VSE Verteilnetz
VSE Verteilnetz GmbH is a regulated electricity distribution system operator (DSO) in Saarbrücken, Germany, owning and operating the 110-kV and 35-kV regional grid (~1,000 km, 55 transformer stations) in Saarland on behalf of industrial customers, generation/storage operators, and municipal utilities under German energy law (EnWG).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersSaarbrücken, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What VSE Verteilnetz does
VSE Verteilnetz GmbH is a regulated electricity distribution system operator (DSO) headquartered in Saarbrücken, Germany, operating regional 110-kV and 35-kV networks spanning approximately 1,000 km of circuit length and 55 high-voltage/medium-voltage transformer stations. Founded on July 1, 2007 as a 100% subsidiary of VSE Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to the legal unbundling provisions of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG), the company holds exclusive geographic license to operate the distribution network in the Saarland region and provides regulated grid access to large industrial customers, generation plant operators (renewable energy, CHP, conventional), battery storage operators, and regional/municipal utilities on equal, non-discriminatory terms. Core operational capabilities span asset management, network services, network economics, and regulatory management.
VSE Verteilnetz firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- VSE Verteilnetz
- Legal name
- VSE Verteilnetz GmbH
- Website
- https://vse-verteilnetz.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- VSE Verteilnetz GmbH is a regulated electricity distribution system operator (DSO) in Saarbrücken, Germany, owning and operating the 110-kV and 35-kV regional grid (~1,000 km, 55 transformer stations) in Saarland on behalf of industrial customers, generation/storage operators, and municipal utilities under German energy law (EnWG).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
VSE Verteilnetz industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electricity Distribution Services
- NAICS
- Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)
- SIC
- Electric Services (4911)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) / Regulated Distribution Companies (Ring-fenced DSOs) (EUADABAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- High-Voltage Electrical Systems (Switchgear, Transformers, Protection & Control) (EUAEAFAA), System Operations & Control Centers (EMS/SCADA for Transmission) (EUADAAAG)
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Where VSE Verteilnetz is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saarbrücken
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
VSE Verteilnetz business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Network Usage Fees (Netzentgelte): Regulated network usage fees charged to all users of the electricity distribution network. These fees are published annually per § 17 Abs. 2 and 3 ARegV and § 27 StromNEV. The fee ceiling (Erlösobergrenze) is determined by the regulatory authority (Regulierungskammer für das Saarland). Fees apply to network usage, measurement point operation, and related services. Fees for 2026 are published as preliminary rates effective January 1, 2026. Additionally, individual network fees per § 19 Abs. 3 StromNEV (singularly used operating resources) and construction cost contributions (Baukostenzuschuss, BKZ) are charged.
- Network Services (Netzdienstleistungen): Planning, operation, and maintenance of energy networks provided as billable services to third parties. Services include network management, construction (civil and high/low voltage), maintenance, documentation, surveying, fleet management, and rights-of-way administration. These services are also provided to other VSE Group companies and external parties.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Annual | Standard Network Usage Fees (Netznutzungsentgelte) – applicable to all network users, published annually and effective January 1 of each year. |
| Usage-based | Annual | High Load Time Windows (Hochlastzeitfenster) – per § 19 Abs. 2 StromNEV, defining peak usage periods for customers eligible for individual pricing. |
| Usage-based | Annual | Individual Network Fees § 19 Abs. 3 StromNEV – for singularly used operating equipment, negotiated on a per-customer basis. |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Network Services (Netzdienstleistungen) – professional services for network planning, construction, and maintenance charged to third parties. |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels10 records
VSE Verteilnetz product offering
Product offeringCore offering
VSE Verteilnetz GmbH operates and maintains the regional 110-kV and 35-kV electricity distribution network in the Saarland region of Germany, providing regulated network access to industrial customers, generation/storage operators, and downstream utilities. The company offers network services (planning, construction, maintenance, documentation, surveying), published network usage fees, Redispatch 2.0 compliance management, Flexible Connection Agreements (FCA), battery storage registration, drone inspections, controllability checks, metering point operation, and EDIFACT-based market communication.
