pump-specific electricity tariffs promoted alongside up to 70% federal subsidies available in 2025), water supply from the company's Wasserwerk, district heating networks (Wärmenetze) across four Verden neighborhoods, VerContracting full-service energy solutions, E-Mobilität (wallbox hardware plus a nationwide charging card), Bauherrenservice for grid connections, Energiedatenauskunft, and Photovoltaik-Anmeldung for grid-connected solar. The company also runs Kommunale Wärmeplanung (municipal heat planning) tied to Germany's Wärmeplanungsgesetz.

Revenue is generated through subscription-based recurring billing under a two-part tariff structure (Grundpreis base fee plus Arbeitspreis per-kWh consumption), with monthly billing cadence. Pricing is publicly disclosed via standardized tariff pages and price lists. Customer segments are split horizontally into Privatkunden (residential) and Geschäftskunden (commercial), each served by the same direct-to-consumer motion. The company is privately held by the municipality of Verden, employs 11–50 staff, and holds no external institutional capital; recent state support includes €1,173,947 from Lower Saxony (announced 04.06.2026) for the planned renovation of the Verwell Erlebnisbad.

Name

Stadtwerke Verden

Legal name

Stadtwerke Verden GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-verden.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Verden GmbH is a municipal utility in Verden, Germany, supplying electricity, natural gas, water, and district heating to roughly 20,000 households and businesses under a Grundversorgung license. Founded in 1864, it also operates the Verwell public swimming pool and an E-Mobilität charging offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Verden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Revenue generated from supplying electricity to private and business customers. Pricing consists of a Grundpreis (base/fixed price) and Arbeitspreis (variable price per kWh consumption). Customers can choose from various tariff products including standard supply, eco-power options (meinVerden Naturstrom 12), and heat pump tariffs.
2. Natural Gas Supply: Revenue from natural gas delivery for heating, hot water, and cooking. Includes the meinVerden Gas 26 plus tariff with price guarantee until 31.12.2026, offering fixed pricing for energy cost stability.
3. Water Supply: Revenue from drinking water supply through the company's waterworks (Wasserwerk). Customers pay according to water tariffs.
4. District Heating: Revenue from district heating networks (Wärmenetze) serving various neighborhoods including Allerquartier, Flüsseviertel, Fuhrenkamp, and Heizhaus am Landkreis. Contracting services (VerContracting) provide energy and service solutions.
5. Verwell Erlebnisbad: Revenue from operation of the Verwell public swimming pool and adventure bath, which received 2,500 visitors at a summer pool party event.
6. E-Mobility Services: Revenue from electric mobility offerings including wallbox solutions and charging cards for EV owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Verden is a municipal utility company supplying electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and district heating to private households and business customers in the Verden region of Lower Saxony, Germany. The company also operates the Verwell Erlebnisbad public swimming pool and offers supplementary services including e-mobility charging solutions, heat pump tariffs, builder/construction network connection services, and an online customer self-service portal.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Verden operates as a multi-service regional utility company offering an integrated portfolio of energy and infrastructure products. The core offerings consist of electricity (meinVerden Strom 26 plus) and natural gas (meinVerden Gas 26 plus) tariffs with price guarantees, supplemented by water supply services and district heating networks (Wärmenetze) across multiple neighborhoods. The company provides energy solutions including heat pump tariffs, e-mobility offerings (wallbox and charging cards), building/construction services (Bauherrenservice), and photovoltaic system registration. Additional services include an online customer portal (Online-Service-Portal), energy data information (Energiedatenauskunft), and communal heating planning. The company also operates the Verwell Erlebnisbad public swimming pool as a regional recreational facility. VerContracting offers complete energy and service solutions from a single source.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• meinVerden: Product brand for residential and business electricity and gas tariffs including meinVerden Gas 26 plus and meinVerden Strom products.

