Sallanches Gas Electricity Authority

Name

Sallanches Gas Electricity Authority

Legal name

Régie Gaz Électricité de Sallanches

Website

https://rges.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Energy Distribution

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (221210), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Natural Gas Distribution (4924), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Distribution Company (LDC) Natural Gas Distribution Utilities (TLAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gas Distribution Operations (Day-to-Day Field & System Operations) (EUAJAAAB), Meter Reading Services (Manual, AMR/AMI Operations & Validation) (EUAJAKAC), Meter, Regulator & Pressure-Reducing Station Maintenance (EUAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Municipal electricity distribution
• Natural gas distribution
• Renewable energy production
• Public utility services
• Smart meter deployment

Headquarters

HQ city

Sallanches

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution and Sales: Distribution and sale of electricity to residential and professional customers at regulated tariffs (TRV -Tarifs Réglementés de Vente) as defined by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, identical to EDF regulated rates.
2. Gas Distribution and Sales: Distribution and sale of natural gas to residential and professional customers. Tariffs are regulated by Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE). Customers can also opt for free-market gas supply since July 1, 2004.
3. Service Interventions: Charges for contracted intervention services including meter installation, connection, and disconnection. Fees vary based on urgency: standard (>5 days), express (2-5 days), same-day service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RGES distributes and supplies low-voltage electricity and natural gas to residential and professional customers within the commune of Sallanches under regulated tariffs, complemented by smart meter rollout, an online client portal for billing and contract management, consumption monitoring, and a 24/7 emergency repair service. It also generates renewable electricity locally through a micro-hydropower plant on the Sallanche river and maintains a 25,000 CV backup power plant reserved for emergencies and national-grid rapid reserve.

Product overview

Régie Gaz Électricité de Sallanches (RGES) is a municipal public utility providing gas and electricity distribution services to the Sallanches commune. The offering consists of two core energy distribution products (electricity and natural gas), supported by customer-facing digital services including an online agency portal for bill payment and contract management, smart meter-based consumption tracking, and a 24/7 emergency repair service. Infrastructure includes a hydroelectric power plant for renewable energy production and a 25,000 CV power station for backup electricity supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Distribution (Distribution d'électricité) Supply and distribution of low-voltage electricity to residential and professional customers in the commune of Sallanches under regulated tariffs (TRV) identical to EDF. The utility finances, operates, and maintains the local distribution network and meters serving Sallanches since 1932.
• Natural Gas Distribution (Distribution de gaz) Supply and distribution of natural gas to residential and professional customers across Sallanches. RGES finances, builds, and operates all facilities needed for gas distribution, with tariffs regulated by the CRE since distribution began in 2000.
• Contracted Service Interventions Contracted field interventions by RGES network technicians covering meter installation, new connections, and disconnections for both electricity and gas customers. Fees are standardized per energy and priced by urgency: standard (>5 days) at €14.18 TTC, express (2-5 days) at €52.54 TTC, and same-day at €132.66 TTC per energy.
• 24/7 Emergency Gas and Electricity Repair Service Round-the-clock, seven-day-a-week emergency breakdown service for gas and electricity incidents affecting Sallanches customers, backed by the 25,000 CV backup power plant for emergency electricity distribution to public services and priority customers.
• Online Agency Portal (Agence en ligne) Customer self-service portal where Sallanches customers can view bills and consumption readings, manage electricity and gas contracts (subscribe and terminate), and make online payments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 GWh annual production capacity from hydroelectric plant, equivalent to 1,500+ households' annual electricity consumption (excluding heating)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Commune de Sallanches (Municipality of Sallanches)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010The Municipality of Sallanches provided technical and administrative support for the hydroelectric micro-plant project. As the owning entity of the local public utility, the commune is the primary stakeholder and strategic partner in all RGES infrastructure and energy projects.
• Private Companies (Equipment Suppliers and Civil Engineering Experts)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Private companies including equipment suppliers and civil engineering experts participated in the construction and equipment installation of the hydroelectric power plant. These partnerships provided the technical expertise and materials necessary for project implementation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• EDF (Électricité de France): National incumbent electricity supplier and parent of the regulated TRV tariff structure that RGES mirrors. While not a direct distributor inside Sallanches, EDF sets the price benchmark and competes indirectly for any open-market customer switch.
• Engie: Global multi-utility with extensive French gas and electricity operations. Competes as a free-market gas supplier against RGES in Sallanches since the 2004 market opening, and is the parent of GRDF.
• GRDF (Gaz Réseau Distribution France): Principal gas distribution system operator in France, subsidiary of Engie. Operates the gas distribution infrastructure analogous to RGES's gas business but at national scale and under different ownership/regulatory structure.
• Enedis: Main French electricity distribution system operator, managing the public distribution network across ~95% of mainland France. Comparable infrastructure-type operator, though at vastly larger scale and without RGES's localized supply function.

Regional players

• Primeo Energie: Swiss energy cooperative operating generation, distribution, and retail electricity activities in the cross-border Alpine region. Comparable Alpine utility operating hydroelectric generation and local distribution, but in Switzerland rather than France.

Direct peers

• Régie d'Électricité de Saint-Gervais: Another Haute-Savoie municipal electricity régie operating in the same Alpine valley as RGES. Comparable size, model, and regulatory environment; relevant for benchmarking operating costs and customer scale.
• Régie des Houches (REH): Alpine municipal régie that entered the mutualized organization with RGES and RGEB on July 1, 2019. Runs an electricity and gas distribution business under the same municipal-public-utility framework in Les Houches.
• Régie d'Électricité de Thônes: Municipal electricity régie serving Thônes and surrounding communes in Haute-Savoie. Closely comparable Alpine municipal utility providing both regulated distribution and local service to residential and professional customers.
• SOREA: Société des Régies de l'Arc is a French Alpine group of municipal régies providing electricity and gas distribution services to multiple communes — closely analogous to the RGES/RGEB/REH mutualized model and a comparable scale benchmark.
• Régie de Bonneville (RGEB): Sibling municipal régie sharing director, admin, and technical resources with RGES. Operates the same public-utility electricity and gas distribution model in nearby Bonneville, making it the most structurally comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/regieelectriquesallanches

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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