Mark-E

What Mark-E does

Mark-E Aktiengesellschaft is a regional energy utility headquartered in Hagen, Germany, that supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and district heating to approximately 400,000 residential, business, and industrial customers across Hagen and the M\u00e4rkische Region (twelve municipalities including Plettenberg, Werdohl, Altena, Halver, Herdecke, Herscheid, Kierspe, Meinerzhagen, Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde, Neuenrade, Schalksm\u00fchle, and Hemer). Founded in 1983, the company operates as a subsidiary within the ENERVIE Gruppe (ENERVIE – Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG) and holds Grundversorger (default supplier) status in its concession area. Its core technology is the physical distribution infrastructure for electricity, gas, water, and heat, layered with digital customer platforms including the Mark-E App and Online Center self-service portal.

The company offers a modular product portfolio spanning electricity tariffs (Klima Fair Strom, Fix Strom, Vario Strom, Flex Charge Strom, Top Strom HT/NT, Wärmepumpe Fix Strom, Mieterstrom exklusiv, Solar Fix Strom, Fan Strom), gas tariffs (Top Gas, Fix Gas), heating solutions (Fernwärme, heat pump rental, complete heating rental), photovoltaic systems (rooftop and Balkonkraftwerke), and electromobility offerings (Wallbox hardware and installation, DriveCard charging network access, THG Quoten CO2 quota trading). The go-to-market uses a hybrid motion: product-led growth for residential customers through the website and app, and dedicated enterprise sales for industrial accounts with annual electricity consumption above 100,000 kWh and EEG direct marketing for solar operators.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription-based commodity sales (electricity and gas being the largest streams by volume), with per-kWh consumption charges plus annual base fees, complemented by one-time hardware sales (Wallbox, PV systems), rental subscriptions (heat pumps, heating systems), and ancillary services such as water supply (1.899 EUR/m³ in Hagen). The company employs 251-500 people and operates as a German Aktiengesellschaft registered in Hagen (HRB 10, USt-IdNr. DE 814732662). As of February 2025, Mark-E reduced its default Komfort Strom tariff to 39.90 Ct/kWh and Komfort Gas to 12.65 Ct/kWh, delivering approximately 200 EUR/year savings to average households.

Name

Mark-E

Legal name

Mark-E Aktiengesellschaft

Website

https://mark-e.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Mark-E Aktiengesellschaft is a regional energy utility in Hagen, Germany, supplying electricity, gas, water, district heating, and electromobility services to approximately 400,000 residential, business, and industrial customers across the M\u00e4rkische Region as a subsidiary of ENERVIE Gruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-utility energy supply (electricity, gas, water, district heating)

NAICS

Utilities (22), Utilities (221), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Delivery, Asset Management & Renewal Programs (Pipes, Plants, Pumps) (EUANAAAK), Residential / Behind-the-Meter Storage Installation & Integration (EUAEAEAC)

Keywords

• Regional electricity supply
• Natural gas distribution
• District heating services
• Drinking water utility
• Electromobility charging

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Sales: Mark-E generates the majority of its revenue from electricity supply to approximately 400,000 residential, business, and industrial customers. The company offers multiple tariff categories including fixed-price, variable/dynamic pricing, eco-friendly, and EV-specific tariffs. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly base charges plus consumption-based (per kWh) billing.
2. Gas Sales: Natural gas supply to residential and business customers through various tariff plans. Revenue consists of base fees plus consumption-based charges per kWh.
3. Water Supply: Drinking water supply to customers in Hagen, Werdohl, Plettenberg, and Hemer from regional waterworks.
4. District Heating (Fernwärme): District heating solutions providing efficient and sustainable heating for residential and commercial buildings.
5. Heat Pump Rental: Rental of heat pumps as a complete carefree heating solution, offering customers an energy-efficient alternative without upfront purchase costs.
6. Photovoltaic (PV) Systems: Sale and installation of rooftop solar PV systems and balcony power plants (Balkonkraftwerke) for residential customers.
7. Electromobility Solutions: Revenue from Wallbox sales and installation, DriveCard (charging card for public charging networks), and Flex Charge Strom tariffs for EV owners. Also includes THG Quoten (CO2 quota trading) premiums for EV owners.
8. Heizung Mieten (Heating Rental): Full-service rental package for gas heating systems, including installation, maintenance, and servicing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Mark-E Aktiengesellschaft supplies electricity, natural gas, district heating, and drinking water to approximately 400,000 residential, business, and industrial customers in Hagen and the Märkische Region. Its core offering is a multi-utility portfolio anchored by electricity tariffs (fixed-price, dynamic, eco, EV-charging, heat-pump, and PV-optimized variants), gas tariffs with price guarantees, district heating, drinking water supply, and complementary hardware and services including rooftop and balcony photovoltaic systems, heat-pump and gas-heating rentals, Wallbox EV chargers, the DriveCard public-charging card, and THG-quota trading.

