Stadtwerke Borken

What Stadtwerke Borken does

Stadtwerke Borken/Westf. GmbH is a municipal multi-utility headquartered in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, supplying electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and heating energy to residential and business customers across the municipalities of Borken, Heiden, Raesfeld, Reken, and Velen. The company operates as a vertically integrated energy provider, functioning simultaneously as energy supplier (Vertrieb) and regulated network operator (Netzbetreiber) for electricity, gas, and water infrastructure within its concession areas. Its technology footprint includes substations at Borkenwirthe and Rhedebr\u00fcgge, smart metering infrastructure compliant with the Messstellenbetriebsgesetz, dynamic electricity tariffs, and a regionally notable cold district heating network powered by wastewater heat recovery. Additional infrastructure spans public EV charging stations connected to the ladenetz.de roaming network, E-carsharing pilots, fiber-to-the-home broadband via the Westm\u00fcnsterland Glasfaser GmbH joint venture, and participations in Trianel offshore wind and gas generation assets.

The business model combines regulated revenues (network charges, Grundversorger default supply, concessions), consumption-based retail supply (subscription tariffs for electricity, gas, water, heating), transaction-based E-mobility and leisure facility income (Aquarius Freizeitbad with ~500,000 annual visitors), direct marketing of renewable generation, and project-based infrastructure deployment (fiber rollouts, heat networks). Distribution operates via a customer portal (Kundenportal), online ordering platforms for tariff changes, a physical Service-Center, dedicated Geschäftskundenberater (business account managers), and a 24-hour emergency hotline. The company also operates a customer loyalty program (Vorteilswelt) and a community voting-based sponsorship initiative (VereinsEnergie).

Since 2018, Stadtwerke Borken has been jointly managed with Stadtwerke Coesfeld under the EMERGY Führungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH umbrella, enabling shared services, IT, HR, and finance functions across both utilities. The company is wholly owned by the cities of Borken and Coesfeld, with surrounding municipalities holding stakes. Ron Keßeler has served as Managing Director since March 2020, and Mechtild Schulze Hessing (Mayor of Borken) chairs the Supervisory Board. Recent strategic emphasis has centered on renewable energy buildout (Windpark Letter Bruch, Kreulkerhok turbine, municipal PV with Bürgerbeteiligung), heat transition via the wastewater project, fiber broadband expansion, and EV infrastructure — with a renewable electricity share in the local grid already exceeding 50%.

Name

Stadtwerke Borken

Legal name

Stadtwerke Borken/Westf. GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-borken.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Borken is a municipal multi-utility supplying electricity, gas, water, and heating to residential and business customers across five municipalities in the Westm\u00fcnsterland region of North Rhine-Westphalia, also operating grid infrastructure, fiber broadband, E-mobility, and leisure facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Multi-Utility Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (561790)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

District Energy & Community CHP (District Heating/Cooling Networks) (EUACAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential DER Aggregation & VPPs (Solar+Storage, Smart Home, Community) (EUAFAHAA), Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG)

Keywords

• Municipal energy supply
• Electricity and gas utilities
• District heating services
• Drinking water supply
• Fiber broadband network

