SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG

What SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG does

SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned regional energy trading company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, operating under the broader SCHARR Group (SCHARR-Unternehmensgruppe), which spans divisions including GASE, Fluid, TEC, CPC, FUELS, and TRUCK. The company has operated continuously for over 140 years since its founding around 1884 and serves more than 160,000 customers across large parts of southern Germany, with a primary focus on Baden-Württemberg. Its customer base spans four horizontal segments: private households, property management companies, commercial businesses, and industrial enterprises.

The company distributes a diversified portfolio of energy products including heating oil (Heizöl) with bio variants (Bioheizöl), electricity (Strom) including Ökostrom (green electricity) and a dynamic tariff, natural gas (Erdgas) with Bioerdgas options, and wood pellets (Pellets). Supporting technology includes the SCHARR Home App for electricity management, OilFox smart tank-level metering for heating oil consumers, and an online price calculator infrastructure that enables self-service ordering. Complementary offerings include a 24-hour retail gas station in Stuttgart-Vaihingen (selling Super E5/E10, diesel, HVO 100 renewable diesel, and AdBlue), wallboxes and Ladeparks for electromobility, Balkonkraftwerke (balcony PV systems), and collective ordering (Sammelbestellung) and installment financing (Ratenzahlung) for heating oil. Adjacent solutions in photovoltaic systems and heat pump installation are delivered through affiliate partners mein solar strom GmbH and SCHARR TEC.

SCHARR WÄRME generates revenue through transactional fuel and pellet sales, recurring electricity and natural gas supply subscriptions, hardware sales (wallboxes), and custom multi-year contracts for commercial and industrial buyers. Distribution is hybrid: self-serve online ordering for SMB and consumers, supported by nine regional sales offices, an in-house tank truck fleet, and dedicated phone/email channels for large commercial and industrial accounts ([email protected], 0711-78 68-890). The company has held the RAL-Gütezeichen für Energiehandel (RAL Quality Mark for Energy Trading) continuously since 2003, providing an audited consumer-protection certification covering product quality, personnel qualification, and operational processes.

Name

SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://scharr-waerme.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned regional energy trading company in Stuttgart, Germany, supplying heating oil, electricity, natural gas, and pellets to over 160,000 households, commercial, and industrial customers across southern Germany through nine sales offices and direct delivery infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Trading and Supply

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330)

SIC

Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

Hot Water & Stratified Tank Storage (District Energy & Buildings) (EUAFANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heat Transfer Fluids (IMAEAMAG)

Keywords

• Heating oil supply
• Electricity supply
• Natural gas distribution
• Wood pellets heating
• Electromobility solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heating Oil Sales: Sale of heating oil (Heizöl) to private households, commercial businesses, and industrial customers. Products include standard heating oil and bioheating oil (Bioheizöl). Customers can order online via price calculator or through sales offices.
2. Electricity Supply: Supply of electricity including standard electricity, eco-electricity (Ökostrom), and dynamic tariff options. Customers can use the SCHARR Home App for management and monitoring.
3. Natural Gas Supply: Supply of natural gas including bio-natural gas (Bioerdgas) options for heating purposes.
4. Wood Pellets Sales: Sale of wood pellets as a renewable heating alternative.
5. Fuel Retail (Gas Station): 24-hour gas station operation in Stuttgart-Vaihingen selling gasoline (Super E5, Super E10), diesel, HVO 100, and AdBlue.
6. Electromobility Solutions: Wallbox sales and charging park solutions for businesses (Ladeparks für Unternehmen).
7. Financing/Installment Payments: Flexible financing options allowing customers to pay for heating oil in small monthly installments or deposits (Ratenzahlung).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCHARR WÄRME is a regional energy trading company that supplies heating oil, electricity, natural gas, and wood pellets to private households, commercial businesses, property management firms, and industrial customers across southern Germany. Its core offering is delivered through owned logistics (tank trucks), nine regional sales offices, online price calculators, the SCHARR Home App, and a 24-hour fuel station in Stuttgart-Vaihingen that also sells HVO 100. Electromobility solutions (wallboxes and corporate charging parks) round out the multi-energy portfolio.