Products and services

• meinVerden Strom 26 plus Electricity tariff for residential and business customers featuring fixed pricing structure (Grundpreis + Arbeitspreis) and a price guarantee valid until December 31, 2026. Customers can order online by entering postal code and annual consumption in kWh.
• meinVerden Gas 26 plus Natural gas tariff for heating, hot water, and cooking with a fixed price guarantee until December 31, 2026 for energy cost stability. Includes standard pricing structure with Grundpreis and Arbeitspreis.
• meinVerden Naturstrom 12 100% renewable/eco-electricity tariff offered as a distinct product line, providing certified green electricity and climate protection contribution in exchange for a small surcharge over the standard tariff.
• Wärmepumpentarife (Heat Pump Tariff) Special electricity tariff for customers operating heat pump systems, offered alongside state subsidies of up to 70% on heat pump purchases in 2025.
• Wasser (Drinking Water Supply) Drinking water supply service operated through the company's Wasserwerk (waterworks). Customers pay per published water tariff and can additionally rent hydrant standpipes.
• Wärmenetze (District Heating Networks) District heating service via dedicated Wärmenetze (heat networks) covering multiple neighborhoods in Verden, including Allerquartier, Flüsseviertel, Fuhrenkamp, and Heizhaus am Landkreis.
• VerContracting (Energy Contracting) Energy contracting service providing complete energy and service solutions from a single source for building operators, supporting heating, energy management, and operational reliability.
• Kommunale Wärmeplanung (Municipal Heating Planning) Municipal heating planning service supporting the city's energy transition and the expansion of district heating networks in Verden.
• E-Mobilität (E-Mobility Solutions) E-mobility offering including wallbox hardware for home charging and a charging card enabling EV owners to charge across the region and country.
• Bauherrenservice (Builder Service) Builder and construction service that handles network connection applications for electricity, gas, and water, and provides planning information and a local tradesperson directory for builders and renovators.
• Verwell Erlebnisbad Public adventure swimming pool (Erlebnisbad) operated by Stadtwerke Verden, featuring slides, a wave pool, and wellness facilities; attracts regional visitors including 2,500 attendees at a summer pool party event in 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 20,000 households with energy supply
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Germany's largest municipal utility, serving Munich with electricity, district heating (Fernwärme), and water. Highly comparable municipal ownership model and product mix, but at vastly greater scale, illustrating the upper bound of the Stadtwerke archetype.
• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest energy utilities with a major German retail and network business, including ownership of Avacon. Competes with Stadtwerke Verden in liberalized retail electricity/gas segments and shapes the regulatory environment for municipal utilities.
• enercity (Stadtwerke Hannover): Larger municipal utility for the Hannover region offering electricity, gas, heating, and e-mobility. Comparable in product mix and municipal ownership structure but operates at substantially greater scale in an adjacent metropolitan area.
• swb (Stadtwerke Bremen): Municipal utility for Bremen and Bremerhaven offering electricity, gas, water, and district heating. Directly comparable municipal utility model and multi-utility product set, but at significantly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Rotenburg (Wümme): Municipal utility serving Rotenburg (Wümme) in Lower Saxony with electricity, gas, water, and district heating. Most directly comparable peer given similar size, regional proximity (~30km from Verden), identical municipal GmbH structure, and overlapping product portfolio.
• Stadtwerke Achim: Municipal utility for the town of Achim, also in the Verden district of Lower Saxony. Closest geographic neighbor and essentially a direct peer in scale, service mix (electricity, gas, water), and municipal ownership model.
• Stadtwerke Norderstedt: Municipal utility in Schleswig-Holstein operating electricity, gas, water, and district heating. Comparable small-to-mid-sized Stadtwerke with similar multi-utility portfolio and municipal GmbH structure, useful as a peer benchmark.
• EWE AG: Large regional energy, telecommunications, and water utility headquartered in Oldenburg, with significant overlap in Lower Saxony. Competes in retail electricity and gas across northern Germany, including areas adjacent to Verden.
• Avacon AG: E.ON-subsidiary network operator serving Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Hesse as a grid and distribution system operator. Directly comparable as the upstream network partner and competitor to Stadtwerke Verden in regional energy distribution.

Emerging players

• Lichtblick SE: Independent German energy retailer specializing in 100% renewable electricity, eco-tariffs, and decentralized energy (including heat pumps and EVs). Competes with Stadtwerke Verden in liberalized retail electricity segments, particularly in eco-power products like meinVerden Naturstrom 12.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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