Headquarters

HQ city

Borken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply (Strom): Supply of electricity to residential and business customers under various tariff plans including regionalstrom (local green electricity), standard supply, and dynamic tariffs. Revenue generated through consumption-based charges on electricity delivered.
2. Gas Supply (Gas): Natural gas supply to residential and business customers under standard and special tariff plans. Revenue from consumption-based gas delivery charges.
3. Drinking Water Supply (Wasserversorgung): Drinking water supply to residential and business customers in the Borken region and as a bulk supplier to neighboring utilities such as SVS-Versorgungsbetriebe Stadtlohn (supplying ~53,000 citizens of Stadtlohn, Vreden, and Südlohn).
4. Network Operations (Netzbetrieb): As the local grid operator, revenue is earned from regulated network charges (Netzentgelte) for electricity, gas, and water distribution infrastructure. Includes network connection services (Netzanschluss) and metering operations.
5. Heating (Wärme): Supply of heating energy including Wärmestrom for heat pumps and night storage heating (Nachtspeicher), as well as participation in cold district heating networks powered by wastewater heat recovery.
6. E-Mobility (E-Mobilität): Operation of public electric vehicle charging stations (Unterwegs laden) and home charging solutions (Zuhause laden), as well as an E-Bike rental program (E-Bike mieten). Revenue from charging session fees and rental charges.
7. Broadband / Fiber (Glasfaser): Via Westmünsterland Glasfaser GmbH joint venture, revenue from fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connections in rural areas, enabling internet speeds up to 1,000 Mbit/s.
8. Aquarius Freizeitbad (Leisure Center): Operation of the Aquarius public swimming pool and sauna facility, generating revenue from admission fees. Approximately half a million visitors per year. Also operated by the Emergy-Verbund.
9. Direct Marketing / Feed-in (Direktvermarktung): Direct marketing of electricity from renewable generation assets (wind, PV) including feed-in to the grid under EEG regulations and direct supply arrangements with corporate customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Borken is a regional municipal multi-utility supplying households and businesses in the Borken district with electricity (BorkenStrom tariffs including green/Natur options), natural gas (BorkenGas), district heating (BorkenWärme), and drinking water (BorkenWasser). Beyond core energy and water, it operates photovoltaic services, an e-mobility charging network, a regional fiber-optic broadband rollout, smart meter deployment, and the Aquarius swimming and leisure facility.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Borken/Westf. GmbH is a regional multi-utility energy company operating under the EMERGY brand alongside the Stadtwerke Coesfeld. Its product portfolio centers on four core regulated utilities — electricity supply (Stromversorgung), gas supply (Gasversorgung), drinking water supply (Wasserversorgung), and heat supply (Wärme) — serving residential and commercial customers in Borken, Heiden, Raesfeld, Reken, and Velen. These core products are complemented by smart grid services (Smart EMERGY), digital customer engagement tools (Kundenportal, Netzanschlussportal, Online ordering systems), and EV charging infrastructure (E-Mobilität) that connects to the European ladenetz.de roaming network. Key differentiating offerings include Regionalstrom (locally sourced green electricity from Gemeindewerke Reken wind farms), a Dynamic Tariff (Dynamischer Tarif) for real-time electricity pricing, Smart Metering (intelligente Messsysteme), and a Cold District Heating Network (Kaltes Nahwärmenetz) powered by wastewater heat — a federally funded model project (~6.1M€ funding, ~10.5M€ total investment). The company also operates the Aquarius leisure pool as a lifestyle/recreation brand and provides fiber optic network expansion via the Westmünsterland Glasfaser GmbH partnership. Additional services include direct marketing for decentralized energy producers (Direktvermarktung), energy feed-in registration (Energie einspeisen), a customer loyalty program (Vorteilswelt), and a club sponsorship initiative (VereinsEnergie).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aquarius: Freizeitbad (leisure pool/aquatic center) operated by the company
• Gemeindewerke Reken
• Vorteilswelt
• Regionalstrom

