What Greenalp does

GreenAlp is a regulated electricity and gas distribution network operator (GRD) headquartered in Grenoble, France, operating as an independent subsidiary of the local public company GEG (Gaz Electricité de Grenoble) since January 1, 2019. The company traces its operational heritage to 1867 and currently manages 1,721 km of electricity networks and 402 km of gas networks across the Isère and Savoie departments, serving approximately 150,000 active meter points. GreenAlp is the 6th largest electricity distributor and the 4th largest natural gas distributor in France, providing 24/7 emergency response with average outage duration under 2 minutes in Grenoble versus a 50-minute national average.

The company's core technical infrastructure includes a fleet of 127,000 electricity and 35,000 gas communicating (smart) meters fully deployed by April 2025, a smart grid platform featuring automatic fault location and self-healing capabilities on HTA networks, and specialized detection equipment including DISTRAN acoustic cameras for gas leak detection and SEBA Centrix mobile laboratories for cable fault localization. Beyond regulated network services, GreenAlp operates a diversified service portfolio spanning public lighting for 37 communes (over 25,000 lighting points), sports, business and private lighting installations, propane distribution, georeferencing, biomethane injection support, and high/low voltage substation maintenance. The Ma Conso GreenAlp platform provides end-customer consumption tracking.

Revenue is generated primarily through regulated distribution tariffs (TURPE for electricity, ATRD for gas) set by the Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE), supplemented by fixed-price regulated connection and intervention services, project-specific connection quotes, public lighting managed-service contracts with local authorities, and propane subscription billing. The customer base spans six segments: individual consumers, enterprises, local authorities (collectivités), energy producers (solar, hydro, biomethane), energy suppliers requiring non-discriminatory network access, and market actors (balance responsible parties). Service delivery is supported by five regional agencies (Saint-Marcellin, Vinay, Villard-Bonnot, Grenoble, and Allemont) plus a headquarters customer service center, with field technician teams positioned within 30 minutes of customers across the concession territory.

Name

Greenalp

Legal name

GreenAlp

Website

https://greenalp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

GreenAlp is a regulated French electricity and gas distribution network operator (GRD) serving approximately 150,000 meters across Isère and Savoie as the 6th largest electricity and 4th largest gas distributor in France, headquartered in Grenoble.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Distribution Services

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (22121), Natural Gas Distribution (2212), Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Natural Gas Distribution (4924), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal / Public Gas Distribution Systems (TLAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meter & Regulator Stations (On-Network) (EUAJABAE), Meter Installation, Exchange (Turn-On/Turn-Off) & Field Services (EUAJAKAB), Service Line Maintenance & Repair (Customer Laterals) (EUAJAMAC), Station & Facility Maintenance (Gate Stations, Town Border Stations, Utility Buildings) (EUAJAMAG), Remote Monitoring/Telemetry for Regulators & Meter Stations (RTUs, Sensors) (EUAJAKAM), Outage, Incident & Emergency Response Coordination (Control Room) (EUAJAFAH), Decarbonization Planning for Distribution Networks (RNG/H2 Readiness) (EUAJAEAL)

Keywords

• Electricity distribution
• Natural gas distribution
• Smart metering
• Public lighting services
• Energy network maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Network Distribution Services (TURPE/ATRD): Regulated revenue from electricity and gas distribution through user contribution tariffs (TURPE for electricity, ATRD for gas) set by CRE (Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie). Covers network construction, maintenance, and operation costs.
2. Connection and Intervention Services: Fees for network connections, power modifications, meter changes, and technical interventions. Some services are free (covered by distribution tariffs), others are fixed-price regulated services, and some are quoted (devis) for specific projects.
3. Public Lighting Services: Design, installation, maintenance, and operation of public lighting for 35+ communes. Includes smart lighting solutions, energy savings up to 75%, and optional services like Wi-Fi, EV charging, and video surveillance integration.
4. Propane Distribution: Propane gas distribution in areas not served by natural gas network, with automatic tank filling, individual meters, and optional buried tanks. Payment via energy check accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GreenAlp operates as a regulated distribution network operator (GRD) for electricity and natural gas, managing 1,721 km of electrical networks and 402 km of gas networks across the Isère and Savoie departments of France, serving approximately 150,000 active meters. The company additionally delivers a portfolio of specialized services including smart meter deployment, sports/business/public/private lighting, propane distribution, gas leak detection, underground cable fault detection, georeferencing, biomethane injection connection, and preventive/corrective maintenance of high- and low-voltage substations.

