TE38

What TE38 does

TE38 (Territoire d'énergie Isère) is a public territorial energy syndicate (syndicat mixte / établissement public) founded in 1994 and headquartered in Grenoble, France. It serves as the sole AODE (Autorité Organisatrice de Distribution d'Énergie) for the Isère department, managing public electricity and gas distribution concessions on behalf of 459 communes, 16 intercommunalities, the Department of Isère, and Grenoble Alpes Métropole. The syndicate owns and controls energy distribution network assets valued at €1.7 billion (electricity) and €230 million (gas), and exercises oversight of concession contracts with operators ENEDIS, GRDF, GreenAlp, EDF, and Primagaz.

The organization's service portfolio spans electricity infrastructure works, public lighting management (72,460 light points with 72% LED conversion), joint energy procurement (delivering 23% savings versus national average during the 2022 crisis), building energy renovation (BATIWATT programme, ISERENOV' subsidies up to €48,000), EV charging infrastructure (1,400 eborn stations across 11 departments), and renewable energy development through its 85%-owned subsidiary SEM Energ'Isère (20 MWc in service, 40 MWc in deployment). Core technology includes the proprietary Cassini GIS platform integrating PCRS mapping, cadastral data, and network data, plus the BATIWATT three-tier connected building energy management system.

TE38 operates with an annual budget of approximately €60 million (€51M for 2025) funded through communal membership contributions, national subsidies (CAS FACE, Fonds Vert), and public budget allocations. Its go-to-market is exclusively public-sector, relationship-driven, and propelled by nearly 500 elected delegates, 51 Bureau members, and 5 thematic Vice-Presidents operating across 11 territorial committees. The syndicate does not sell to private entities or individuals; all services are delivered as public-service functions to member territorial authorities. Recent strategic priorities include LED renovation at scale, EV charging network densification (target 280 stations in Isère by 2026), and renewable energy production expansion through SEM Energ'Isère.

Name

TE38

Legal name

Territoire d'énergie Isère

Website

https://te38.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TE38 is a public territorial energy syndicate (syndicat mixte) founded in 1994 that serves as the sole energy distribution authority for 459 communes and 16 intercommunalities in the Isère department of France, managing electricity and gas concessions, public lighting, energy procurement, EV charging, and renewable energy development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Energy Distribution and Territorial Energy Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923), Natural Gas Distribution (4924)

akta.pro primary industry

Circuit Breakers, Disconnectors, Earthing Switches & Switchgear Components (EUADACAH)

Keywords

• Public energy distribution
• Electricity concessions management
• Municipal energy services
• Public lighting operations
• Territorial energy syndicate

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Energy Distribution Management Fees: TE38 manages concession contracts for public electricity and gas distribution on behalf of its 459 member communes. The syndicate oversees the property rights of distribution networks worth €1.7 billion (electricity) and €230 million (gas), negotiating and supervising concession contracts. Revenue is derived from communal membership contributions and public budget allocations.
2. Energy Purchasing Group Coordination: TE38 coordinates a joint purchasing group for natural gas and electricity supply for public structures in Isère. This enables communes to benefit from collective negotiation power, achieving prices 23% below the national average during the 2022 energy crisis. Revenue model is based on service fees and administrative contributions from member communes.
3. Public Lighting Services: 317 communes have transferred public lighting competence to TE38, which manages approximately 72,460 light points (72% LED). Revenue is derived from service fees and works contributions from transferring communes.
4. Works and Infrastructure Investment: Annual budget of approximately €60 million focused on investments exceeding €32 million, including network strengthening, public lighting renovation, EV charging deployment, and energy renovation support. Funded through a combination of membership contributions, national subsidies (CAS FACE, Green Fund), and public budget allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TE38 is a public territorial energy syndicate (syndicat mixte) founded in 1994, headquartered in Grenoble, France, that manages public electricity and gas distribution concessions on behalf of 459 communes and 16 intercommunalities across the Isère department. It delivers public lighting operations, electrical works, group energy procurement, energy transition services, urban planning and cartography (GIS), and electric mobility infrastructure to its member local authorities under a public service mandate.

Product overview

TE38 (Territoire d'énergie Isère) operates as a public energy union/syndicate providing comprehensive energy management services for 459 municipalities in the Isère department. The organization functions as a unified platform of interconnected services rather than a single product, combining core distribution concession management with specialized sub-products. The main services include electricity and gas concessions oversight, electrical infrastructure work, public lighting, energy procurement coordination, and energy transition support. Key sub-products include BATIWATT (building energy renovation support), ISERENOV' (renovation financial aid), the eborn electric vehicle charging network, and CASSINI GIS (cartographic management system). A subsidiary company, SEM Energ'Isère, handles renewable energy project development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eborn: Public electric vehicle charging network co-founded by TE38 and four other energy syndicates in 2015, covering 11 departments in southeastern France with approximately 1,400 charging stations.
• Cassini
• BATIWATT
• Isèrenov'
• Groupement d'achat d'énergie TE38

