ISPEX

What ISPEX does

ISPEX AG is a Bayreuth-headquartered energy consulting company founded in 2006 that helps German, Austrian, and Swiss businesses and public-sector entities reduce and manage energy costs across electricity, natural gas, and renewable certificate procurement. The company operates a tiered service model: a standardized Energie-Service for small businesses with annual energy costs below €250,000, a comprehensive Energiemanagement offering for medium-to-large enterprises above €250,000 (covering procurement, energy controlling, ISO 50001 systems, DIN EN 16247-1 audits, network-charge optimization, and BEHG/SPK/Industriestrompreis advisory), and e-Vergabe electronic tendering for public-sector clients under GWB and VgV. It is complemented by ISPEX Akademie (webinars, seminars, and a video-on-demand library on market developments and compliance) and the HKN-Preisticker for renewable certificate pricing.

The company's core technology consists of self-developed proprietary platforms: energie-handelsplatz.de, an electronic procurement marketplace connecting 724 registered energy suppliers with buyers and running electronic auctions and public tenders; ISPEX Kompass, a market-observation tool with historical and real-time Phelix Base and THE price charts plus technical analysis; and BAFA-recognized energy management software for invoice verification and contract monitoring. The proprietary platform is supported by wholly-owned operating subsidiaries ISPEX Consulting GmbH (consulting services) and ISPEX Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (in-house legal advisory on energy law).

ISPEX generates revenue through four streams: usage-based Systemnutzungsentgelte (system fees) on the Energie-Service for SMBs (only triggered if at least one supplier offer is generated); scope-dependent consulting fees for the enterprise Energiemanagement practice (multi-year contracts); commissions paid by energy suppliers upon successful placement; and transactional fees from paid Akademie events (€49–€190 per session). The customer base spans three primary segments — SMBs (energy costs <€250k), mid/large enterprises (>€250k, the primary segment), and public sector entities — with go-to-market executed through direct enterprise field sales, phone/email inside sales for SMBs, and a certified Vertriebspartnerprogramm channel. Scale signals include 53,752 GWh of cumulative trading volume, 6,321 auctions/tenders, and 86,053 supplier offers processed across the platform.

Name

ISPEX

Legal name

ISPEX AG

Website

https://ispex.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ISPEX AG is a DACH-based energy consulting firm (founded 2006, Bayreuth HQ) that combines proprietary procurement technology (energie-handelsplatz.de, ISPEX Kompass) with advisory services to reduce energy costs and ensure regulatory compliance for SMBs, enterprises, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Experience (CX) & Voice-of-Customer Analytics (BPAHALAK)

Keywords

• Energy procurement consulting
• Energy management services
• Energy market analysis
• Renewable energy certificates
• Public sector procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayreuth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Systemnutzungsentgelt (Energy-Service): For small companies (energy costs <250k EUR/year), ISPEX charges a consumption-based system usage fee (Systemnutzungsentgelt). The fee is triggered once at least one offer is presented in the procurement project. If no supplier is found, no fee is charged. Additional project work is billed against usage fees.
2. Consulting Fees (Energiemanagement): For medium and large companies (energy costs >250k EUR/year), ISPEX provides comprehensive energy management consulting against a consulting fee. The fee is dependent on the scope of consulting and the customer's energy needs.
3. Supplier Commission: Energy suppliers pay ISPEX a commission upon successful placement of a customer. This enables competitive pricing for customers without expensive marketing campaigns and proprietary sales forces.
4. ISPEX Akademie (Training & Events): Revenue from paid webinars, seminars, workshops, and video-on-demand recordings. Einzeltermine from 49 EUR to 190 EUR per person plus VAT. Package '12 für 10' at 490 EUR plus VAT for 12 sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ISPEX is a German-based energy consulting company that helps businesses and public institutions reduce energy costs through structured procurement (auctions and tenders with 724 registered energy suppliers), market observation, and energy management services. The company operates proprietary platforms including energie-handelsplatz.de for electronic energy auctions and ISPEX Kompass for market price analysis. It serves the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) with three main service tiers tailored by customer energy spend.

Product overview

ISPEX operates as a business energy solutions provider offering a portfolio of integrated services organized into three main tiers: Energie-Service for small companies (energy costs below 250,000 EUR/year), Energiemanagement for large enterprises (above 250,000 EUR/year), and e-Vergabe for public sector procurement. The offering combines an online platform (energie-handelplatz.de) for electronic auctions and tenders, ISPEX Kompass for professional market analysis tools, the ISPEX Akademie for training and webinars (Energiefrühstück, Klimafrühstück, Energiekalender), and specialized modules for energy controlling, legal advisory (via ISPEX Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft), and consulting (via ISPEX Consulting GmbH). Additional services include the HKN-Preisticker for certificates of origin pricing and BAFA-subsidizable energy controlling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ISPEX Akademie: Educational platform offering webinars, seminars, and training programs on energy market development, energy procurement, compliance, and energy and climate management.
• ISPEX Kompass
• HKN-Preisticker
• energie-handelsplatz.de