Product overview

GreenAlp is a multi-service energy distribution company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services centered on electricity and gas network distribution. The core offering consists of electricity and gas distribution networks (managing 1,721 km of electrical and 402 km of gas networks), supported by smart meter infrastructure (127,000 electrical and 35,000 gas communicant meters). The Ma Conso GreenAlp platform provides consumption tracking, while specialized services include sports, business, public, and private lighting solutions, propane distribution, georeferencing, cable fault detection, gas leak detection, and high/low voltage maintenance. The company also supports energy production through biomethane injection and electricity production connections, all coordinated through a smart grid innovation platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution (Distribution d'électricité et de gaz) Regulated electricity and natural gas distribution network service operating across 13 communes in electricity and 29 communes in gas/propane in Isère and Savoie, managing 1,721 km of electrical networks and 402 km of gas networks serving approximately 150,000 active meters under concession contracts with Grenoble Alpes Métropole, SEDI/TE38, and individual communes.
• Communicating Smart Meters (Compteurs Communicants) Smart electricity and gas meters enabling remote reading, automatic weekly data collection, and remote intervention capabilities for residential and business customers across the GreenAlp distribution area.
• Ma Conso GreenAlp Consumption Tracking Platform Online platform allowing customers to monitor daily and monthly electricity or gas consumption, understand billing impact, and optimize energy usage via data from GreenAlp's communicating meters.
• Sports Lighting (Éclairage sportif) Installation, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of sports facility lighting for indoor and outdoor sports complexes, tennis courts, swimming pools, and multi-sport arenas (e.g., LED solutions achieving 300+ lux meeting French Tennis Federation standards at Tennis Club de Claix).
• Business Lighting (Éclairage entreprise) Professional lighting solutions for businesses featuring presence detectors, astronomical clocks, lighting optimization, power regulation, and luminosity sensors for energy-efficient management.
• Public Lighting (Éclairage public) Design, installation, maintenance, and operation of public lighting for 35+ communes covering 25,000+ lighting points, including smart lighting solutions with up to 75% energy savings and optional integrations (Wi-Fi, EV charging, video surveillance).
• Private Lighting (Éclairage privé) Diagnostic, installation, compliance certification, and 24/7 maintenance of lighting for residential buildings and condominiums.
• Propane Distribution (Propane) Propane gas distribution service across Isère for areas not served by the natural gas network, featuring automatic tank refilling, individual metering, buried tank options for discretion, and energy check payment acceptance.
• Network Georeferencing (Géoréférencement) Network detection and georeferencing services using non-intrusive induction detection methods, topographic surveys in open trenches, and topological mapping for Class A network compliance, performed by a 6-technician team with centimeter-level accuracy.
• Cable Fault Detection (Recherche de défauts) Underground cable fault detection and localization services using the SEBA Centrix mobile laboratory (MEGGER brand) supporting BT to HTA 20kV cables with VLF testing per IEC standards, including pre-localization through echo methods and precise arc location.
• Gas Leak Detection (Recherche de fuites) Gas leak detection and integrity testing for industrial and collective installations using the DISTRAN acoustic camera and Gazoscan technology, capable of detecting natural gas at 1 PPM sensitivity (10,000x more sensitive than the human nose).
• High/Low Voltage Substation Maintenance (Maintenance HTA-BT et HTB-HTA) Preventive and corrective maintenance of high- and low-voltage electrical substations following NFC13-100 and NFC13-200 standards, with Level I, II, and III maintenance offerings for businesses, industries, and local authorities.
• Network Connection (Raccordement) Network connection services for electricity and gas including technical and financial proposals, connection box delivery, work planning, and installation commissioning for residential and commercial properties, priced via the regulated barème de raccordement.
• Biomethane Injection Connection (Biométhane) Connection services enabling agricultural operations and municipal waste facilities to inject biogas produced from organic waste into the GreenAlp gas distribution network, supported by zoning maps identifying favorable injection areas.
