Stadtwerke Neustadt in Holstein (SWNH)

Name

Stadtwerke Neustadt in Holstein (SWNH)

Legal name

Stadtwerke Neustadt in Holstein

Website

https://swnh.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Utility Services

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Management (BPABAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• District heating supply
• Electricity grid services
• Fiber optic broadband
• Water wastewater management

Headquarters

HQ city

Neustadt in Holstein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electricity supply: Provision of electricity to residential and business customers in the network area, including eco-electricity (Ökostrom), commercial electricity (Gewerbestrom), and basic supply (Grund- und Ersatzversorgung). Customers can sign up, transfer, or cancel contracts via the online portal.
2. Gas supply: Natural gas supply with products including biogas (Biogas/Lüttgasbio), basic supply, and commercial gas tariffs. Gas is supplied in the network area covering Neustadt in Holstein, Pelzerhaken and Rettin.
3. Heat / district heating supply: Supply of heating energy through district heating networks (Nahwärme) powered by combined heat and power (BHKW) and seawater heat pump technology. Includes area-specific networks in Pelzerhaken, Lübscher Mühlenberg Nord, Hafenwestseite, and Schulstraße.
4. Water supply and wastewater management: Provision of drinking water and management of wastewater for the municipal service area.
5. Port / marina operations: Operation of sports boat harbor (Sportboothafen) and municipal harbor (Kommunalhafen), including berth rental, barrier-free pier access, and harbor services.
6. Fiber optic / broadband infrastructure: High-speed fiber internet connectivity (up to 1000 GBit/s) rolled out in the region.
7. EV charging infrastructure: Electric vehicle charging stations (Ladesäulen) available for public use across the service area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Neustadt in Holstein (SWNH) is a municipal utility company (kommunaler Eigenbetrieb) that supplies electricity, natural gas, drinking water, wastewater management, and district heating to residential and commercial customers in Neustadt in Holstein, Pelzerhaken, Rettin and the Lübecker Bucht region. It also operates a fiber optic broadband network (up to 1000 GBit/s), EV charging infrastructure, and a sports boat harbor. Its flagship innovation is Germany's first seawater heat pump integrated into a larger district heating network, supplying the Hafenquartier redevelopment area.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Neustadt in Holstein (SWNH) is a municipal utility company providing essential public services across the Lübeck Bay region. The company's product portfolio centers on core energy and infrastructure services: electricity supply (Strom), natural gas including biogas options (Gas), drinking water and wastewater management (Wasser), and innovative heating solutions (Wärme). The Wärme division features the pioneering Meerwasser-Wärmepumpe (seawater heat pump) — Germany's first seawater heat pump integrated into a major district heating network — alongside traditional Nahwärme (district heating) networks. SWNH also operates fiber optic internet infrastructure (Glasfaser) delivering up to 1000 GBit/s, electric vehicle charging stations (Mobilität), and harbor services including a Blue Flag-certified sports boat marina (Hafen). Supporting offerings include house connection services (Hausanschluss) for all utilities and photovoltaic system registration (Photovoltaik).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strom (Electricity) Electricity supply including eco-power (Ökostrom), regional electricity (Regiostrom), commercial electricity (Gewerbestrom) and statutory basic/backup supply (Grund- und Ersatzversorgung) for households and businesses in the Lübecker Bucht region.
• Erdgas / Biogas (Natural Gas and Biogas) Natural gas supply including biogas (LüttGasBio), commercial gas tariffs, and statutory basic supply (Grundversorgung) for households and businesses across the network area.
• Wasser (Drinking Water and Wastewater) Provision of drinking water and management of wastewater for residents and businesses in the municipal service area, including garden water meter and standpipe rental services.
• Nahwärme (District Heating) Centralized heat generation and distribution via local heating networks in Pelzerhaken, Lübscher Mühlenberg Nord, Hafenwestseite, and Schulstraße, powered by combined heat and power (BHKW) and renewable sources with a 25,000 liter buffer storage.
• Meerwasser-Wärmepumpe (Seawater Heat Pump) Germany's first seawater heat pump integrated into a larger district heating network, using Baltic Sea water as a renewable heat source for the Hafenquartier development. Heat pump output approximately 1 MW with flow temperatures up to 72°C.
• Glasfaser (Fiber Optic Broadband) High-speed fiber optic internet connectivity offering up to 1000 GBit/s for residential and commercial customers in the service area.
• Mobilität / Ladesäulen (EV Charging) Electric vehicle charging stations (Ladesäulen) available for public use across the service area to support sustainable transportation.
• Hafen (Harbor Services) Operation of sports boat harbor (Sportboothafen) and municipal harbor (Kommunalhafen), including berth rental, barrier-free pier access, and harbor services. The sports boat harbor has been awarded the Blue Flag certification for 22 consecutive years.
• Hausanschluss (House Connection Service) Connection services for electricity, gas, water, fiber optic, and heat to new and existing buildings, including construction power (Baustrom) and standpipe rental (Standrohrverleih).