Product overview

Mark-E is a regional energy company based in Hagen, Germany, operating as part of the ENERVIE group. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy products and services organized around five core areas: electricity tariffs (Strom) including fixed-price, variable, eco, and EV charging options; gas tariffs with price guarantee options; heating solutions combining district heating, heat pump rental, and heating system rental; renewable energy with rooftop solar installations and balcony power stations; and electromobility with wallboxes, charging cards, and multi-party building charging solutions. The company also provides water supply services for Hagen and surrounding regions. The product architecture follows a modular approach where customers can select individual tariff products or bundle additional services like the Mark-E App, Online Center, energy savings programs, and bonus programs. The mobile app serves as a central hub for customer management, offering contract access, meter reading submission, installment adjustments, and voting functionality for the company's community sponsorship program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klima Fair Strom: Certified green electricity tariff
• Fix Strom
• Fan Strom
• Vario Strom
• Flex Charge Strom
• Top Strom (HT/NT)
• Wärmepumpe Fix Strom
• Mieterstrom exklusiv
• Solar Fix Strom
• Top Gas
• Fix Gas
• DriveCard
• Mark-E App

Products and services

• Klima Fair Strom Eco electricity tariff with certified renewable energy sources for environmentally conscious residential customers.
• Fix Strom Fixed-price electricity tariff offering price stability against market fluctuations for residential customers.
• Fan Strom Green electricity tariff with local fan-discount benefits for sports supporters (VfL Eintracht Hagen partnership).
• Vario Strom Dynamic, time-variable electricity tariff enabling customers to shift consumption to cheaper off-peak periods.
• Flex Charge Strom Home EV charging tariff allowing EV owners to save 10 cents per kWh when charging at home.
• Top Strom (HT/NT) Dual-rate electricity tariff with lower night-time pricing for customers who consume electricity during off-peak hours (e.g., heat pump systems).
• Wärmepumpe Fix Strom Fixed-price electricity tariff optimized as a complement to heat pump systems, offering favorable heating rates.
• Mieterstrom exklusiv Collective building supply tariff for tenants in multi-party buildings with shared solar installations.
• Solar Fix Strom Optimal residual electricity supply for PV system owners to cover gaps when solar generation is insufficient.
• Top Gas Gas supply tariff with a gas price guarantee for residential and business customers.
• Fix Gas Fixed-price gas tariff providing price stability that pays off over time.
• Fernwärme (District Heating) District heating solution for sustainable heating with cost savings and environmental protection.
• Wärmepumpe Mietmodell (Heat Pump Rental) Heat pump rental offering efficient heating with a carefree rental model and no upfront purchase costs.
• Heizung mieten (Heating Rental) Complete heating rental package for gas heating systems, including installation, maintenance, and all-inclusive service.
• Photovoltaik (Rooftop Solar) Roof-mounted solar panel systems for generating own electricity and reducing energy costs.
• Balkonkraftwerke (Balcony Power Plants) Balcony power station kits for renters to produce their own electricity in compact form.
• Wallbox Home EV charging station for safe and fast charging, available with or without installation service.
• DriveCard Charging card providing access to Mark-E charging stations and the Ladenetz-Verbund partner network for public EV charging.
• THG Quote CO2 quota trading service allowing EV owners to receive annual premiums for their electric vehicles.
• Ladelösungen für Mehrparteienhäuser EV charging solutions for multi-party buildings enabling efficient shared charging at home.
• Wasser Hagen (Drinking Water Hagen) Drinking water supply service for Hagen customers providing high-quality water from regional waterworks at 1.899 EUR/m³.
• Wasser für Hemer, Werdohl und Plettenberg Drinking water supply service for Hemer, Werdohl, and Plettenberg customers with regional water sourcing.
• Grundversorgung (Default Supply) Statutory basic supply service for electricity and gas covering general prices and conditions for default supplier arrangements in the Grundversorger territory.
• Direktvermarktung (EEG Direct Marketing) Direct marketing service for operators of EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act) installations to sell their generated electricity on the market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average household saves ~200 EUR/year on electricity following the February 2025 price reduction (4,000 kWh/year consumption at Komfort Strom)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Particulate Solutions GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2012Particulate Solutions GmbH (Universitätsstraße 3, 56070 Koblenz) developed and operates the Mark-E Sponsoringportal (sponsoring.mark-e.de) — a digital platform enabling Mark-E's community sponsorship program. The platform allows local clubs and organizations to register projects, and enables Mark-E customers to vote for their favorite projects using codes generated in the Mark-E App. The platform handles project registration, voting mechanics, and result tracking for the twice-yearly sponsorship campaigns (Frühjahrsaktion and Herbstaktion) distributing 50,000 EUR annually.