• Electricity Production Connection (Production d'électricité) Electricity production connection services supporting both total and partial self-consumption models, including the Convention d'Autoconsommation Sans Injection (CACSI) for fully self-consumed installations.
• Smart Grid Innovation Platform (Plateforme d'innovation) Innovation platform delivering smart grid capabilities including network modernization, automated fault localization with self-healing networks, voltage plan optimization, and integration of distributed renewable energy sources on HTA networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network average outage duration under 2 minutes in Grenoble (vs. 50 minute national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GÉRÉDIS Deux SèvresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2024Solidarity mission to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido. Joined with réséda (Metz) and COMMUNE DE LAVAUR to send 22 volunteers including 5 GreenAlp staff for 3-week power restoration mission.
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 August 2024Collaboration on SF6-free switchgear cells replacing sulfur hexafluoride gas with air for environmental sustainability. GreenAlp's exploitation director Sébastien led the project implementing cells using clean air insulation technology for medium voltage networks.
• SDIS38 (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours de l'Isère)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2024Two partnership conventions: (1) facilitating volunteer firefighter training with 8 days/year allowance for GreenAlp employees, (2) reciprocal training on electricity and gas risks between GreenAlp and fire services for improved emergency response coordination.
• ENEDISminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2023Mutual aid collaboration during storm Ciaran. GreenAlp deployed 14 volunteers to Finistère for power restoration in the Faou area, supported by ENEDIS with 6 technical contractor teams, 3 tree-trimming teams, and 2 drilling teams.
• Colas FranceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner100% electric construction site partnership for infrastructure projects, demonstrating commitment to sustainable construction practices.
• réséda (Metz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolidarity partnership for mutual aid during natural disasters, coordinating distribution operators for emergency response.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sorégies: Régie d'électricité et de gaz serving Poitiers and surrounding communes, operating under an SEM structure analogous to GreenAlp's parent GEG. Comparable scale, customer base, and municipal concession economics.
• Enedis: France's national electricity distribution network operator, managing 95% of the country's low-voltage electricity distribution. GreenAlp competes as an alternative local DSO within its Isère/Savoie concession territory and partners with Enedis for mutual storm response.
• Gérédis Deux-Sèvres: Gas and electricity distribution subsidiary of SUEZ/Engie in Deux-Sèvres, structurally identical municipal-style DSO model. GreenAlp partnered with Gérédis on the Mayotte Cyclone Chido solidarity mission, evidencing peer-level operational parity.
• Régie de l'Électricité et du Gaz de Wissembourg (REGEW): Local municipal régie distributing electricity and gas in northern Alsace under a directly comparable municipal/communal governance and concession model.
• GRDF: France's principal natural gas distribution system operator. GreenAlp is the 4th-largest gas distributor in France, operating as a competing local DSO to GRDF in non-concession communes and sharing the same ATRD regulatory framework.
• réséda (Metz): Local gas and electricity distribution operator serving the Metz metropolitan area under a régie-style model similar to GreenAlp. Co-participant in mutual-aid solidarity missions with GreenAlp during major weather events.

Others

• Schneider Electric: Strategic technology partner to GreenAlp for SF6-free switchgear and grid modernization. As a major grid equipment supplier, Schneider sits in the ecosystem layer enabling GreenAlp's decarbonization roadmap.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global utility and environmental services group with French municipal concession experience. Relevant as a potential consolidator of municipal régies and as a peer on integrated energy/water/public-service concessions to local authorities.
• Engie Solutions: B2B arm of Engie offering distributed energy infrastructure, public lighting, and network services. Competes with GreenAlp on value-added services (lighting, fault detection) and indirectly through its DSO subsidiaries.

Regional players

• Électricité de Strasbourg: Historically municipal electricity and gas distributor serving the Strasbourg Eurométropole under a local concession. Comparable municipal-utility heritage and customer segments, though operating at larger scale than GreenAlp.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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