nvb Nordhorner Supply Company

What nvb Nordhorner Supply Company does

nvb Nordhorner Versorgungsbetriebe GmbH is a municipally-owned German utility (kommunales Stadtwerk) headquartered in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, founded in 1898 as Gaswerk Nordhorn Aktiengesellschaft. The company distributes electricity, natural gas, drinking water and heat-pump electricity to over 100,000 people across Grafschaft Bentheim, Emsland and surrounding regions, while also operating two public-bath subsidiaries via the jointly-held bnn Bäderbetriebe Nordhorn/Niedergrafschaft GmbH (formed 2003) and EV charging infrastructure through wholly-owned nvb smart GmbH. Revenue is generated predominantly through regulated and competitive tariff supply (Grundversorgung, fairKlima Ökostrom sourced from Norwegian hydropower, business replacement supply) at base + consumption pricing, complemented by subscription-style offerings across the nvbsolar leasing (€69/month, 18-year) and installment (€173/month, 48-month interest-free) stack, the EINFACH WEITER e-mobility subscription (€4.95/month plus per-kWh fees) and 300,000+ charging-point roaming access via ladenetz.de.

The company owns the physical electricity distribution grid in its core service area after staged takeovers in Wietmarschen (2006), Niedergrafschaft (2011) and Nordhorn (2017), and operates nine deep wells with 15,600 m³/day water treatment capacity serving 55,000 Nordhorn residents. Underlying technology is dominated by regulated Smart Meter (intelligentes Messsysteme) infrastructure, a digital Kundenportal (customer portal), Lastgangvisualisierung for B2B load profiles, and a Nextcloud-backed 50GB 'nvb Cloud' offering hosted in a certified North-German data center. GTM is sales-led via two physical Kundencenter locations (Nordhorn and Meppen), a nine-member B2B sales team (Energieteam), phone support (05921/301-222) and a self-service customer portal, with a multi-channel awareness layer including a regional sponsorship and donation program.

Ownership is held by the City of Nordhorn; governance combines Maik Girmendonk as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director) and Harald Krebs as Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates, following the standard German municipal-utility municipal-oversight model. No external institutional investors, private equity or public listing is disclosed, and the parent-company field is explicitly marked as government / state-entity ownership.

Name

nvb Nordhorner Supply Company

Legal name

nvb Nordhorner Versorgungsbetriebe GmbH

Website

https://nvb.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

nvb Nordhorner Versorgungsbetriebe GmbH is a municipally-owned German utility in Nordhorn distributing electricity, natural gas, drinking water and heat-pump electricity to over 100,000 residential and business customers across Grafschaft Bentheim and Emsland, with adjacent solar, e-mobility and digital services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Distribution (221122), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Electric Services (4911), Water Supply (4941), Natural Gas Distribution (4924)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD), Grid Interconnection, Power Quality & Electrical Infrastructure Service (Transformers, Switchgear) (TLAKAMAM)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Electricity supply
• Natural gas distribution
• Drinking water supply
• Solar energy solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

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 Supply (Strom): Supply of electricity to residential and business customers in the Grafschaft Bentheim, Emsland and surrounding regions. Revenue comes from base prices (Grundpreis) and consumption-based prices (Arbeitspreis). Includes standard electricity, eco-electricity (fairKlima Ökostrom from Norwegian hydropower), heat pump electricity, and replacement supply.
2. Natural Gas Supply (Erdgas): Supply of natural gas to residential and business customers. Revenue from base prices and consumption-based pricing.
3. Solar Systems (nvbsolar): Solar PV systems offered through leasing (Pachtmodell, 18 years, from €69/month) or installment purchase (Ratenkauf, 48 months interest-free, from €173/month). Includes installation, maintenance, insurance over contract period.
4. E-Mobility Services: EV charging at nvb stations and through roaming networks. Revenue from monthly subscription (€4.95/month), per kWh charging fees, and THG quota trading through partnership with carbonify.
5. Drinking Water Supply: Potable water supply to Nordhorn residents. Price per cubic meter (€1.24 net) plus base price for water meter.
6. Cloud Storage Services: 50GB cloud storage provided free to energy customers as value-added service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

nvb Nordhorner Versorgungsbetriebe is a municipal utility (Stadtwerk) supplying electricity, natural gas, and drinking water to residential and business customers in the Grafschaft Bentheim, Emsland, and surrounding regions. Beyond core utility supply, the company offers solar PV systems (under the nvbsolar sub-brand) via leasing, installment purchase, or direct sale, e-mobility charging services via its EINFACH WEITER Ladekarte and charging network, heat pump electricity, eco-electricity from Norwegian hydropower (fairKlima), and ancillary services such as 50 GB cloud storage for customers.