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 savings of 300 tonnes per year from the Hafenwestseite seawater heat pump project, totaling 6,000 tonnes over 20 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elbberg Stadtplanung / TGP Landschaftsarchitekten / TMH Architekten (Competition Winner Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The urban development competition for the Hafenquartier harbor district was won by a consortium of Elbberg Stadtplanung (Hamburg), TGP Landschaftsarchitekten (Lübeck) and TMH Architekten (Lübeck). The competition aimed to develop an innovative energy supply concept for the new quarter using renewable energy sources.
• Müllheizkraftwerk ZVO (ZVO Waste-to-Energy Plant)coreTechnology or IntegrationWaste heat from the nearby ZVO waste-to-energy plant is integrated into the Hafenquartier heating network as a supplementary heat source alongside the seawater heat pump and peak-load boilers. This circular energy approach reduces fossil fuel dependence.
• Ingenieurbüro Miebach (Engineering Consultancy)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy involved in the technical planning of the heating network. Credited as image source for the district heating map and project visualizations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Flensburg: Municipal utility for Flensburg in northern Schleswig-Holstein. Comparable as a northern-German Stadtwerke with multi-utility offerings (electricity, gas, heat, water) and an active renewable/district-heating strategy that mirrors SWNH's Hafenquartier heat-pump approach.
• Stadtwerke Kiel: Municipal utility for the state capital Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein. Closely comparable in operating model (multi-utility municipal Eigenbetrieb supplying electricity, gas, district heating, water and broadband) with a larger-scale portfolio that makes it a benchmark for SWNH's growth ceiling.
• Stadtwerke Lübeck: Municipal utility (Stadtwerke) serving Lübeck and surrounding region in Schleswig-Holstein. Highly comparable multi-service portfolio (electricity, gas, heat, water, fiber, harbor/mobility) and same Eigenbetrieb structure, serving the adjacent catchment to SWNH in the Lübecker Bucht.
• Stadtwerke Norderstedt: Municipal utility serving Norderstedt in Schleswig-Holstein. Similar multi-service municipal utility model in a comparable-size catchment, with overlapping service lines (Strom, Gas, Wärme, Wasser, Glasfaser, Mobilität) - directly comparable for unit economics and GTM benchmarking.
• Versorgungsbetriebe Bordesholm: Small municipal utility in Schleswig-Holstein with comparable catchment size to SWNH. Operates electricity, gas, water and heating services for a small municipality, making it a tight peer for capex/opex benchmarking of sub-100-employee Stadtwerke.

Emerging players

• Lichtblick SE: Independent German renewable utility offering green electricity, heating solutions (including heat pumps) and EV charging. Comparable as a challenger supplier of eco-electricity and heating solutions that competes with SWNH's Regiostrom, biogas and Wärme products.
• Naturstrom AG: German renewable-energy utility offering green electricity, biogas and heat solutions nationwide. Comparable as a competing supplier of Ökostrom/Biogas/Gas tariffs that can encroach on SWNH's residential and commercial customer base within its licensed area.

Broad incumbents

• Schleswig-Holstein Netz: Distribution network operator (DSO) for electricity and gas across most of Schleswig-Holstein. Comparable as a regulated network operator in the same federal state; relevant for benchmarking SWNH's distribution/Grundversorgung operations and infrastructure costs.
• E.ON Hanse: Regional arm of E.ON serving northern Germany (including Schleswig-Holstein) as a broad incumbent electricity/gas/heat supplier. Overlaps with SWNH on Grundversorgung-adjacent commercial and residential supply but operates at materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Zweckverband Ostholstein (ZVO): Municipal waste-management and energy Zweckverband covering Ostholstein, including the owner of the Müllheizkraftwerk whose waste heat is integrated into SWNH's Hafenquartier network. Comparable as a regional municipal energy/waste entity and a key operating partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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