Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft MbH

What Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft MbH does

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft MbH is the municipal electricity distribution network operator for the city of Rostock, Germany, operating under a regulated monopoly concession supervised by the Bundesnetzagentur and owned by the city. The company operates 2,210 km of power lines across a 181 km² service area, supported by 5 transformer substations and 149,167 withdrawal points, serving more than 140,000 grid customers among Rostock's 210,802 inhabitants. It runs a 24/7 network control center (Netzleitstelle) and provides customer-facing services including a meter reading portal, a network connection portal, and an outage reporting portal. Headcount stands at approximately 87 employees based on the company website disclosure.

Revenue is generated through regulated network usage fees (Netzentgelte) approved under the German incentive regulation framework, with cost recovery based on a regulatory asset base. The company is investing in digital metering infrastructure (Digitales Messwesen) in compliance with German energy transition law, and is integrating distributed solar generation, power-to-heat systems, and e-mobility charging infrastructure into its grid operations under the Solarpaket I framework. It has entered into a partnership with Nordwasser GmbH to deploy remote monitoring across 12 transformer stations for shared infrastructure supervision. Recent operational priorities include flood protection upgrades at substations and connection-point expansion to accommodate renewable energy feed-in.

Name

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft MbH

Legal name

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://swrng.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft MbH operates the exclusive electricity distribution network for the city of Rostock, Germany, serving 140,000+ customers across 2,210 km of power lines under a regulated monopoly concession. Revenue is derived from Bundesnetzagentur-approved network usage fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electricity Grid Distribution

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Distribution System Owners (Wires-Only Companies) (EUADABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Control Room HMI/Visualization, Alarm & Event Management (EUADAEAJ)

Keywords

• Electricity grid operations
• Power distribution services
• Grid connection services
• Smart metering infrastructure
• Network usage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostock

