Stadtwerke Celle

What Stadtwerke Celle does

Stadtwerke Celle GmbH is a municipal utility company (kommunales Stadtwerk) owned by the City of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, providing essential energy and infrastructure services across electricity, natural gas, drinking water, wastewater, street lighting, parking, swimming, and recreational vehicle facilities. Its core utility operations include exclusive green electricity (Ökostrom) supply, natural gas distribution, and drinking water provision from the Wasserwerk Garßen at approximately 3.8 million cubic meters annually. The company serves both residential and business customers in the Celle region, with distribution through two physical customer centers (KompetenzCenter at Allerstraße 10 and Service- und Infocenter at Markt 14-16), a 24/7 online Kundenportal powered by PowerCommerce/Schleupen, and a tariff calculator for self-service sign-up.

The business model is a platform-plus-services structure anchored on recurring subscription revenue from utility supply, supplemented by transaction-fee revenue from parking (Celler Parkbetriebe GmbH), swimming (Celler Badeland), and RV parking (Wohnmobilstellplatz, 67 pitches, 100,000+ bookings since 2018), plus managed services for municipal street lighting (9,914 LED luminaires with 80% energy reduction). It has diversified into electromobility (Cell-E-Mobil charging, Wallbox, charging cards, THG premiums), photovoltaic systems with citizen participation (Solar Invest Celle, 2M EUR target at 2.85–3.00% returns), heat pump sales, and the Celle Crowd crowdfunding platform (65+ projects, 300,000+ EUR raised). In 2022 the company acquired the historic Ratsmühle building and converted it to a 2.1M kWh hydroelectric power plant.

In November 2025, Stadtwerke Celle formed the joint venture Stadtwerke Celle Netz GmbH with enercity AG (Hannover) to bid for the City of Celle's electricity and gas network concessions — a strategic infrastructure-control move that repositions the company from supplier-only to network operator. The company is led by Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Thomas Edathy with Axel Fuchs as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and operates four wholly-owned subsidiaries (Celler Parkbetriebe, Celler Badeland, Celler Photovoltaik und Elektro/CPE, Wohnmobilstellplatz) plus the JV interest. Customer segments are split horizontally between residential, business, and the broader Celle community served through sponsorship and crowdfunding channels.

Name

Stadtwerke Celle

Legal name

Stadtwerke Celle GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-celle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Celle is a municipal utility company serving the city of Celle, Germany with electricity, gas, drinking water, wastewater, street lighting, parking, swimming, and electromobility services, supplemented by a 2025 joint venture with enercity AG to bid for regional network concessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Celle

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Sale of electricity (exclusively green electricity/Ökostrom) to residential and business customers in the Celle region.
2. Gas Supply: Natural gas distribution to residential and business customers.
3. Drinking Water Supply: Drinking water supply from Wasserwerk Garßen to nearly the entire city area, approximately 3.8 million cubic meters annually.
4. Wastewater Management: Wastewater/schmutzwasser services including fees and infrastructure.
5. Parking Operations: Management of parking facilities including Celler Parkbetriebe, parking garages, and surface parking lots.
6. Badeland Swimming Facility: Operation of Celler Badeland swimming facility.
7. Electromobility: EV charging stations (Cell-E-Mobil), wallbox sales, charging cards, and THG premium services.
8. Photovoltaik & Solar: Solar installations and citizen participation project Solar Invest Celle.
9. Heat Pump Services: Heat pump sales and installation services.
10. Street Lighting: Street lighting infrastructure operation and maintenance for the city of Celle.
11. Camping & Recreation: Campingplatz Silbersee (seasonal) and Wohnmobilstellplatz am Badeland with 67 pitches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Celle is a municipal utility company supplying essential energy and infrastructure services in Celle, Germany, including green electricity (Ökostrom), natural gas, drinking water (3.8 million m³ annually), and wastewater management. The company also operates electromobility (EV charging stations, wallboxes, charging cards), photovoltaic solutions with citizen participation (Solar Invest Celle), heat pumps, street lighting, parking operations, swimming facilities (Celler Badeland), and the Celle Crowd crowdfunding platform supporting regional community projects.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Celle is a municipal utility company providing essential energy and infrastructure services for Celle and the surrounding region. The company operates a platform-plus-services model offering core utilities (eco electricity, natural gas, drinking water), renewable energy solutions (photovoltaics with citizen participation programs, heat pumps), electromobility services (Wallbox, charging cards, public charging stations), and parking management through subsidiaries. Key digital services include an online customer portal for contract management and meter reading submission, plus the Celle Crowd crowdfunding platform supporting regional charitable projects. The company also operates street lighting infrastructure and maintains subsidiaries including Celler Badeland, Celler Parkbetriebe, Wohnmobilstellplatz, and Celler Photovoltaik und Elektro (CPE).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Celle Crowd: A crowdfunding platform supporting charitable projects in Celle and the surrounding region, managed by Stadtwerke Celle.
• Solar Invest Celle
• Cell-E-Mobil