Products and services

• BorkenStrom (Electricity Supply)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~125 million kWh/year of green electricity produced from Windpark Letter Bruch, achieving 100% renewable energy quota
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Stadtwerke Coesfeld GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Stadtwerke Borken operates under the Emergy-Verbund together with Stadtwerke Coesfeld under the Emergy Führungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH, co-founded by the cities of Borken and Coesfeld in January 2018. The shared company provides unified management, IT services, HR, finance, and operations across both utilities, creating a Gemeinschaftsbetrieb (joint operation) with consolidated organizational structures, brand identity, and service delivery.
• Stadt Borken (City of Borken)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The city of Borken is the majority shareholder and founding partner of Stadtwerke Borken/Westf. GmbH. The municipality and its utility jointly pursue energy transition, broadband, and water infrastructure projects. The city participates in municipal decision-making through the Aufsichtsrat (supervisory board) chaired by Mayor Mechtild Schulze Hessing. Shared projects include the Wärme aus Abwasser district heating initiative (6.1 million euro federal funding) and citizen participation programs.
• Westmünsterland Glasfaser GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture company (GmbH) established by Stadtwerke Borken, epcan GmbH & Co. KG (Vreden), and Muenet GmbH (Rosendahl) for fiber-to-the-home broadband expansion in rural outer areas. The JV has deployed 650+ km of fiber networks connecting thousands of households in Velen, Ramsdorf, Heiden, Hünxe, Hamminkeln, and Schermbeck. Stadtwerke Borken is a co-shareholder and contributes network infrastructure expertise and municipal relationships.
• epcan GmbH & Co. KGcoreTechnology or IntegrationFiber optic ISP partner in the Westmünsterland Glasfaser GmbH joint venture. Responsible for network planning, construction, and service delivery to end customers in the Borken region. Contributed to FTTH rollout in Velen, Ramsdorf, and surrounding areas.
• Muenet GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFiber optic network partner in the Westmünsterland Glasfaser GmbH joint venture. Provides network technology and implementation expertise for FTTH broadband deployment across the Westmünsterland region.
• SVS-Versorgungsbetriebe StadtlohncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing water supply partnership (>35 years). SVS receives up to 2 million cubic meters of drinking water annually from Stadtwerke Borken, supplying ~53,000 citizens of Stadtlohn, Vreden, and Südlohn. Capacity upgraded from 235 m³/hour to 275 m³/hour. New transmission pipeline commissioned December 2022. SVS also provides water supply infrastructure contributing to regional supply security.
• Gemeinde RekencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGemeindewerke Reken GmbH, a joint venture established in 2022 between the municipality of Reken and Stadtwerke Borken/Westf. GmbH, develops renewable energy projects in Reken. The first project is a wind turbine at Kreulkerhok (commissioned 2023) producing up to 14.8 million kWh/year of green electricity.
• NRW.Energy4Climate (Landesgesellschaft für Energie und Klimaschutz NRW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-owned energy and climate agency accompanying the wastewater heat recovery project as part of the NRW Abwasserwärme initiative. Provides advisory support from potential analysis through implementation, supporting municipalities in building local, reliable, and climate-friendly heat supply.
• Hochschule Mainz (Prof. Thomas Giel)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing expertise for the wastewater heat recovery district heating project. Prof. Thomas Giel advised on the district heating system in the Schmeing-Gelände new development area in Weseke and supports the current project with technical guidance on wastewater heat utilization.
• Share Now GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerE-carsharing provider supplying vehicles (Renault Zoe and Mercedes EQA) for the 'Nachbarschaftliches E-Carsharing in Wohngebieten' pilot project in Borken, operated by LEADER-Region Bocholter Aa and supported by Stadtwerke Borken who installed and maintain charging stations.
• ITM-Gruppe (Serverland JV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerData center joint venture (Serverland GmbH) established in March 2023 by Stadtwerke Ahaus, Borken, Coesfeld, and SVS-Versorgungsbetriebe together with ITM-Gruppe to address rising IT demands in the region.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest integrated energy companies with significant German municipal utility exposure via subsidiaries (e.g., Westnetz). Operates broadly in electricity distribution, retail supply, and network services that overlap with Stadtwerke Borken's core regulated and retail activities.
• Mainova AG: Frankfurt-based municipal multi-utility supplying electricity, gas, water, and heat to the Rhine-Main region. Comparable vertically integrated municipal utility model with regulated network operations and diversified service portfolio, though at substantially larger scale.
• Stadtwerke München GmbH: One of Germany's largest municipal utilities (electricity, gas, district heating, water, public transport, broadband). Comparable multi-utility municipal ownership model with strong renewable energy and fiber expansion programs, providing an aspirational scale benchmark.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG: Large integrated German energy company active in electricity generation, grid operation, and retail supply. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose distribution and retail operations overlap with municipal utilities' core functions, with strong renewable energy exposure.
• WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH: Mid-size German municipal multi-utility serving Wuppertal with electricity, gas, water, public transport, and broadband. Notably, former Stadtwerke Borken managing director Markus Hilkenbach departed to lead WSW, signaling comparable operating profile and career path.

Direct peers

• Gemeindewerke Reken GmbH: Joint venture between the municipality of Reken and Stadtwerke Borken (founded 2022) for local renewable energy projects. The Kreulkerhok wind turbine (14.8M kWh/year, commissioned 2023) makes it a direct operational peer for municipal renewable generation.
• Stadtwerke Ahaus: Regional municipal utility co-invested with Stadtwerke Borken in the Serverland data center JV (March 2023). Provides comparable electricity, gas, water, and heating services to the neighboring town of Ahaus, sharing similar municipal ownership structure and scale.
• Stadtwerke Coesfeld GmbH: Sister municipal utility of Stadtwerke Borken, jointly operated under the Emergy Führungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH umbrella (founded January 2018). Serves the adjacent city of Coesfeld with comparable multi-utility (electricity, gas, water, heating, broadband, leisure) offerings and is the most direct operating peer.
• SVS-Versorgungsbetriebe Stadtlohn: Long-standing wholesale water customer of Stadtwerke Borken, distributing ~2M m³/year to ~53,000 citizens across Stadtlohn, Vreden, and Südlohn. Operates as a comparable mid-size municipal utility in the same Westmünsterland region with overlapping service portfolio.

Others

• Trianel GmbH: Municipal utility consortium that coordinates joint investments in generation assets; Stadtwerke Borken is a co-investor via Trianel in Borkum West offshore wind and Hamm gas power plant. Functions as an enabler/aggregator for municipal utility power investments rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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