Tignes

What Tignes does

EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise is an Entreprise Locale de Distribution (ELD), a French local public electricity distribution company that was formed on January 1, 2025 through the merger of four historical municipal electrical régies — Montvalezan, Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Tignes (operating since 1932), and Villaroger (with Montvalezan dating to 1938). The company distributes and supplies electricity to residents, industries, and artisans across these four communes in the Haute Tarentaise valley of Savoie, France, operating under regulated Tarifs Règlementés de Vente (TRVe).

The core technology stack comprises medium/low voltage distribution networks, public lighting infrastructure, and Linky smart meters that enable remote reading, consumption monitoring, and faster fault detection. EHT also owns and operates the Pissevieille hydroelectric power plant in Villaroger, inaugurated in June 2025, which adds in-house renewable generation to the local network. Customers interact with EHT through two physical agencies (in Tignes and Montvalezan) and a self-serve online portal (Mon Agence En Ligne) for contract subscription, billing, and account management. Tariff options include a flat Base tariff and a time-of-use Heures Pleines / Heures Creuses tariff.

The business model is fully regulated: EHT earns revenue through regulated distribution tariffs and TRVe electricity supply tariffs on a usage-based and recurring subscription basis, with no disclosed pricing flexibility. The company is owned jointly by the four founding municipalities and led by Director Pierre Cayron, supported by approximately twenty collaborators across the two agencies. No private equity, venture capital, or public shareholders are involved, and the company has no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Tignes

Legal name

EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise – Entreprise Locale de Distribution d'électricité

Website

https://tignelec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise is a French local electricity distributor (ELD) serving residents, industries, and artisans across four communes in Haute Tarentaise, Savoie, formed in 2025 from the merger of four municipal régies and operating under regulated TRVe tariffs with two physical agencies and a self-serve online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Electricity Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Metering (EUADAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

High-Voltage Electrical Systems (Switchgear, Transformers, Protection & Control) (EUAEAFAA), DER Compliance, Certification & Testing (Commissioning, Ride-Through) (EUADALAN)

Keywords

• Electricity distribution
• Local energy utility
• Regulated electricity supply
• Network maintenance services
• Hydroelectric power generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tignes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution: Regulated electricity distribution service for the four communes of Haute Tarentaise (Montvalezan, Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Tignes, Villaroger). Revenue comes from regulated distribution tariffs.
2. Electricity Supply at TRVe: Electricity supply to customers at regulated Tarifs Réglementés de Vente (TRVe), providing a complete service from distribution to supply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise is a French Entreprise Locale de Distribution (ELD) that distributes and supplies electricity to residents, industries, and artisans across four communes of Haute Tarentaise (Montvalezan, Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Tignes, and Villaroger). The company provides regulated electricity supply at TRVe tariffs, maintains high voltage, low voltage, and public lighting networks, deploys Linky smart meters, and operates the Centrale Hydraulique Pissevieille hydroelectric plant. Customers are served through two physical agencies and an online customer portal.

Product overview

EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise is a local electricity distribution company (Entreprise Locale de Distribution - ELD) that provides integrated electricity services across four communes in the Haute Tarentaise region of Savoie, France: Montvalezan, Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Tignes, and Villaroger. Formed on January 1, 2025 through the fusion of four historical electrical utilities, the company offers a unified portfolio of electricity distribution, supply at regulated rates (TRVe), network maintenance (high voltage, low voltage, public lighting), and smart metering services via Linky. The company also operates renewable energy infrastructure including the Centrale Hydraulique Pissevieille hydroelectric plant. Customers access services through two physical agencies and an online portal (Mon Agence En Ligne). Tariff options include Base and time-of-use (Heures Pleines/Heures Creuses) plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Distribution Service Electricity distribution services to residents, industries, and artisans across the Haute Tarentaise territory in Savoie, covering the communes of Montvalezan, Sainte Foy Tarentaise, Tignes, and Villaroger.
• Electricity Supply at TRVe Electricity supply service at Tarif Règlementé de Vente (TRVe) regulated rates for residential, industrial, and artisan customers across the Haute Tarentaise territory.
• Mon Agence En Ligne (Online Customer Portal) Online customer portal enabling subscribers to manage their electricity accounts, subscribe to contracts, view bills, submit meter readings, and make payments.
• Linky Smart Meter Services Smart electricity metering services using Linky smart meters, enabling remote reading, consumption tracking, simplified customer procedures, and faster detection of network problems.
• Electrical Network Maintenance Maintenance services for electrical networks including high voltage, low voltage, and public lighting infrastructure across the Haute Tarentaise territory.
• Centrale Hydraulique Pissevieille Hydroelectric power plant located in Villaroger, inaugurated on June 27, 2025, generating renewable energy for the local electricity distribution network.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Commune of MontvalezancoreOthers · 1 January 2025One of the four founding municipalities of EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise. EHT was created on January 1, 2025 through the fusion of the four electrical utilities of Haute Tarentaise communes. The municipality is a co-owner of this local distribution company.
• Commune of Sainte Foy TarentaisecoreOthers · 1 January 2025One of the four founding municipalities of EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise. The commune participates in the local electricity distribution company created from the fusion of four electrical utilities.
• Commune of TignescoreOthers · 1 January 2025One of the four founding municipalities of EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise. Tignes has had an electrical utility since 1932, and is a co-owner of the newly formed local distribution company.
• Commune of VillarogercoreOthers · 1 January 2025One of the four founding municipalities of EHT Energies Haute Tarentaise. The commune hosts the Pissevieille hydroelectric plant inaugurated in June 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• UEM (Usine d'Électricité de Metz): Municipal energy operator for the Metz metropolitan area, active in electricity distribution, supply, and district heating. Comparable to EHT as a locally rooted, public-service-oriented multi-energy operator under regulated frameworks.
• SORÉGIES: Local distribution company (régie) operating in the Vienne department, providing electricity and gas distribution and supply under regulated frameworks. Highly comparable as a French ELD with a municipal/public-ownership structure similar to EHT.
• GÉRÉDIS: ELD managing the public electricity distribution network in Deux-Sèvres under a concession contract. Directly comparable as a French local distribution utility operating HV/LV networks for residents and businesses in a defined territory.
• ÉS Électricité de Strasbourg: Local energy operator in Alsace providing electricity distribution, supply, and related services. Comparable to EHT as a French ELD with regulated distribution activity and a broadened portfolio including renewable generation and energy services.

Broad incumbents

• Enedis: Main French distribution system operator serving ~95% of metropolitan France's electricity distribution. A broad incumbent in the same regulated DSO activity as EHT, but operating at national scale rather than a localized ELD concession.
• EDF (Électricité de France): National incumbent electricity generator, supplier, and (via Enedis ownership) DSO in France. Relevant as the dominant French energy operator with which EHT interfaces on network access, TRVe tariffs, and supply.

Regional players

• Services Industriels de Genève (SIG): Public-sector multi-energy operator for the Geneva region, providing electricity distribution, gas, heating, and water services. Comparable to EHT in being a publicly owned local utility in a French-speaking Alpine region with generation, distribution, and customer-service activities.
• Régie Gaz & Électricité de Sallanches: Mountain-area régie operating in Haute-Savoie near Mont-Blanc, also serving a tourist/resort economy with electricity distribution and supply. Highly comparable to EHT in terrain, customer mix (residents + tourism + industry), and ELD regulatory model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 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

Investments

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