Product overview

SCHARR WÄRME operates as a regional energy trading company in southern Germany, offering a diversified portfolio of energy products and services. The core offerings include heating oil (Heizöl), electricity (Strom) with green and dynamic tariff options, natural gas (Erdgas), and wood pellets — all available with climate-compensated bio variants. The company provides complementary digital services including the SCHARR Home App for tariff management, OilFox smart tank monitoring, and balcony power plants for solar generation. Electromobility solutions encompass wallboxes and commercial charging parks. Through affiliated companies, SCHARR WÄRME extends its portfolio to photovoltaic systems (mein solar strom GmbH), heat pumps, and HVAC maintenance services (SCHARR TEC). The company operates nine sales offices serving approximately 160,000 customers across southern Germany, with a 24-hour fuel station in Stuttgart-Vaihingen offering conventional fuels and HVO 100 biofuel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCHARR Home App: Mobile application for SCHARR WÄRME electricity customers
• OilFox
• SCHARRMANTEM Strom

Products and services

• Heating Oil (Heizöl)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 160,000 satisfied customers across large parts of southern Germany

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• mein solar strom GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCHARR WÄRME refers customers interested in photovoltaic (PV) systems and solar energy to mein solar strom GmbH, a group company providing PV installation services including personal on-site consultation, in-house installers, and fair pricing. This partnership extends SCHARR's clean energy offerings into solar power generation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hoyer GmbH: Hamburg-headquartered German fuel and energy logistics/distribution company with bulk fuel, heating oil, and energy carrier businesses. Closely comparable to SCHARR WÄRME in regional fuel distribution and energy supply across Germany.
• BayWa AG: Munich-headquartered German trading and services group with significant energy trading and regional energy supply operations, including heating oil, wood pellets, and fuel retail. Directly comparable to SCHARR WÄRME's commodity energy distribution model across southern Germany.
• TOTAL Deutschland GmbH: Major fuel retail network and energy supplier in Germany operating service stations and energy supply businesses. Comparable to SCHARR WÄRME in retail fuel (gasoline/diesel/HVO) and B2B/B2C energy supply.
• OIL! Tankstellen GmbH: German fuel retail brand with a nationwide network of service stations. Comparable to SCHARR WÄRME's 24-hour gas station operations in Stuttgart-Vaihingen selling Super E5/E10, diesel, AdBlue, and HVO 100.
• TEAM Energie GmbH & Co. KG: Frankfurt-based regional German energy retailer supplying heating oil, fuels, lubricants, and energy services to households and commercial customers. Directly comparable regional energy trader profile to SCHARR WÄRME.

Broad incumbents

• E.ON SE: One of Europe's largest energy utilities with broad electricity, gas, and energy services across Germany. Comparable to SCHARR WÄRME's electricity and natural gas supply activities, though with vastly greater scale and national footprint.
• Shell Energy Germany: German arm of a global energy major with extensive fuel retail and energy supply operations. Comparable to SCHARR WÄRME across heating oil, fuel retail, and B2B energy supply, though at much larger scale.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: Dominant regional utility and incumbent electricity/gas supplier headquartered in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg — the same primary market SCHARR WÄRME serves. EnBW offers bundled energy products at scale across B2C and B2B, making it the primary competitive benchmark for SCHARR's electricity and gas supply business.

Emerging players

• 1Komma5° GmbH: Hamburg-based German energy transition startup focused on heat pumps, solar, and electricity tariffs, rapidly scaling across Germany. Comparable to SCHARR WÄRME's emerging offerings (PV referrals via mein solar strom, heat pumps via SCHARR TEC) but as a focused emerging competitor in the same energy transition space.

Regional players

• Raiffeisen Waren-GmbH (Raiffeisen Energie): German cooperative network with regional energy supply operations including heating oil, wood pellets, and fuels. Comparable regional energy distribution model, primarily serving cooperative members across multiple German Länder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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