SN Energie

What SN Energie does

SN Energie AG is a Swiss energy company founded in 1929 (incorporated 1931), headquartered in St. Gallen with operations in Schwanden, that produces, trades, and transmits electrical energy. The company covers the full electricity value chain — generation (hydroelectric plants including the Garichti reservoir since 1931, wind investments via Terravent AG with 31.9 MW allocated capacity, and emerging photovoltaics and hydrogen), transmission (including a 1.2% stake in Swissgrid), and energy trading. Together with its shareholder energy utilities (EVU), SN Energie positions itself as a B2B partner for municipal and regional Swiss utilities, addressing winter energy security and supply reliability.

Its core products are organized across three entities: the parent SN Energie AG handles production, trading, and transmission; the wholly-owned subsidiary SN Erneuerbare Energie AG (SNEE) develops large-scale photovoltaic, wind, and hydrogen/Power-to-X projects; and the evu-solutions.ch platform bundles IT modules (PFM Strom, PFM HKN, APR price calculator, SMM/SMML market monitors, and HPL trading access via enmacc integration) for smaller and medium-sized Swiss energy utilities. A green hydrogen joint venture, Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG (WPO) with SAK and Osterwalder Gruppe, operates a 36 kg/hour hydrogen facility at the Kubel plant inaugurated in November 2022.

Revenue is generated through B2B electricity sales and trading, transmission-related services, subscription-based IT tools via evu-solutions.ch, and renewable energy development through SNEE. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured under multi-year contractual arrangements with partner utilities. GTM is sales-led with direct relationships to shareholder utilities, complemented by the self-serve evu-solutions.ch platform for non-shareholder EVU and channel-led expansion via subsidiaries and joint ventures. The company employs approximately 45-50 staff across its two locations.

Name

SN Energie

Legal name

SN Energie AG

Website

https://snenergie.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SN Energie AG is a Swiss energy company, founded 1929, that produces, trades, and transmits electrical energy for municipal and regional energy utilities across the full electricity value chain, supplemented by the evu-solutions.ch IT platform and the SNEE renewable energy subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electricity Supply Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

HV Transmission Asset Owners (Transmission Companies/Transcos) (EUADAAAC)

Keywords

• Electricity supply services
• Energy trading platform
• Renewable energy generation
• Hydroelectric power production
• Utility portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Gallen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Production and Trading: SN Energie produces, trades, and transmits electrical energy. The company operates its own hydroelectric plants and holds stakes in wind farms. Revenue is generated through electricity sales and trading activities on the energy market.
2. Grid Transmission Services: The company operates transmission networks and holds a stake in Swissgrid (1.2%) for transmission infrastructure
3. IT Services via evu-solutions.ch: Subscription-based IT tools and services for smaller and medium-sized energy utilities including portfolio management, price calculators, and energy market monitoring
4. Renewable Energy Development (SNEE): Subsidiary SN Erneuerbare Energie AG develops, realizes, and operates large photovoltaic plants and invests in wind energy internationally

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SN Energie produces, trades, and transmits electrical energy for Swiss energy utilities (EVU) and, together with its shareholder energy companies, covers the entire value chain of electricity supply from hydroelectric, wind, solar and hydrogen generation through to grid transmission and trading. It also supplies an IT platform (evu-solutions.ch) with portfolio management, pricing, market monitoring and trading tools for smaller and medium-sized EVU.

Product overview

SN Energie operates as an energy utility offering a unified platform-plus-modules architecture combining its core electricity production, trading, and transmission business with specialized digital tools. The flagship digital offering is evu-solutions.ch, an IT platform comprising multiple integrated modules: PFM Strom and PFM HKN for portfolio management, APR for pricing/quotes, SMM and SMML for market monitoring, and HPL for trading platform access. Supporting the renewable energy strategy are subsidiary SN Erneuerbare Energie AG (SNEE) handling large-scale PV and wind projects, and the Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG (WPO) joint venture producing green hydrogen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SNEE (SN Erneuerbare Energie AG): Subsidiary developing, realizing and managing renewable energy projects including photovoltaics, wind, hydrogen/Power-to-X and innovations
• evu-solutions.ch