• ENERVIE Gruppe (ENERVIE – Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG)coreOthersMark-E is a subsidiary/operating company within the ENERVIE Gruppe (ENERVIE – Südwestfalen Energie und Wasser AG), a regional energy and water group serving South Westphalia. ENERVIE serves as the parent holding company, with Mark-E operating as the retail energy brand. The group includes shared services for IT, legal/compliance, HR, and other corporate functions.
• Phoenix HagenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhoenix Hagen is a professional basketball club based in Hagen that Mark-E sponsors as a top-level sports partner. The sponsorship supports elite sports in the region and provides marketing visibility for Mark-E.
• VfL Eintracht HagenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMark-E sponsors VfL Eintracht Hagen, a handball club, and offers exclusive 'Heimspiel-Rabatte' (home game discounts) to club fans through the Fan Strom tariff. This partnership combines community support with targeted customer acquisition.
• Facebook (Meta) – Custom Audiences / RemarketingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMark-E uses Facebook Custom Audiences for remarketing purposes, enabling targeted advertising to website visitors on the Facebook/Meta advertising network.
• BundesnetzagenturcoreOthersThe Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway) is the regulatory authority overseeing Mark-E's energy supply operations. Mark-E is subject to regulatory oversight including market transparency requirements under REMIT.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EnBW: Stuttgart-based integrated energy group serving Baden-Württemberg and beyond. Comparable as a regional German utility offering electricity, gas, district heating, EV charging, PV, and heat pump solutions to residential and business customers across multiple product lines.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Munich's municipal multi-utility (electricity, gas, district heating, water, public transport). Comparable to Mark-E as a German Stadtwerke multi-utility serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers with a bundled energy and heating portfolio, though at materially larger scale.
• Vattenfall (Germany): Swedish-owned utility with major German operations in Berlin, Hamburg, and other regions. Comparable as a regional retail energy and heating provider with growing renewable, EV charging, and heat pump offerings to residential and business customers.
• E.ON: Major German/European energy group active across retail electricity, gas, networks, and energy services. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving residential customers with multi-commodity supply, EV, heating, and digital energy solutions at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Lichtblick: Hamburg-based green electricity supplier and energy services provider (including heat pumps and dynamic pricing). Comparable as an emerging challenger with eco-tariff positioning, dynamic pricing, and integrated energy transition services targeting residential customers.
• 1Komma5°: Fast-scaling German climate-tech startup offering integrated rooftop PV, heat pumps, EV charging, and dynamic electricity tariffs. Comparable as an emerging player bundling the same energy-transition product stack (PV + heat pump + EV + dynamic tariff) that Mark-E sells across its footprint.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Krefeld (SWK): Municipal multi-utility serving Krefeld and the Lower Rhine with electricity, gas, water, district heating, and energy services. Comparable as a mid-sized German Stadtwerke with the same integrated commodity-plus-energy-transition product mix targeting residential and SMB customers in a defined regional footprint.
• Stadtwerke Iserlohn: Märkischer Kreis municipal utility supplying electricity, gas, water, and heating to Iserlohn and surrounding municipalities. Highly comparable as a similarly sized regional Stadtwerke operating in the same South Westphalian market with an overlapping residential/SMB customer base and product mix.
• Stadtwerke Lüdenscheid: Neighboring Märkischer Kreis municipal utility referenced in Mark-E's own content (multi-party EV charging solutions). Closest direct geographic peer — a similarly sized German Stadtwerke serving residential and commercial customers in the same South Westphalia region with a comparable commodity-plus-services portfolio.
• NEW AG (Niederrhein Energie und Wasser): Regional multi-utility serving the Lower Rhine region with electricity, gas, water, heating, and energy services. Comparable as a mid-sized German regional utility offering a similar multi-commodity supply, heating, and energy-transition services portfolio to residential and commercial customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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