Products and services

• Ökostrom (Green Electricity)
• Gas (Natural Gas Supply)
• Trinkwasser (Drinking Water)
• Elektromobilität (Electromobility)
• Photovoltaik (Photovoltaics) & Solar Invest Celle
• Wärmepumpen (Heat Pumps)
• Geschäftskunden (Business Customer Energy Solutions)
• Kundenportal (Customer Portal)
• Celle Crowd Crowdfunding Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.8 million cubic meters drinking water supplied annually from Wasserwerk Garßen
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• enercity AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2025Strategic partnership with enercity AG from Hannover to form joint network company 'Stadtwerke Celle Netz GmbH'. The partnership aims to actively shape the energy transition in the region and participate in the city's concession competition for electricity and gas networks. enercity brings technical expertise and specialist competence, while Stadtwerke Celle contributes local roots and customer proximity.
• WestenergieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for LED street lighting conversion. Westenergie collaborated on the modernization project covering nearly 10,000 street lamps.
• LichtbetriebminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for LED street lighting conversion implementation.
• DLRG (Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLifeguard service provider for bathing supervision at Silbersee during summer season.
• Celler Parkbetriebe GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor100% subsidiary of Stadtwerke Celle operating parking facilities including car parks and Wohnmobilstellplatz am Badeland.
• Celler Photovoltaik und Elektro GmbH (CPE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubsidiary specializing in photovoltaic systems, smart home solutions, and electromobility installations.
• Celler BadelandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubsidiary operating the swimming facility and sauna landscape.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Avacon: Large regional grid operator and energy supplier across Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and surrounding states, owned by E.ON. Likely competitor for the Celle network concession and relevant as a benchmark for regulated grid economics in the same geography.
• EWE AG: Regional energy and telecommunications utility serving northwest Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen, Brandenburg) with electricity, gas, heat, water, and broadband. Comparable as a regional incumbent competing for concessions and customers in the same broader territory as Stadtwerke Celle.
• E.ON SE: Germany's largest investor-owned utility, active across electricity distribution, customer solutions, and energy networks across Germany. Relevant as a broad incumbent competing for concessions and benchmarking digital customer-facing energy services.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Germany's largest municipal utility, operating electricity, gas, district heating, water, U-Bahn/trams, and swimming facilities for Munich. Relevant as a benchmark for the upper end of what a multi-utility Stadtwerke can scale to, even though Stadtwerke Celle operates at a fraction of SWM's scale.

Emerging players

• Lichtblick SE: German independent green-electricity and decentralized-energy provider competing with municipal utilities on Ökostrom tariffs, heat pumps, and home energy management. Comparable as a challenger brand in the same customer segment that Stadtwerke Celle targets.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Braunschweig: Another Lower Saxony municipal utility offering electricity, gas, water, heat, and electromobility to a comparable mid-size German city. Highly comparable in regulatory setup, public ownership, and product breadth to Stadtwerke Celle.
• Stadtwerke Lüneburg: Neighboring Lower Saxony municipal utility offering the same multi-utility stack (electricity, gas, water, heat, swimming, parking) to a comparable mid-size city. Highly relevant peer given geographic proximity and product parity.
• Stadtwerke Göttingen: Municipal utility serving a university city in Lower Saxony with electricity, gas, water, district heating, swimming facilities, and broadband. Closely comparable to Stadtwerke Celle in scope and population served.
• Stadtwerke Wolfsburg: Lower Saxony municipal utility owned by the City of Wolfsburg, providing electricity, gas, water, heat, and e-mobility services. Direct peer in geography and ownership/regulatory structure to Stadtwerke Celle.
• enercity (Stadtwerke Hannover): Hannover-based municipal utility that is Stadtwerke Celle's JV partner in Stadtwerke Celle Netz GmbH and operates an almost identical multi-utility portfolio (electricity, gas, heat, water, e-mobility, broadband, public transport) for a similarly structured German city. It is the most directly comparable peer in scale and product mix.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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