Products and services

• Energie-Service Energy cost optimization service for small companies with annual energy costs below 250,000 EUR. Provides market-based procurement decisions for electricity and gas through objective comparison, leveraging framework contracts with leading energy suppliers. Targets trade, gastronomy, hospitality, property management, and health facilities.
• Energiemanagement Comprehensive energy management consulting for medium and large companies and industrial enterprises with annual energy costs exceeding 250,000 EUR. Offers modules covering energy procurement via auctions with 500+ suppliers, market observation, optimization of network charges, taxes and levies, energy controlling, ISO 50001 energy management systems, energy audits per DIN EN 16247-1, and energy efficiency consulting.
• e-Vergabe (Electronic Public Procurement) Electronic procurement (e-procurement) service for public sector clients to conduct legally compliant tenders for electricity and natural gas supply under GWB and VgV regulations. Includes complete process guidance from data preparation through award of contract and use of the energie-handelsplatz.de platform with e-auctions.
• ISPEX Akademie Training and education platform offering paid webinars, seminars, workshops, and video-on-demand content covering energy market development, energy procurement, compliance (ISO 50001, DIN EN 16247-1, BEHG, BECV, SPK), and energy and climate management topics. Includes monthly Energiefrühstück and Klimafrühstück series, full-day Energiekalender seminars, in-house workshops, and Mediathek on-demand access.
• HKN-Preisticker Price ticker service providing weekly price indications for certificates of origin (Herkunftsnachweise/HKN), including HKN Wind DE for electricity from German wind power plants and HKN Wasser EU for electricity from European hydropower plants. Targets companies that source or plan to source renewable electricity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53,752 GWh of energy trading volume processed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vertriebspartner (Sales Partners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISPEX operates a structured sales partner program (Vertriebspartnerprogramm) targeting purchasing consultants, insolvency and restructuring advisors, and tax advisors. Partners can either refer clients to ISPEX or co-deliver energy advisory services. ISPEX provides professional development, tools, and expert backstop. The program leverages partners' existing client relationships in the B2B segment.
• Energieversorgungsunternehmen (Energy Suppliers)coreOthers724 energy suppliers are registered on the ISPEX energie-handelsplatz.de platform and participate in procurement auctions and tenders. Suppliers gain access to a nationwide commercial customer base without costly marketing campaigns. ISPEX earns commission from suppliers upon successful placement.
• energie-handelsplatz.decoreTechnology or IntegrationISPEX uses the energie-handelsplatz.de online platform for conducting electronic energy auctions and public procurement (e-Vergabe) processes. The platform provides the technical infrastructure for document exchange, e-auctions, and contract award in compliance with GWB and VgV requirements.
• co2ncept plus – Verband der Wirtschaft für Emissionshandel und Klimaschutz e.V.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerISPEX co-hosts certain Energiefrühstück webinar sessions with co2ncept plus, the German business association for emissions trading and climate protection. These joint events address topics at the intersection of climate policy and energy procurement, serving shared audiences in industry and commerce.
• BDEB – Bundesverband Deutscher Energiemakler und Energieberater e.V.minorOthersISPEX is an active member of the BDEB, the German Association of Energy Brokers and Energy Consultants. Membership indicates adherence to industry professional standards and provides networking within the German energy consulting community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lichtblick SE: Lichtblick is a large German energy supplier and services provider that has moved into B2B energy consulting, renewable supply, and digital energy management — overlapping with ISPEX's procurement and e-Vergabe offerings for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure / Energy & Sustainability Services): Schneider Electric offers energy procurement advisory, ISO 50001 implementation, and energy management software for industrial and commercial customers globally, including DACH, addressing the same energy management pain points as ISPEX Energiemanagement.
• E.ON Energy Solutions: E.ON is a major European utility whose Energy Solutions division provides energy procurement advisory, energy management, and decarbonization services to large commercial and industrial customers, competing for the same enterprise segment as ISPEX Energiemanagement.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: EnBW is a large German integrated utility that offers energy procurement consulting, energy management, and decarbonization services to enterprise and municipal customers, sitting in the same DACH enterprise energy advisory space as ISPEX.
• Vattenfall Energy Solutions: Vattenfall is a major European utility with an Energy Solutions unit providing B2B energy procurement, flexibility, and decarbonization services, overlapping with ISPEX on enterprise energy procurement and compliance advisory.

Direct peers

• Energy2market (e2m): Energy2market is a German-based energy procurement and portfolio management firm that runs supplier auctions and tendering for commercial and industrial customers — directly mirroring ISPEX's Energie-Service and e-Vergabe offerings. Both compete head-to-head on multi-supplier auctions, market observation, and SME procurement.
• Soptim Energie GmbH: Soptim Energie is a German energy and building management services provider that combines procurement consulting with ISO 50001 and energy controlling services for industrial and commercial clients, closely matching ISPEX's integrated Energiemanagement proposition.
• enviacon GmbH: enviacon is a German energy procurement consultancy that brokers electricity and gas contracts for SMEs and runs comparable tendering and market observation services; it targets the same commercial customer segments as ISPEX's Energy-Service.

Regional players

• Trianel GmbH: Trianel is a German municipal utilities' joint venture that pools energy procurement and provides procurement services and energy management to municipal and corporate customers, competing in the same DACH public-sector and mid-market segments as ISPEX e-Vergabe.

Others

• co2ncept plus: co2ncept plus is a German business association for emissions trading and climate protection that co-hosts webinars with ISPEX; it is an ecosystem partner and competing voice in compliance education and policy advocacy for industrial decarbonization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ISPEX_AG
• Facebookfacebook.com/ispexenergie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ispex-ag

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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