SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel

What SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel does

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel GmbH & Co. KG is a municipal multi-utility provider headquartered in St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany. Founded in 1995 as a 50/50 joint venture between the Kreisstadt St. Wendel and energis GmbH, the company supplies electricity, natural gas, district heating, fiber optic internet, and public EV charging infrastructure to residential and business customers across the Kreisstadt St. Wendel and its 15 surrounding districts. The company operates as a regulated local utility under the supervision of the Saarland Ministry of Economics, with grid operations housed in a wholly-owned subsidiary, SSW Netz GmbH, and fiber optic services delivered through the SSW Glasfaser sub-brand.

The company's product portfolio includes tiered electricity tariffs (SSW Strom Balance 24 at 33.80 ct/kWh), natural gas and heating products (SSW Gas 1-2-3, SSW Wärme Balance 24 from 22.93 ct/kWh), FTTH internet and telephony, and ad-hoc public EV charging (AC at 63.00 ct/kWh, DC at 80.00 ct/kWh) billed via the e-Charge+ app. Customer-facing technology includes two online portals (a general Kundenportal and a dedicated SSW Glasfaser Kundenportal being modernized in July 2026) and an electronic voice assistant, Lilly, deployed in the call center for inquiry handling with GDPR-compliant consent-based recording. Distribution is multi-channel: walk-in customer center, telephone support with 24/7 emergency hotlines, online self-service, and a dedicated business customer channel for fiber and commercial energy contracts.

The business model is subscription-recurring across all utility streams (consumption-based per-kWh plus fixed base fees) with usage-based billing for EV charging. The company has documented partnerships with energis GmbH (co-owner and infrastructure provider via Energienetz Saar), ASP-Agentur NRW KG (meter reading services), ETAGE 4 GmbH (web development), and Stadtwerke Saarlouis GmbH (sub-processor for the voice assistant). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company employs approximately 10 core staff alongside an extended operational team spanning billing, sales, network operations, metering, and customer advisory functions.

Name

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel

Legal name

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://stadtwerke-st-wendel.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel is a municipal multi-utility joint venture between the Kreisstadt St. Wendel and energis GmbH, supplying electricity, natural gas, district heating, fiber optic internet, and EV charging to residential and business customers across the St. Wendel region in Saarland, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Wendel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity Supply: Supply of electricity to residential and commercial customers in St. Wendel, including various tariff products (Grundversorgung, SSW Strom Balance 24, SSW Strom Dynamik, heat pumps tariffs). Revenue is generated through a combination of base fees and per-kWh consumption charges.
2. Natural Gas Supply: Supply of natural gas under tiered tariffs (SSW Gas 1/2/3, Grundversorgung, Ersatzversorgung) and heat contracts (SSW Wärme Balance 24, Wärme 1/2). Revenue is based on consumption-based pricing plus fixed base fees.
3. Fiber Optic Internet & Telecommunications: Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet and telephone services delivered through the SSW Glasfaser brand, targeting both residential and business customers in the St. Wendel area.
4. Electric Vehicle Charging: Public charging stations for electric vehicles offering AC and DC charging, billed per kWh consumed. Operated without long-term contracts, accessible via the e-Charge+ app.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel is a regional municipal utility that supplies electricity, natural gas, and district heating to households and businesses in the Kreisstadt St. Wendel area. The company also operates a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet and telephony service under the SSW Glasfaser brand and runs public electric vehicle charging stations powered by 100% green electricity.

