Goldgas

What Goldgas does

Goldgas GmbH is a private German residential energy supplier headquartered in Eschborn (Frankfurt metropolitan area) and founded in 2009 as Germany's first independent ('freier') energy provider. The company offers gas and electricity contracts to households and small businesses nationwide, distributed exclusively through its own website, customer portal, phone hotline, and presence on comparison platforms such as Check24. It is part of the EnBW group via sister company VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbH, Germany's third-largest gas importer and trader, which underwrites wholesale supply.

The product portfolio spans fixed-price gas (goldgas24) and electricity (goldstrom24) tariffs with up to 24-month price guarantees, plus sustainability variants including 15-100% biomethane gas content tracked via the dena biogas register and 100% TÜV Rheinland-certified renewable electricity. Technical differentiation comes from EPEX Spot integration: the Flex Strom tariff passes monthly averaged spot prices to customers without requiring a Smart Meter, while the goldstrom Dynamisch tariff passes hourly spot prices to Smart Meter-equipped households with real-time visualization in the customer portal. Supporting infrastructure includes a 24/7 customer portal with two-factor authentication, SEPA direct debit, MaLo-ID-based market communication, and the goldwert loyalty program that issues kWh bill credits and CO2-reduction contributions.

Revenue is generated through consumption-based (kWh) charges plus fixed monthly base fees across subscription contracts, with optional bonus payments (Sofortbonus, Neukundenbonus) to acquire new customers and combination discounts for dual-fuel (Kombitarif) households. Customer acquisition is digital-first, leveraging SEO, content marketing, comparison-platform listings, and brand awards (7 consecutive years as Focus Money's 'Fairster Gasversorger', DtGV Testsieger 2025, F.A.Z.-Institut price-performance recognition) to drive switching volume in the liberalized German retail energy market.

Name

Goldgas

Legal name

goldgas GmbH

Website

https://goldgas.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Energy Supply

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (221210)

SIC

Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

akta.pro primary industry

Competitive Retail Natural Gas Supply (Residential & SMB) (EUAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Natural Gas Retail Supply (Residential & SMB) (EUAGAGAD), Natural Gas Retail Supplier (Competitive) Marketing & Sales (EUAAADAB)

Keywords

• Residential energy supply
• Gas supply services
• Electricity supply services
• Green electricity provider
• Biogas tariffs

Headquarters

HQ city

Eschborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Gas Supply: Residential and SMB gas supply contracts with regional pricing based on postal code. Revenue generated through consumption-based charges (kWh) plus monthly base fee. Includes biogas options with 15%, 30%, 65%, or 100% biomethane content.
2. Electricity Supply: Residential and SMB electricity supply with fixed and dynamic pricing options. 100% renewable energy certified by TÜV Rheinland. Revenue from consumption-based charges plus monthly base fee.
3. Combination Tariffs: Combined gas and electricity packages (Kombitarif) offering discounts for dual-product customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Goldgas (goldgas GmbH) is a German nationwide energy supplier founded in 2009 that sells natural gas and electricity directly to residential households and small businesses. It offers standard fixed-price gas (goldgas24) and electricity (goldstrom24) tariffs with up to 24-month price guarantees, biogas-content options (15%-100% biomethane), TÜV Rheinland-certified 100% renewable electricity, dynamic electricity tariffs linked to hourly EPEX Spot market prices via Smart Meter, and a Flex-Strom tariff based on monthly averaged EPEX Spot prices.

Product overview

Goldgas is a German energy supplier founded in 2009, offering a portfolio of gas and electricity tariffs for residential customers. The core product line consists of goldgas24 and goldgas24 Duo gas tariffs with biogas options (15-100% biomethane content), and goldstrom24 and goldstrom24 Duo electricity tariffs featuring TÜV-certified 100% renewable energy. Premium offerings include Flex Strom for flexible monthly pricing and goldstrom Dynamisch for Smart Meter owners with hourly EPEX Spot market-linked pricing. The company supplements its tariffs with the goldwert loyalty program and a self-service customer portal for contract management, meter readings, and billing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• goldwert: Loyalty program for gas customers where users collect bonus points for kWh credits on future bills, CO2 reduction contributions, and exclusive offers. New registrants can earn up to 850 points.