Product overview
VSE Verteilnetz is a regional electricity distribution grid operator managing 110-kV and 35-kV power networks with approximately 1,000 km of circuit length and 55 transformer stations. The company operates as a single unified platform providing grid operations, network services, and regulatory management. Core products include Stromnetzbetrieb (electricity grid operations), Netzdienstleistungen (network services), and Netzentgelte (network charges). The service portfolio encompasses Redispatch 2.0 for grid congestion management, FCA flexible connection agreements for battery storage and renewable energy plants, battery storage registration services, Leitungsauskunft (cable information), Drohnenbefliegung (drone inspections), Steuerbarkeitscheck (controllability checks), Stromeinspeisung (power feed-in management), Messstellenbetrieb (metering operations), Marktkommunikation (market communication via EDIFACT), and template contracts. The company operates exclusively in the German energy market, serving industrial customers, generation plant operators, and regional utilities in the Saarland region.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Stromnetzbetrieb (Electricity Grid Operations) Operation and management of the regional 110-kV and 35-kV electricity distribution network, including asset management, network service, network economics, and regulatory management. Responsible for construction and maintenance of grids while ensuring economic efficiency and supply quality.
- Netzdienstleistungen (Network Services) Professional services for planning, operation, and maintenance of energy and telecommunications networks, including grid management, network construction, civil engineering, maintenance, documentation, surveying, fleet management, and rights-of-way administration. Offered to other VSE Group companies and external grid operators and contracting firms.
- Netzentgelte (Regulated Network Usage Fees) Regulated network usage fees charged to all users of the electricity distribution network, published annually per § 17 Abs. 2 and 3 ARegV and § 27 StromNEV. Includes standard network usage fees, individual fees per § 19 Abs. 3 StromNEV, peak load time windows, and construction cost contributions (Baukostenzuschuss, BKZ). Rates for 2026 effective January 1, 2026.
- Redispatch 2.0 Expanded redispatch process per NABeG 2.0 for managing grid congestion by coordinating control of generation plants, storage facilities, and flexible loads. Covers all generation plants, EEG, KWK, and storage facilities from 100 kW. Includes market role management (EIV/BTR), bilanzieller Ausgleich, and abgeregelte Energiemengen accounting.
- Batteriespeicher-Anmeldung (Battery Storage Registration) Registration and connection services for large battery storage systems (Großbatteriespeicher), distinguishing between grid-effective, grid-neutral, and grid-serving battery storage based on their impact on the electricity grid. For inquiries up to 25 MW, customers are referred to downstream DSO energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH.
- FCA - Flexible Netzanschlussvereinbarung (Flexible Connection Agreement) Flexible grid connection agreements allowing new generation and storage plants to connect even when full grid capacity is not always available. Supports static-preventive, rule-based, and dynamic-preventive (future) flexibility mechanisms for grid congestion management. Available for battery storage (Stand-Alone), biogas plants, and overbuild scenarios with PAV/E-regulation.
- Leitungsauskunft (Cable Information Service) Information service about the location of supply facilities for planning and construction sites. Provides pre-construction cable routing information to ensure safety and minimize liability risks. Available through an internet portal (WBAU) for registered frequent users or via individual request form.
- Drohnenbefliegung (Drone Inspection) Inspection of supply facilities using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones under 2 kg) under required permits per § 21b Abs. 1 Nr. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 LuftVO, with data protection clearance from the Saarland data protection authority. Ensures sustainable traffic and supply safety.
- Steuerbarkeitscheck (Controllability Check) Technical verification of grid-oriented controllability of generation and storage facilities per § 12 Abs. 2a–2h EnWG, to ensure safe and efficient grid management.
- Messstellenbetrieb (Metering Operations) Metering point operation and measurement services per the Metering Point Operation Act (MsbG). Provides metering operator framework agreements and EDI agreements for smart meter data exchange.
- Marktkommunikation (Market Communication) Electronic data exchange with market participants using EDIFACT format according to GPKE/GeLi Gas processes, with S/MIME encryption and advanced digital signatures. EDI@Energy standard-compliant communication for all market role interactions.
