What Stadtwerke Straubing does

Stadtwerke Straubing is a municipal utility company wholly owned by the City of Straubing in Bavaria, Germany, operating under two private limited liability entities — Stadtwerke Straubing GmbH and Stadtwerke Straubing Strom und Gas GmbH. The company delivers integrated essential public services to residential and commercial customers within the licensed Straubing service territory, including electricity and gas supply and distribution, drinking water supply, district heating (including a geothermal option), public transportation via Stadtbus, public bathing facilities branded as aquatherm, e-mobility charging under LADESTROM.Straubing, and station-based electric carsharing under Sonnenmobil. The business has operated for over 100 years and is regulated by the Bundesnetzagentur for electricity and gas grid operations, with the city's Lord Mayor, Oberbürgermeister Markus Pannermayr, serving as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Günter Winter as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director). Geographic scope is restricted to a single Bavarian city and surrounding catchment; no international or multi-region expansion is indicated.

The product portfolio spans regulated grid-based utility services, consumer-facing amenities, and emerging mobility offerings. Core utility infrastructure includes owned electricity, gas, water, and heating networks; transport operations comprise four main city bus lines (1–4) plus taxi-bus services (Linie 10, 11, 12) and a P+R shuttle bus; e-mobility features AC charging at 22 kW and DC fast charging up to 150 kW (CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 2 connectors) with e-Roaming interoperability across approximately 70 providers; and the Sonnenmobil carsharing fleet operates on the third-party fleetster platform using BMW i3, Renault ZOE, and VW ID.3 vehicles. Self-service is delivered through a customer portal for meter readings, account management, and network connection applications. The affiliated Kraftwerk am Höllenstein AG provides adjacent hydropower generation.

Revenue is generated through diversified streams: recurring subscription-based utility tariffs (electricity, gas, water, heating), usage-based fees for e-mobility charging and carsharing, transaction-based public transport fares, and one-time ticket and voucher sales at the aquatherm baths via a dedicated webshop. Pricing for water supply was restructured effective July 2026 to €2.25/m³ (from €1.79) with a €121.08 annual base fee (from €99.12), incorporating a new 10 cents/m³ Bavarian water cent levy. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through owned grid infrastructure, two physical customer centers (Heerstraße 43 and 43a), the company website and customer portal, and the aquatherm webshop. A 24/7 Störungsannahme (emergency hotline) supports service outage response, and a partnership with Caritas Straubing-Bogen provides weekly free energy consultation hours to citizens.

Name

Stadtwerke Straubing

Legal name

Stadtwerke Straubing GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-straubing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Municipal utility (Stadtwerke) wholly owned by the City of Straubing, Germany, delivering electricity, gas, water, geothermal district heating, public bus transport, public baths (aquatherm), e-mobility charging, and electric carsharing (Sonnenmobil) to residential and commercial customers in its licensed service territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Straubing

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply and Distribution: Supply and distribution of electricity to residential and commercial customers in Straubing service area, including EEG/KWKG feed-in management and smart metering.
2. Gas Supply and Distribution: Natural gas supply and distribution services to customers, including installation and connection services.
3. Water Supply: Drinking water supply with prices adjusted to €2.25/cubic meter (from €1.79) and annual base fee of €121.08 (from €99.12) as of July 2026. Also includes Bavarian water cent levy of 10 cents per cubic meter.
4. District Heating/Geothermie: Sustainable heating services utilizing geothermal energy for residential and commercial customers.
5. aquatherm Baths: Entry tickets and value vouchers for public swimming pool (Freibad), indoor pool (Hallenbad), and sauna facilities. Tickets sold via web shop with PayPal+ and PayOne payment options.
6. Public Transportation (Stadtbus): City bus services operating 4 main lines (1-4) plus taxi-bus services (Linie 10, 11, 12) and P+R shuttle bus. Revenue from ticket sales.
7. E-Mobility Charging (LADESTROM.Straubing): EV charging at AC (22 kW) and DC (up to 150 kW) stations. AC tariff: 39.99 ct/kWh for customers, 50.00 ct/kWh ad-hoc. DC tariff: 45.00 ct/kWh. Includes roaming compatibility with 70+ providers.
8. Carsharing (Sonnenmobil): Electric carsharing with registration fee (€29.99 regular, €10 for electricity customers), €1 booking fee, €3.99/hour, €0.25/km. Operated via fleetster platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Straubing is a municipal utility that supplies and distributes electricity, natural gas, drinking water, and geothermal district heating to residential and commercial customers in Straubing, Germany. In addition to these core utility services, it operates the Stadtbus public bus network (four main lines plus taxi-bus and P+R shuttle services), runs the aquatherm public swimming and sauna complex, and provides e-mobility services including the LADESTROM.Straubing EV charging network (AC and DC up to 150 kW with e-Roaming) and the Sonnenmobil station-based electric carsharing service.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Straubing is a municipal utility company providing essential public services under one brand. The product portfolio consists of core utility services (electricity, gas, district heating, and drinking water supply), public transportation via city buses, aquatic facilities branded as aquatherm, e-mobility charging infrastructure under LADESTROM.Straubing, and station-based electric carsharing branded as Sonnenmobil. These services are delivered through a customer portal for self-service account management. The offerings operate as separate service lines rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LADESTROM.Straubing: Electric vehicle charging tariff exclusively for Strom-, Gas, Wasser- oder Wärmekunden (electricity, gas, water or heating customers) of Stadtwerke Straubing
• Sonnenmobil
• aquatherm