Products and services

• goldgas24 Standard residential natural gas tariff with up to 24 months price guarantee and contract term, with optional biomethane content levels. Priced regionally based on customer postal code; no advance payments or deposits required.
• goldstrom24 Standard residential electricity tariff with up to 24 months energy price guarantee and contract term, including TÜV Rheinland-certified 100% renewable electricity from European wind, hydropower, and biomass. Priced regionally by postal code.
• goldgas24 Duo / goldstrom24 Duo (Kombitarif) Bundle combining goldgas24 gas and goldstrom24 electricity contracts at a discounted combined rate for residential customers who want both products from a single supplier.
• Biogas Tarife Gas tariffs offering biomethane content at 15%, 30%, 65%, or 100% levels, suitable for existing gas heating systems without modification, with biogas origin documented end-to-end via the dena Biogasregister.
• Flex-Strom Flexible residential electricity tariff whose working price adjusts monthly based on average monthly EPEX Spot market prices. Requires monthly meter reading submission by the 3rd of the following month; no Smart Meter required.
• Dynamischer Stromtarif (goldstrom Dynamisch)

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 gas providers tested - ranked #1 (DtGV Testsieger 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VNG Handel & Vertrieb GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationParent company's sister company within the EnBW group. Serves as Goldgas's main wholesale supplier of natural gas, providing supply security through long-term procurement contracts. VNG is Germany's third-largest gas importer and trader.
• TÜV RheinlandcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertifies Goldgas's green electricity tariffs (100% renewable energy), acquiring origin certificates from European renewable energy plants exactly matching customer consumption volumes.
• Deutsche Energie Agentur (dena)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoldgas is listed in the dena biogas register, documenting the path and quality of biogas/biomethane from producer through the gas network to the consumer.
• Football and Athletics Association Westfalen (FLVW)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerYouth sports sponsorship since 2017, supporting promising young athletes in football and track & field. Part of Goldgas's corporate social responsibility engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• E.ON Energie Deutschland: Germany's largest residential and SMB gas and electricity retailer, serving millions of households nationwide through E.ON Strom/Gas tariffs. Direct competitor in the same German deregulated energy market with overlapping digital acquisition and similar dynamic/fixed tariff offerings.
• Mainova: Frankfurt-based municipal utility serving residential and SMB gas and electricity customers in Hesse — geographically adjacent to Goldgas's Eschborn HQ and serving the same German household segment with similar green-tariff positioning.
• Yello (EnBW Vertrieb): EnBW's flagship residential retail brand under the same parent as Goldgas. Competes head-to-head for German household gas and electricity contracts using a digitally-led model, effectively the intra-group comparable for Goldgas's product and customer profile.
• Vattenfall Wärme Berlin / Sales Germany: Major German retail electricity and gas supplier with nationwide residential offerings including green-tariff lines. Overlaps Goldgas directly in residential customer acquisition, with broader portfolio scale and Berlin/Brandenburg customer density.
• Lichtblick: Pioneer German dynamic-pricing and 100% renewable residential retailer offering smart-meter-based tariffs. Closest direct comparable to Goldgas's Flex-Strom and Dynamischer Stromtarif value proposition and customer profile.

Others

• Check24 Vergleichsportal: Germany's dominant energy comparison platform where Goldgas lists with a 4.6/5 rating. Not a competitor in supply but a critical acquisition channel and pricing-comparison intermediary on which Goldgas's mid-funnel conversion depends.

Regional players

• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Major Bavarian municipal utility supplying electricity, gas, and district heating to Munich households and SMBs. Comparable on residential gas/electricity supply and green-tariff orientation, though concentrated in a different regional footprint than Goldgas.

Emerging players

• Tibber (Germany): Norwegian-origin digital retailer that has expanded into Germany with hourly spot-market dynamic pricing and an app-first acquisition model. Direct competitor for the same tech-forward, dynamic-tariff customer that Goldgas targets with Dynamischer Stromtarif.
• Octopus Energy Germany: UK-headquartered digital-first energy retailer operating in Germany with hourly flexible tariffs and renewable-energy positioning. Closely comparable on dynamic-pricing product design and digital onboarding to Goldgas's premium offering.
• Grünwelt Energie: German green-energy retailer focused on residential and SMB gas/electricity with sustainability-led tariffs. Direct competitor in the eco-segment, leveraging similar marketing claims and comparison-platform presence to compete for the same household customer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/goldgas_deutschland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goldgas-de

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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