Products and services

• Electricity Production Generation of electrical energy from hydroelectric plants (including the Garichti reservoir), wind power investments (Terravent AG, Mont Crosin 14), and renewable projects developed through SNEE and the WPO hydrogen joint venture. Energy is supplied to partner energy utilities (EVU).
• Electricity Trading Sale, purchase and trading of electrical energy on the energy market, including direct trading platform access via the enmacc trading platform integrated into evu-solutions.ch. Services are provided to partner energy utilities and trading counterparties.
• Grid Transmission Services Operation of transmission networks and participation in the Swiss high-voltage transmission infrastructure via a 1.2% stake in Swissgrid AG. SN Energie coordinates regional grid infrastructure modernization projects with partners such as Axpo and tb.glarus.
• evu-solutions.ch IT Platform IT platform providing portfolio management (electricity and HKN), offer/price calculation, electricity market monitoring with load profile analysis, direct trading platform access (via enmacc integration), and white-label trade information for smaller and medium-sized Swiss energy supply companies (EVU).
• SN Erneuerbare Energie AG (SNEE) — Renewable Energy Development Development, realization and operation of large-scale photovoltaic projects, wind energy investments, and hydrogen/Power-to-X technologies to enable sustainable renewable energy partnerships with municipalities and partner utilities.
• Green Hydrogen Production (WPO / Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG) Production of green hydrogen from hydropower at the Kubel facility at a production rate of 36 kg/hour (approximately 250 tonnes annually, 2.5 MW electrical capacity), supplied primarily for the transportation sector through partner networks including the Osterwalder filling station network.
• Third-Party Plant Operations Management (Betriebsführung Drittanlagen) Operations management service for third-party energy plants, leveraging SN Energie's experience operating hydroelectric facilities and its production infrastructure. Aimed at asset owners that need operational expertise without running plant operations internally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full electricity value chain coverage with 90+ years of market presence
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• SAK (St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Partner in Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG (WPO) joint venture for green hydrogen production. SAK contributes hydropower expertise and infrastructure at the Kubel plant.
• Osterwalder GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Partner in WPO joint venture contributing hydrogen distribution infrastructure including filling stations for hydrogen trucks in Switzerland.
• EVUlution AGstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2020Founded January 2020 by Repower, EWN, SN Energie, LKW, Arbon Energie, and EWJR. Joint venture aims to develop and distribute innovative products and services for energy suppliers.
• Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG (WPO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Joint venture between SAK (St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG), Osterwalder Gruppe, and SNEE for green hydrogen production in Eastern Switzerland. Plant inaugurated November 2022 at Kubel hydropower plant.
• AxpocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Strategic partnership for regional grid infrastructure modernization. Axpo and SN Energie coordinate network projects in the Glarus region along with tb.glarus.
• tb.glaruscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on grid modernization projects in the Glarus region. tb.glarus manages local distribution networks while SN Energie handles supraregional infrastructure.
• Terravent AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Terravent AG is a participation company of various Swiss energy utilities. Since 2011, Terravent has successfully invested in wind farms in Germany and France. SN holds 21.7% stake with 31.9 MW capacity allocation.
• BKW (via wind turbine investment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011SN Energie holds a long-term energy purchase right at Windturbine 14 of the Mont Crosin wind park (Juvent) via BKW since 2011. This is Switzerland's largest wind park.
• SwissgridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSN Energie holds approximately 1.2% stake in Swissgrid AG, Switzerland's national transmission grid operator. This partnership ensures SN Energie's participation in the Swiss high-voltage transmission network infrastructure.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• enmacc: European OTC energy trading platform integrated into SN Energie's evu-solutions.ch offering (HPL module). Comparable as the digital trading-infrastructure overlay where SN Energie competes at the SaaS layer for EVU partners.

Direct peers

• Ewz (Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich): Municipal utility of Zurich with electricity generation, grid and trading activities. Similar vertical integration across production, trading and distribution, albeit at meaningfully larger scale.
• Repower AG: Mid-sized Swiss energy utility active in production, trading and grid services across Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Co-founder with SN Energie of EVUlution AG in 2020, evidencing direct operational overlap and shared customer segments.
• AEW Energie AG: Regional energy utility in Aargau providing generation, distribution, and telecom services. Comparable mid-sized Swiss utility operating an integrated value chain to end customers.
• SAK (St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG): Regional energy utility headquartered in St.Gallen and SN Energie's joint-venture partner in Wasserstoffproduktion Ostschweiz AG (WPO). Overlapping geography (Eastern Switzerland) and overlapping value-chain position make SAK the closest regional comparable.
• BKW Energie AG: Major Swiss integrated energy company producing, trading, and transmitting electricity with renewable portfolio spanning hydro, wind and solar. BKW is also SN Energie's direct energy purchase partner at the Mont Crosin wind park, making it the most natural strategic peer.
• tb.glarus (Technische Betriebe Glarus): Local distribution utility managing the Glarus grid in cooperation with SN Energie and Axpo. Peer-class comparison grounds on similar B2B municipal-utility governance and shared grid-modernization projects.
• Kraftwerke Zervreila AG: Swiss hydroelectric asset company in which SN Energie retains a CFO oversight role via Daniel Forster. Provides a direct comparison for SN Energie's hydroelectric production-asset business model.
• CKW (Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG): Mid-sized regional Swiss utility serving Central Switzerland with hydro-based generation and grid operations. Comparable scale, value-chain scope, and B2B EVU business model to SN Energie.

Broad incumbents

• Axpo Holding AG: Switzerland's largest producer of renewable energy and a major transmission grid stakeholder. Axpo is a strategic grid-modernization partner of SN Energie in the Glarus region and offers a much larger, broader portfolio for comparison.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 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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