Products and services

• Strom (Electricity Supply)

Quantifiable outcome

• Water price increase of €0.46/m³ to €2.25 to cover rising energy, material, and service costs plus Bavarian water cent levy
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Caritas Straubing-BogenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Caritas Straubing-Bogen for energy consultation services (Energiesprechstunden) at Stadtwerke customer center. Caritas energy advisors provide free consultations on energy and water saving to citizens every Tuesday.
• Kraftwerk am Höllenstein AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company under shared management. Listed on website navigation under Strom section with link to https://kraftwerk-hoellenstein.de/. Mentioned in data protection statement as related entity.
• Arvenia GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign and programming partner for Stadtwerke Straubing website. Listed in impressum with address Boschstraße 1, 94365 Parkstetten, phone 09421-96238-0.
• fleetstercoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform provider for Sonnenmobil carsharing service. Registration and booking via https://earl.fleetster.de/ platform. Provides app-based vehicle access and booking management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft: Major municipal utility in the Nuremberg region supplying electricity, gas, heat, water, and energy services. Closely comparable to Stadtwerke Straubing in operating model (municipal multi-utility) though larger in scale.
• SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld AG: Municipal utility in Krefeld providing electricity, gas, water, heat, and public transport. Comparable in scale and operating model to Stadtwerke Straubing as a multi-service German Stadtwerke.
• REWAG (Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH): Municipal utility serving Regensburg with electricity, gas, heat, water, public transport, baths, and e-mobility services. Already partnered with Stadtwerke Straubing via the Blue REWAG charging card for Sonnenmobil vehicles. Highly comparable integrated multi-utility model in a similar Bavarian mid-sized city.
• Lechwerke AG: Regional utility in Augsburg/Bavaria providing electricity, gas, heat, water, and energy services. Operates in the same Bavarian market and offers a comparable mix of integrated utility services.
• Mainfrankenwerke GmbH: Municipal utility in Würzburg offering electricity, gas, water, heating, and e-mobility. Comparable sized regional municipal utility with an integrated service portfolio similar to Stadtwerke Straubing.

Emerging players

• Naturstrom AG: Renewable energy supplier offering green electricity, gas, heat, and e-mobility solutions across Germany. Competes with Stadtwerke Straubing for environmentally minded customers in the supply segment, where customers can switch providers despite the municipal grid monopoly.

Regional players

• Pfalzwerke AG: Regional utility in Rhineland-Palatinate providing electricity, gas, water, heating, and e-mobility. Similar integrated utility model but operates in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest energy companies with regulated electricity/gas distribution networks across Germany. Competes broadly in energy services, EV charging, and energy supply, including in Bavaria where Stadtwerke Straubing operates.
• Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM): Munich's municipal utility, much larger scale (1.5M+ population served) but operates the same integrated model: electricity, gas, water, district heating, public transport (MVG), baths, and e-mobility. The benchmark municipal multi-utility in Bavaria.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG: Major German energy company with regulated distribution, renewable generation, and a national EV charging network (EnBW mobility+). Directly competes with LADESTROM.Straubing in charging and in customer energy supply.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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