Product overview

nvb Nordhorner Versorgungsbetriebe is a municipal utility company (Stadtwerk) offering a comprehensive energy portfolio as a unified multi-product offering. The core products include electricity (Strom) and natural gas (Erdgas) for private and business customers, supplemented by heat pump electricity (Wärmepumpenstrom) and drinking water (Trinkwasser). The solar sub-brand nvbsolar provides photovoltaic systems through multiple channels: leasing (Pachtmodell), installment purchase (Ratenkauf), or direct purchase, along with battery storage and wallboxes. E-mobility services center on the EINFACH WEITER Ladekarte providing access to over 300,000 charging points across Europe via the ladenetz.de network, complemented by THG-Quote trading via partner carbonify. Digital services include the nvb-Kundenportal for account management, nvb Cloud providing 50 GB free storage, Smart Meter rollout, and nvb@home virtual energy-saving platform. The company serves customers in Grafschaft Bentheim, Emsland, and surrounding regions from its headquarters in Nordhorn.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• nvbsolar: Solar energy brand offering photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial customers, with leasing (Pachtmodell) and installment purchase (Ratenkauf) options.
• nvb Cloud
• EINFACH WEITER Ladekarte
• THG-Prämie nvb
• nvb basis
• fairKlima

Products and services

• Strom (Electricity Supply)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% self-sufficiency with solar and battery storage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Stadt Nordhorn (City of Nordhorn)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Joint hosting of international delegation from Chuhuiv, Ukraine (Nordhorn's new twin city) for exchange on energy and water supply, supply security challenges, and regional infrastructure development.
• bnn Bäderbetriebe Nordhorn/Niedergrafschaft GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Subsidiary company (founded 2003) operating public baths in the Grafschaft Bentheim and Niedergrafschaft. The municipality of Geeste recently voted to become a shareholder. Partnership strengthens regional infrastructure and inter-municipal cooperation.
• ladenetz.decoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorladenetz.de is a German municipal utility charging network consortium with over 270 partners. Through this partnership, nvb customers can access over 300,000 charging points across Germany and Europe, while nvb's own charging infrastructure is integrated into the larger network.
• carbonify GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for THG (Treibhausgasminderungsquote) quota trading. nvb offers its customers the ability to sell their GHG quota through carbonify's platform, earning €160-180 per electric vehicle per year. carbonify handles the regulatory submission to the Umweltbundesamt.
• Norwegian Hydropower ProducerscoreTechnology or IntegrationEco-electricity (fairKlima) sourced from Norwegian hydropower plants, particularly in Litledalen. Uses 130-meter elevation difference between Harlandsvatnet and Litledalsvatnet lakes. Certified origin through Umweltbundesamt (UBA) registry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Westnetz GmbH: Innogy/E.ON-owned distribution grid operator covering large parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, including the Westnetz network area where nvb also operates. A direct counterparty in grid operations and a peer in distribution infrastructure.
• Mainova AG: Frankfurt municipal utility offering electricity, gas, water, heat, and increasingly e-mobility and solar. Comparable as a multi-product German Stadtwerk with municipal ownership and regulated grid operations.
• E.ON Energie Deutschland: Largest residential energy supplier in Germany offering electricity, gas, solar, heat pumps, and e-mobility through the E.ON Home product line. Sets the competitive benchmark nvb faces for cross-product customer attach in the same German residential market.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): One of Germany's largest municipal utilities, offering electricity, gas, district heating, water, and the largest municipal EV-charging network. Useful peer for benchmarking municipal multi-utility diversification into mobility and renewables.
• EnBW ODR (Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke): Regional municipal-style utility with grid operations, electricity supply, and broadband across Baden-Württemberg. Comparable as a distribution-system operator and multi-product retailer serving a defined regional territory.

Direct peers

• EWE AG: Large regional multi-utility headquartered in Oldenburg serving Northwest Germany including adjacent Emsland and Grafschaft Bentheim areas. Operates electricity, gas, water, and telecoms with comparable municipal/regional positioning and overlapping product portfolio.
• Stadtwerke Lingen: Neighboring municipal utility (Stadtwerk) in Lingen (Ems), serving the same Emsland region with electricity, gas, water, and heat. Closest peer in size and operating model, directly competing for the same regional customer pool.

Emerging players

• Lichtblick SE: Berlin-based green electricity supplier and pioneer of virtual power plants (ZuhauseKraftwerk). Comparable as a digital-first supplier competing for residential customers with green electricity, storage, and smart-home bundling.
• Octopus Energy Germany: Digital-first challenger energy supplier in Germany offering dynamic tariffs and 100% green electricity. Direct competitor for price-sensitive residential customers in nvb's service area.

Regional players

• Stadtwerke Emden: Municipal utility serving Emden and the East Frisia coast with electricity, gas, water, and broadband. Comparable in size and municipal-utility model, though serving a distinct coastal geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 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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