Products and services

• Electricity and gas concession management Delegated management of public electricity and gas distribution concessions for 459 communes in the Isère department, including oversight of network operators (Enedis and GRDF successors), concession fee collection, and reporting to local authorities on the state of distribution networks.
• Public lighting services Investment, operation, maintenance, and renewal of public lighting networks for member communes, including energy-saving upgrades and connected-lighting solutions.
• Group energy procurement Aggregated electricity and natural-gas purchasing service that pools the consumption of member communes and intercommunalities and procures supply contracts via public procurement procedures, delivering better pricing and contract terms than individual municipalities could obtain.
• Electrical works and network investments Design, contracting, and supervision of electrical works on distribution networks and public-service connections (extensions, reinforcements, network renewal) carried out on behalf of member communes and in coordination with the concessionaire.
• ISERENOV' energy renovation service Local public service supporting energy renovation of buildings in the Isère department, providing technical advice, project accompaniment, and coordination of public funding for public buildings and residential renovation projects.
• BATIWATT building energy tool Tool and service for monitoring and improving the energy performance of public buildings operated by member communes, including consumption tracking, energy audits, and improvement plans.
• eborn electric vehicle charging network Public electric-vehicle charging network and service deployed by TE38 and its intercommunal partners, providing charging points across the Isère department, with associated roaming and payment services for EV users.
• CASSINI cartography and GIS service Geographic information system (GIS) and cartography service providing member communes with up-to-date mapping of electricity, gas, public lighting, and telecommunications networks, including data for urban planning, regulatory reporting, and network management.
• Urban planning and network advice Technical and regulatory advice to member communes on urban planning, public-domain occupation, and coordination of underground networks, leveraging GIS data and concession knowledge.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23% below national average electricity price for group purchasing members during the 2022 energy crisis
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Des Mains en OrminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Association providing participatory workshops ('Impulsion') for building electrical network scale models, targeting citizens from age 6 and above. TE38 funds 60% of workshop costs to promote energy awareness across partner territories. 80% of subsidised quotes already signed.
• EasychargecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2020Easycharge is the delegated service provider for the eborn public EV charging network, managing operations across 11 energy syndicates (including TE38) since July 2020 under a delegation of public service. SYANE coordinates oversight on behalf of all delegating syndicates.
• Energ'Isère (SEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Société d'Économie Mixte (mixed-economy company) created by TE38 in 2019 to develop renewable energy production projects on the territory. TE38 holds 85% (majority) shareholding. Currently has 20 MWc in service and 40 MWc in deployment.
• SYANEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SYANE (energy syndicate of Haute-Savoie) co-founded the eborn EV charging network with TE38, TE26, SDE07, and TE05 in 2015. SYANE coordinates the control and oversight of the delegation of public service for eborn on behalf of all 11 member syndicates.
• TE26coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015TE26 (energy syndicate of Drôme) is a co-founder of the eborn public EV charging network, which now spans 11 departments from Allier to Var.
• SDE07coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SDE07 (energy syndicate of Ardèche) is a co-founder of the eborn public EV charging network, which now spans 11 departments from Allier to Var.
• TE05coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015TE05 (energy syndicate of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) is a co-founder of the eborn public EV charging network, which now spans 11 departments from Allier to Var.
• ENEDIScoreTechnology or IntegrationENEDIS is the principal electricity network operator under the delegation of public service. TE38, as AODE, negotiates and supervises concession contracts with ENEDIS covering public electricity distribution, supply at regulated tariffs, and related services. The 2019 concession contract was signed between TE38, ENEDIS, and EDF.
• GRDFcoreTechnology or IntegrationGRDF is the principal natural gas distribution operator in France, operating under a national model concession contract signed in December 2002 for 30 years covering 105 communes, plus 8 additional delegation of public service contracts signed in 2006-2007 covering 41 communes with GRDF, GreenAlp, and Primagaz.
• Energies Sans FrontièresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation dedicated to improving access to water and electricity in developing countries. TE38 cooperates with Energies Sans Frontières on decentralised cooperation projects including photovoltaic installations in Mauritania, micro-hydroelectric plants in Nepal, water and electricity access in Laos, and agro-pastoral centre electrification in Chad.
• LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTE38 collaborates with the Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) to offer communes the creation of 'trames noires' (dark corridors — continuously unlit pathways for nocturnal wildlife) as part of biodiversity protection in public lighting projects.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TE26 (Syndicat Départemental d'Énergies de la Drôme): Energy syndicate of the Drôme department with the same public authority mandate over electricity and gas distribution as TE38. Co-founder of the eborn EV charging network.
• SDE07: Syndicat Départemental d'Énergies de l'Ardèche, a departmental energy syndicate in southeastern France with the same AODE mandate as TE38. Co-founder of the eborn EV charging network.
• SYANE: Syndicat des Énergies et de l'Aménagement Numérique de la Haute-Savoie, a departmental energy syndicate structurally and functionally identical to TE38, serving Haute-Savoie communes. Co-founder of the eborn EV charging network alongside TE38 and coordinator of oversight for the Easycharge delegation across all 11 partner syndicates.
• TE05 (Syndicat Départemental d'Énergies des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence): Energy syndicate serving Alpes-de-Haute-Provence with a mandate identical to TE38's AODE role. Co-founder of the eborn EV charging network spanning 11 departments.
• Hérault Énergies: Syndicat mixte de l'Hérault managing public energy distribution and energy transition services for communes in the Hérault department, structurally analogous to TE38 but operating in a different French department.
• SIEEEN: Syndicat Intercommunal d'Énergies, d'Équipement et d'Environnement de la Nièvre, a departmental energy syndicate in Burgundy providing electricity distribution oversight, public lighting, and energy transition services to its member communes.

Broad incumbents

• FNCCR: Fédération Nationale des Collectivités Concédantes et Régies, the national federation representing French energy and water syndicates including TE38. Provides broader sector representation, advocacy, and best-practice coordination across all departmental AODE entities.
• GRDF: Principal natural gas distribution operator in France operating under the national model concession contract signed with TE38 in December 2002 (30-year term), covering gas distribution across Isère communes.
• ENEDIS: Principal electricity distribution operator in France and TE38's core concession counterpart. Manages the physical infrastructure of the public distribution networks that TE38 owns and oversees, with a 2019 concession contract co-signed by TE38, ENEDIS, and EDF.
• EDF: French state-owned electricity supplier and parent of ENEDIS. Counterparty to TE38 in the regulated-tariff electricity supply concession, providing tariffed supply to eligible customers in TE38's territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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