Product overview

SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel operates as a regional multi-utility provider offering a portfolio of energy and telecommunications products. The core offering includes electricity supply (SSW Strom Balance 24), natural gas/heating (SSW Wärme Balance 24, SSW Gas 1-2-3), and fiber optic internet/telephony (SSW Glasfaser). Supporting services include public EV charging infrastructure and online customer portals for both energy and fiber accounts. The company serves residential and business customers in the Kreisstadt St. Wendel area as a joint venture between the municipality and energis GmbH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SSW Glasfaser: Fiber optic internet and telecommunications services provided by the company
• SSW Strom Balance 24
• SSW Wärme Balance 24
• SSW Netz

Products and services

• SSW Strom Balance 24
• SSW Wärme Balance 24
• SSW Gas 1-2-3 Tarif
• SSW Glasfaser (Internet & Telefon)
• Elektromobilität Ladesäulen (EV Charging)
• SSW Glasfaser Kundenportal

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kreisstadt St. Wendel (Municipality of St. Wendel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Kreisstadt St. Wendel is the joint owner of SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel GmbH & Co. KG, holding a 50% stake alongside energis GmbH. The municipal ownership provides the company with its regulatory mandate and market position in the service territory.
• energis GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerenergis GmbH is the co-owner of SSW-Stadtwerke St. Wendel (alongside the municipality) and a major operational partner. energis also provides services through its subsidiary Energienetz Saar for gas network maintenance and inspections. energis supplies the cloud infrastructure and digital services supporting the customer portal.
• ASP-Agentur NRW KGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerASP-Agentur NRW KG is engaged as the meter reading service provider for the annual routine meter reading of electricity and gas meters across the SSW network area, conducted from November 21 to December 12, 2025.
• ETAGE 4 GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerETAGE 4 GmbH, based in Bliesen, is responsible for the web design and development of the SSW-Stadtwerke website (www.stadtwerke-st-wendel.de).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Pfalzwerke AG: Regional energy supplier and grid operator in neighboring Rhineland-Palatinate with municipal-utility shareholders. Comparable in the energy supply + grid + fiber product set across a small-city/rural footprint adjacent to SSW's territory.
• energis GmbH: SSW's 50% co-owner and operational partner; operates energy supply, network services, and digital infrastructure for municipal utilities in the Saarland/Rhineland-Palatinate region. Functions as both shareholder and a sibling utility with overlapping services.
• VSE (Vereinigte Saar-Elektrizitätswerke): Large Saarland-based energy group, distribution arm of the energis family that co-owns SSW. Operates energy supply and networks across the same region as SSW, providing a clear regional benchmark for pricing, network operations, and product mix.

Emerging players

• Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH: Specialist FTTH roll-out company focused on rural and small-town Germany. A direct competitor to SSW Glasfaser in the underserved broadband market that SSW targets with its own fiber build.

Broad incumbents

• E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH: National energy incumbent supplying electricity and gas across Germany, including the St. Wendel region. Competes with SSW on retail energy tariffs and increasingly on heat pumps and EV solutions, representing the core national competitor SSW positions against.
• Deutsche Telekom AG: Incumbent telecom with the largest national FTTH/vectoring footprint. Competes head-on with SSW Glasfaser in residential broadband, including in the St. Wendel area.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Saarlouis GmbH: Another small Saarland municipal multi-utility (Stadtwerke) supplying electricity, gas, heat, and telecom services to the nearby Kreisstadt Saarlouis. Named in SSW's own data as a sub-processor partner, making it the closest functional peer in scale, geography, and product mix.
• Stadtwerke Merzig GmbH: Municipal multi-utility serving the Kreisstadt Merzig in Saarland with electricity, gas, water, heat, and broadband. Comparable to SSW in regional footprint, customer mix, and municipal ownership structure.
• Stadtwerke Trier GmbH: Larger but structurally similar municipal multi-utility in the greater region, supplying electricity, gas, heat, water, and broadband to residential and business customers. Useful benchmark for FTTH-plus-energy cross-sell playbooks.
• Stadtwerke Völklingen GmbH: Saarland municipal utility offering energy and municipal services in Völklingen. Closely comparable in size and structure to SSW, operating as a regional Stadtwerke with energy and adjacent services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sswstadtwerkestwendel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssw-stadtwerke-st-wendel
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtwerke_st_wendel

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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