Companies that use VSE Verteilnetz
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
VSE Verteilnetz technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature6 records
VSE Verteilnetz partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.
- Amprion GmbHcoreAmprion GmbH is the transmission system operator (Übertragungsnetzbetreiber, ÜNB) for the German extra-high-voltage grid in western Germany. VSE Verteilnetz GmbH collaborates with Amprion on Redispatch 2.0 measures, transmitting and receiving redispatch instructions and participating in the joint testing and operational coordination of the expanded redispatch process. Amprion is listed as the Anforderer (requester) in VSE's published Redispatch measures data.
- Connect+ Consortium (4 ÜNB + 17 DSO)coreConnect+ is a joint platform project established by four transmission system operators and 17 distribution system operators to provide a standardized, centralized data exchange hub for Redispatch 2.0 market communications. VSE Verteilnetz GmbH participates as a DSO member of this consortium. The platform serves as a Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for all market participants, replacing multiple bilateral interfaces with a single integration point for exchanging data between EIVs, BTRs, and balance responsible parties. Partners include the four German ÜNBs and 17 DSOs.
- VSE Aktiengesellschaft (Parent Company)coreVSE Verteilnetz GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of VSE Aktiengesellschaft, founded in 1912 in Saarbrücken. VSE AG is the parent holding company of the VSE Group, which provides energy and water supply, telecommunications, and energy services. The group also operates in southwestern Germany and neighboring Luxembourg. The relationship is a wholly-owned subsidiary structure, with VSE AG as the sole shareholder.
- Regiocom SEsupportingRegiocom SE provides the online form platform used by VSE Verteilnetz GmbH for the Stammdatenerhebung (master data collection) required for Redispatch 2.0. Plant operators access the Regiocom cloud platform via a secure link to submit their generation plant data. The platform is branded under the VSE Verteilnetz process but hosted by Regiocom.
- RAIDA (RAIDA.de)supportingRAIDA (Recherche- und Informationssystem für Absatzmeldungen) serves as the Data Provider for VSE Verteilnetz GmbH's Redispatch 2.0 implementation, providing the functional infrastructure for exchanging data between market participants in the German electricity market. RAIDA is the designated clearing infrastructure for EDI@Energy communications and enables market participant identification and data exchange in the Redispatch 2.0 process.
- energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH (Downstream DSO)coreenergis-Netzgesellschaft mbH is the downstream distribution system operator to which VSE Verteilnetz GmbH refers customers for connections with capacity up to 25 MW. For large battery storage and generation plant inquiries up to 25 MW, VSE directs customers to energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH as the relevant downstream grid operator. energis also manages the EDIFACT data exchange certificate handling for the VSE network area.
- E.ON SEminorE.ON SE is referenced as the source of the company's procurement terms and conditions (Allgemeine Einkaufsbedingungen, Besondere Einkaufsbedingungen for IT, Cloud, Software, HSE requirements). VSE Verteilnetz GmbH applies E.ON's standard procurement terms to its supply chain and procurement operations, including General Procurement Conditions (as of 01/04/2026), IT Services conditions, Cloud Solutions conditions, Standard Software purchasing conditions, Software development conditions, and HSE Minimum Requirements for partner firms and contractors.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
VSE Verteilnetz competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Westnetz GmbH: Westnetz is a regulated DSO across parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, part of the E.ON/Westenergie group. Operates HV/MV networks under the same EnWG framework as VSE Verteilnetz, with overlapping role in Connect+ and Redispatch 2.0 implementation.
- Netze BW GmbH: Netze BW is the regulated DSO of EnBW serving Baden-Württemberg with ~100,000 km of network. It is the most direct comparable DSO in Germany — operating under the same EnWG framework, ring-fenced structure, and revenue-ceiling regulation as VSE Verteilnetz, with comparable service categories (network fees, Redispatch 2.0, metering).
- EWE NETZ GmbH: EWE NETZ is a regulated DSO in Lower Saxony, Bremen, and parts of Brandenburg. Like VSE Verteilnetz it operates HV/MV distribution networks and is subject to the same German regulatory framework for network fees and grid connection services.
