What Stadtwerke Olching Gmbh does

Stadtwerke Olching GmbH is a municipal utility company (Stadtwerke) founded in 2009 and wholly owned by the municipality of Olching in Bavaria, Germany. It provides electricity, natural gas, district heating, photovoltaic generation, and public EV charging infrastructure to residential and business customers in the Olching region. The company's electricity supply is 100% renewable ("Ökostrom"), offered since its inception, and it operates a 40 km district heating network (Fernwärme) along with 57 public EV charging points powered by green electricity, the latter introduced in 2018.

The underlying technology footprint combines district heating distribution infrastructure, a growing fleet of EV chargers, and now grid-connected photovoltaic generation, including a newly completed free-field PV plant west of Neu-Esting awaiting grid connection. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through a physical customer center at the Olching headquarters, phone support, online contact forms, and an online tariff advisor tool. The company employs 26 full-time staff and operates with no parent corporation, subsidiaries, or external equity ownership; sole managing director is Thomas Grulke.

Revenue mechanics are subscription/recurring-based across the electricity, gas, and heating streams, supplemented by usage-based revenue from EV charging. Customers are segmented vertically between local residential households and local businesses, with no third-party distribution or out-of-region customers disclosed. Pricing is publicly opaque at the tariff level but offered through standard monthly billing cycles, with a newly launched dynamic electricity tariff option allowing customers to capture time-variable pricing.

Name

Stadtwerke Olching Gmbh

Legal name

Stadtwerke Olching GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerke-olching.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Olching GmbH is a municipal utility in Bavaria, Germany, providing electricity, natural gas, district heating, EV charging, and photovoltaic services to residential and business customers in the Olching region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Energy Utility Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

EV Charging as DER (Managed Charging, V2G/V2B) (EUAMAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

DER Program Operations & Customer/Installer Enablement (Applications, Portals, Inspections) (EUADALAO)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Renewable electricity supply
• District heating network
• Natural gas distribution
• EV charging infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Olching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Electricity supply (Ökostrom): Supply of 100% renewable electricity to residential and commercial customers in the Olching region. Revenue from electricity tariffs including basic supply and dynamic tariffs.
2. District heating (Fernwärme): Supply of district heating through a 40 km network. Revenue from heating contracts with customers.
3. Natural gas (Erdgas): Supply of natural gas to residential and commercial customers.
4. E-mobility charging: Operation of public EV charging stations (57 charging points) powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Olching GmbH is the municipal utility of Olching, Bavaria, supplying 100% renewable electricity (Ökostrom), natural gas (Erdgas), district heating through a 40 km network (Fernwärme), photovoltaic generation (rooftop and free-field), and public EV charging (57 points) to local homes and businesses via subscription tariffs with monthly billing and an in-person customer center.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Olching Gmbh is a municipal utility company providing essential energy services to the Olching region in Bavaria, Germany. The company operates a portfolio of energy products including electricity supply (Ökostrom with 100% renewable energy since 2009), natural gas (Erdgas), district heating (Fernwärme) via a 40 km network, and photovoltaic systems. The company has expanded into e-mobility since 2018, operating over 50 public charging stations powered by green electricity. Additional services include a dynamic electricity tariff option and an online tariff advisor tool. The utility serves as the local energy infrastructure provider, offering residential and business customers integrated access to multiple energy sources through a unified service approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ökostrom (Eco Electricity) 100% renewable electricity supply for residential and commercial customers in Olching and surrounding areas, providing sustainable regional energy since 2009.
• Erdgas (Natural Gas) Natural gas supply service for households and businesses in the Olching region.
• Fernwärme (District Heating) District heating supply via a 40 km network providing comfortable and environmentally friendly heating for the Olching community.
• Fotovoltaik (Photovoltaics) Solar photovoltaic generation including rooftop installations and free-field installations, including the PV-Freiflächenanlage west of Neu-Esting.
• E-Mobility (Public EV Charging) Public electric vehicle charging infrastructure with 57 charging points operated with 100% renewable electricity, available to residents and visitors in Olching.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mumme & PartnerminorOthersDigital agency providing website development and digitalization support services for Stadtwerke Olching. Responsible for website design and programming.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke Augsburg (swa): Large Bavarian municipal utility providing electricity, gas, district heating, water, and public transport in the Augsburg region. Comparable product mix to Stadtwerke Olching but substantially larger scale.
• EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg: Major German integrated energy utility with generation, distribution, EV charging, and renewable energy offerings. Relevant incumbent for benchmarking district heating, EV charging, and renewable positioning against Stadtwerke Olching's smaller-scale offerings.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Major Bavarian municipal utility serving Munich with electricity, district heating, gas, water, and public transport including extensive renewable generation and EV charging. Overlaps with Stadtwerke Olching on every product line but at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Stadtwerke Rostock: Large German municipal utility on the Baltic coast offering electricity, district heating, gas, and water with significant renewable generation. Comparable multi-utility Stadtwerke model, but serving a different region.
• N-ERGIE: Regional utility serving Middle Franconia (Nuremberg area) with electricity, gas, heat, water, and e-mobility. Comparable Bavarian utility with multi-energy product set and renewable focus, though serving a different geography.

Direct peers

• Stadtwerke Emden: Small German municipal utility serving a single city with electricity, gas, district heating, water, and public EV charging. Closely matches Stadtwerke Olching in scale and municipal multi-utility scope.
• Elektrizitätswerke Schönau (EWS): Citizen-owned German energy company supplying 100% renewable electricity, gas, and heat with strong local service focus. Highly comparable renewable-first positioning and customer-centric municipal utility model to Stadtwerke Olching.
• Stadtwerke Konstanz: Mid-sized German municipal utility offering electricity, gas, district heating, water, and broadband with strong renewable and sustainability focus. Directly comparable multi-energy Stadtwerke with similar product breadth and customer-service orientation.
• Stadtwerke Dachau: Municipal utility (Stadtwerke) serving the neighboring town of Dachau in Upper Bavaria with electricity, gas, district heating, and broadband. Directly comparable in size, geography, and multi-utility product mix to Stadtwerke Olching.
• Stadtwerke Fürstenfeldbruck: Municipal utility serving the adjacent Fürstenfeldbruck district in Bavaria with electricity, gas, heat, and e-mobility offerings. Closest geographic peer to Stadtwerke Olching with similar small-scale municipal multi-utility profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtwerkeolching
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtwerke_olching_gmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadtwerke-olching-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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