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Network Usage Fees (Netznutzungsentgelte): As a regulated grid operator under German energy law (EnWG), the company charges network usage fees for access to the electricity distribution grid. This is the primary revenue stream for the grid operator, covering the costs of operating, maintaining, and expanding the electricity grid infrastructure in Rostock. Revenue is determined under regulatory oversight by the Bundesnetzagentur.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft mbH operates the electricity distribution grid for the city of Rostock under a regulated monopoly framework, serving more than 140,000 network customers across 181 km² via 2,210 km of power lines, 5 transformer substations, and 149,167 withdrawal points. The company provides grid connection services for residential and commercial properties and generation plants, digital smart metering infrastructure, 24/7 fault reporting, balancing and grid usage services for energy suppliers, and meter calibration. Operations are conducted under German energy law (EnWG) with oversight by the Bundesnetzagentur.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft mbH operates as a regional electricity grid operator serving Rostock, Germany, with over 140,000 network customers. The company's service portfolio is organized around four core functional areas: Anschließen (Connection Services) covering grid connections for buildings and generation plants; Messen (Metering Services) encompassing meter reading, digital smart metering, and calibration; Nutzen (Network Usage Services) providing grid access, structural data, balancing, and customer group management; and Informieren (Information Services) including fault reporting, publications, and company news. The integrated service ecosystem includes digital self-service portals for meter readings and fault reporting, smart metering infrastructure, and a 24/7 fault hotline. The company also manages grid infrastructure including 5 transformer stations and 2,210 km of power lines across a 181 km² network area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hausanschluss (House Connection) Grid connection service for connecting residential and commercial properties to the power grid in Rostock, including all necessary information and procedures for establishing a new house connection.
• Erzeugungsanlagen (Generation Plant Connections) Connection services for power generation plants in the Rostock network area, including EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act) installations such as solar PV systems and energy storage systems.
• Anschlussportal (Connection Portal) Digital self-service portal for customers to request and manage grid connections, including house connections, generation plant connections, and installation directory services in the Rostock network area.
• Digitales Messwesen (Digital Metering) Smart metering service for electricity consumers in the Rostock network area, covering modern measurement devices, conventional meters, and fully digital metering solutions with integration and interoperability across metering systems.
• Zählerstände Online (Online Meter Reading) Digital meter reading service enabling consumers and feed-in operators in the Rostock network area to submit electricity meter readings quickly and conveniently online.
• Einspeisezählerstände (Feed-in Meter Readings) Digital portal service enabling energy producers connected to the Rostock grid to report their electricity generation and feed-in meter readings for EEG-compliant settlements.
• Eichung (Meter Calibration) Calibration service ensuring measurement accuracy and regulatory compliance of electricity meters operated within the Rostock distribution grid.
• Netznutzung (Grid Usage Services) Regulated grid usage service providing network operators and energy suppliers with access to the Rostock electricity distribution infrastructure under the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG).
• Bilanzierung (Balancing Services) Balancing service for network operators, managing energy balance between supply and demand on the Rostock distribution grid.
• Strukturdaten (Network Structural Data) Network structural data service providing detailed information about the Rostock power grid's physical infrastructure, including network area statistics and structural data for planning purposes.
• Netzauskunft (Grid Information Service) Grid information service providing technical details about the Rostock power network for planning and connection purposes, supporting commercial and industrial customers in network planning.
• Störungsmeldung (24/7 Fault Reporting) 24/7 fault reporting service for power outages and network disruptions in the Rostock network area, available via telephone hotline (0381 805-1799) and online disturbance reporting form with a live outage map.
• Steuerbare Verbrauchseinrichtungen (Controllable Load Equipment) Service for managing controllable consumer devices connected to the Rostock grid, including load management for grid-connected appliances such as heat pumps and EV charging equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reliable electricity supply to 140,000+ grid customers across Rostock
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NordwassercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft and Nordwasser have entered into a closer partnership for infrastructure monitoring. The grid operator now monitors twelve transformer stations on behalf of Nordwasser. This collaboration represents an operational integration between the two municipal utility companies, with the grid operator leveraging its technical infrastructure and monitoring capabilities to serve Nordwasser's operational needs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Netze BW GmbH: Largest municipal DSO in Baden-Württemberg and a direct regulatory peer. Operates the distribution grid for EnBW under EnWG, providing wires-only services, smart metering, and grid connections to residential, commercial, and renewable generation customers comparable to Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft.
• Stromnetz Berlin GmbH: Berlin's municipal electricity distribution system operator, regulated under the same EnWG framework as Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft. It operates a wires-only distribution network, serves a similar mix of residential and commercial customers, and faces identical Bundesnetzagentur oversight, making it a direct regulatory and operational peer.
• N-ERGIE Netz GmbH: Distribution system operator for Nuremberg and surrounding regions, structurally similar to Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft as a municipal wires-only DSO serving a mix of urban residential, commercial, and industrial customers under the same German regulatory regime.
• HanseWerk Netz GmbH: Northern German DSO serving Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regions including parts of the same state as Rostock. Comparable as a regulated municipal-style distribution network operator with similar customer and grid-connection profiles.
• DREWAG NETZ GmbH: Municipal electricity DSO serving Dresden and parts of Saxony, operated within the DREWAG/Enso group. Comparable to Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft in scale, urban-territory focus, and regulated wires-only business model under EnWG.
• Mainova Netzgesellschaft mbH: Frankfurt am Main's municipal electricity and gas distribution network operator, structurally similar to Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft as a city-level DSO providing grid connection, metering, and network usage services under EnWG oversight.
• Stadtwerke München Netz GmbH: Munich's municipal distribution system operator, a larger but structurally identical municipal DSO peer. Operates the city's wires-only network, smart-meter rollout, and renewable integration activities under the same German regulatory framework.
• Leipziger Netzgesellschaft mbH: Distribution system operator for the city of Leipzig and surrounding areas. Operates a similar wires-only urban distribution network with residential, commercial, and prosumer connections, regulated by the same federal and state authorities as Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft.

Broad incumbents

• EWE NETZ GmbH: Large multi-territory DSO serving parts of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Bremen. Comparable as a regulated wires-only distribution network operator with overlapping municipal-ownership characteristics, though significantly broader in geographic scope than Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft.
• Westnetz GmbH: Distribution network operator of the RWE group, one of the largest DSOs in Germany. Operates regulated distribution networks, smart metering, and grid connection services across multiple states under EnWG, making it a comparable broader incumbent in the same regulatory and operational category as Stadtwerke Rostock Netzgesellschaft.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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