- Avacon AG: Avacon is a regulated DSO serving Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and parts of Hessen, owned by E.ON. It is a direct peer in terms of DSO activities, asset management, connection services, and regulated network charges under EnWG.
- Pfalzwerke Netz AG: Pfalzwerke Netz is the regulated DSO for large parts of Rhineland-Palatinate, geographically adjacent to VSE Verteilnetz's Saarland territory. Both operate under the same federal EnWG framework with similar network-fee structures, Redispatch 2.0 obligations, and connection services.
- Mainzer Netze GmbH: Mainzer Netze is a regulated municipal DSO in Mainz/Rhineland-Palatinate, providing electricity network access, network charges, and connection services under the same EnWG framework as VSE Verteilnetz. Comparable mid-sized DSO operating in the same regulatory regime.
- E.DIS Netz GmbH: E.DIS is one of the largest regional DSOs in eastern Germany, part of the E.ON group. It operates HV/MV distribution networks with the same regulated structure, asset-management functions, and Redispatch 2.0 obligations as VSE Verteilnetz.
- Bayernwerk Netz GmbH: Bayernwerk Netz is the largest regulated DSO in Bavaria, operating ~170,000 km. It is structurally identical to VSE Verteilnetz: E.ON subsidiary, ring-fenced under EnWG, offering Netzentgelte, network connection, and metering services to industrial, generation, and municipal customers.
Regional players
- Stadtwerke Saarbrücken Netzgesellschaft: The local municipal Netzgesellschaft in Saarbrücken operates the low-voltage distribution layer in the same region as VSE Verteilnetz's 110-kV/35-kV network. Functionally complementary rather than directly competitive, but operating under the same EnWG DSO regime in the same geography.
- energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH: energis-Netzgesellschaft is a downstream DSO in the Saarland region handling lower-voltage connections up to 25 MW that VSE Verteilnetz directs customers to. Operates under the same regulatory framework and shares EDIFACT certificate handling with VSE Verteilnetz, making it the closest functional sub-DSO peer in the same territory.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
VSE Verteilnetz social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
VSE Verteilnetz financial estimates
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VSE Verteilnetz leadership team
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Profiles4 records
VSE Verteilnetz funding detail
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VSE Verteilnetz M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about VSE Verteilnetz
What does VSE Verteilnetz do?
VSE Verteilnetz GmbH operates and maintains the regional 110-kV and 35-kV electricity distribution network in the Saarland region of Germany, providing regulated network access to industrial customers, generation/storage operators, and downstream utilities. The company offers network services (planning, construction, maintenance, documentation, surveying), published network usage fees, Redispatch 2.0 compliance management, Flexible Connection Agreements (FCA), battery storage registration, drone inspections, controllability checks, metering point operation, and EDIFACT-based market communication.
Is VSE Verteilnetz a public or private company?
VSE Verteilnetz is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was VSE Verteilnetz founded?
VSE Verteilnetz was founded in 2007. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is VSE Verteilnetz based?
VSE Verteilnetz is headquartered in Saarbrücken, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does VSE Verteilnetz make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Network Usage Fees (Netzentgelte) is the primary driver. The others are network Services (Netzdienstleistungen).
Who are VSE Verteilnetz's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Westnetz GmbH, Netze BW GmbH, EWE NETZ GmbH, Avacon AG, Pfalzwerke Netz AG, Mainzer Netze GmbH, E.DIS Netz GmbH and Bayernwerk Netz GmbH. Regional players are Stadtwerke Saarbrücken Netzgesellschaft and energis-Netzgesellschaft mbH.
Does VSE Verteilnetz have an API?
No public API is recorded for VSE Verteilnetz.
What industry is VSE Verteilnetz in?
VSE Verteilnetz's product category is Electricity Distribution Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUADABAH, Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) / Regulated Distribution Companies (Ring-fenced DSOs), with a secondary code of EUAEAFAA, High-Voltage Electrical Systems (Switchgear, Transformers, Protection & Control). Its NAICS code is 22112 and its SIC code is 4911.