refenergie

What refenergie does

Refenergie is a privately-held French energy services company founded in 2014 and headquartered in La Garde (Var), operating nationally with operational concentration in the PACA region. The company targets French professionals across three primary customer segments: PME (small and medium enterprises), grands groupes (large corporations), and collectivités (local authorities and public organizations), with selected offerings extended to TPE, industrials, copropriétés, associations, and individual buyers of EV charging infrastructure. Its three integrated service lines are (1) Courtage en Énergie, an energy brokerage that analyzes client consumption, compares offers from a broad panel of electricity and gas suppliers, and negotiates contract terms; (2) Installation Solaire Photovoltaïque, a turnkey solar PV offering covering feasibility study, profitability analysis, financing and subvention assistance, installation, and ongoing real-time monitoring via a mobile application; and (3) Bornes de Recharge, EV charging station consultation, supply, and installation for both professionals and individuals. The three lines are explicitly designed to interoperate, for example by renegotiating electricity contracts to improve EV charging unit economics.

The underlying technology is intentionally lean: a real-time monitoring application for installed solar/EV assets and an expert-driven energy consumption profile analysis sit on top of an otherwise conventional broker-plus-installer operating model. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities, patents, trademarks, or technology partnerships are disclosed. The proprietary feature set is therefore best characterized as operational tooling rather than defensible technology.

Refenergie's revenue model combines brokerage commissions on electricity and gas contracts (transaction-fee), hardware sales plus installation services for solar PV and EV charging (hardware sales and professional services), and ongoing energy management advisory (professional services). Pricing is uniformly quote-based with no public tariffs, billing is pay-as-you-go/project-based, and there are no subscription or retainer products. The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on a direct expert advisory team, company website content, telephone contact, and email outreach, with no disclosed digital marketing, channel partner, or programmatic demand generation infrastructure.

Name

refenergie

Legal name

REFENERGIE

Website

https://refenergie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Refenergie is a privately-held French energy services firm, founded in 2014 and based in La Garde, offering energy brokerage, solar PV installation, and EV charging station services primarily to French PME, large corporations, and local authorities nationwide with PACA regional concentration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Brokerage and Renewable Energy Installation Services

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Energy Brokerage (Residential & SMB Switching) (EUAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supplier Tendering / RFP Management & Contract Negotiation Services (EUAGAEAE), Retail Supply + DER/Virtual Power Plant Bundles (Solar, Storage, DR) (EUAGABAI), Natural Gas Retail Supplier (Competitive) Marketing & Sales (EUAAADAB)

Keywords

• Energy brokerage services
• Solar panel installation
• EV charging stations
• Energy cost optimization
• Renewable energy solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

La Garde

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy brokerage commissions: Refenergie acts as an energy broker for professionals, negotiating electricity and natural gas contracts on behalf of clients. Revenue is generated through commissions from energy suppliers when contracts are signed or renewed, based on volume of energy purchased through their network.
2. Solar photovoltaic installation: Sale and installation of solar photovoltaic panels for professionals, including TPE/PME, industrials, and associations. Revenue from equipment sales, installation services, and ongoing maintenance.
3. EV charging station installation: Sale and installation of electric vehicle charging stations for businesses and individuals. Revenue from equipment supply, installation services, and maintenance support.
4. Energy management advisory services: Ongoing consultation and follow-up services including consumption monitoring, bill optimization, and energy transition planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Refenergie brokers electricity and natural gas supply contracts for French professionals, leveraging access to multiple energy suppliers to negotiate favorable terms. It additionally sells, installs, and maintains solar photovoltaic panel systems and electric vehicle charging stations, with real-time monitoring applications and energy consumption analysis supporting the installations.

Product overview

Refenergie is an energy optimization company offering three integrated services for French professionals: (1) Energy brokerage (Courtage en Énergie) for electricity and gas contract negotiation leveraging volume purchasing power, (2) Solar photovoltaic installation (Installation Solaire Photovoltaïque) covering study, financing, installation, and monitoring, and (3) EV charging station services (Bornes de Recharge) for consultation, sale, and installation. These services are designed to work together—particularly combining solar panels with EV charging to maximize energy cost savings and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Courtage en Énergie (Energy Brokerage) Analysis of professional clients' electricity and natural gas needs, comparison of offers across multiple energy suppliers, and negotiation of optimal contract terms to reduce energy costs. Targeted at French professionals including PME, grands groupes, and collectivités.
• Installation Solaire Photovoltaïque (Solar Photovoltaic Installation) Solar photovoltaic panel installation service including feasibility studies, profitability analysis, financing and subsidy assistance, installation work, and real-time monitoring via a dedicated mobile application. Targeted at TPE/PME, industrial companies, co-properties, and associations.
• Bornes de Recharge (EV Charging Stations) Consultation, sale, and installation of electric vehicle charging stations, with options to integrate the installation with on-site solar generation and renegotiated electricity supply contracts to improve profitability. Targeted at businesses (fleets, employee and customer charging) and individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Solar installations can reduce energy costs by up to 40%
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Engie: Engie is a major global energy company with significant French operations across electricity and gas supply, solar PV installation, and EV charging infrastructure. It serves the same PME, large enterprise, and public-sector customers as Refenergie but as a broad incumbent offering integrated solutions across a wider portfolio.
• EDF (Électricité de France): EDF is France's incumbent electricity utility, supplying businesses of all sizes and increasingly offering bundled solar, EV charging, and energy management services. It competes with Refenergie across all three service lines, but as a broad incumbent with a regulated tariff book rather than a niche broker.
• TotalEnergies: TotalEnergies is a broad energy major with growing French operations in retail electricity and gas supply, solar rooftop deployment, and EV charging network rollout. It overlaps with Refenergie's customer segments and service portfolio at scale.

Direct peers

• Plüm Énergie: Plüm Énergie is a French green energy broker and supplier working with businesses to source renewable electricity and gas contracts. It overlaps directly with Refenergie's energy brokerage service for PME and mid-market clients, with a stronger positioning on green offers.
• InSunWeTrust: InSunWeTrust is a French solar installation platform focused on helping households and small businesses deploy rooftop PV. It is comparable to Refenergie's solar PV installation offering for professional and small-business clients, though it does not provide energy brokerage.
• Hello Watt: Hello Watt is a French energy advisory and brokerage platform offering electricity and gas contract comparison alongside solar installation services for households and small businesses. Its integrated brokerage-plus-installation model mirrors Refenergie's three-pillar approach and targets the same French professional and SMB customer base.
• Selectra: Selectra is one of the largest French energy brokerage and comparison platforms, helping consumers and businesses compare and switch electricity and gas suppliers. It directly competes with Refenergie's core energy brokerage offering for PME and professional clients, and has expanded into solar and EV charging adjacent services.
• Ilek: Ilek is a French renewable energy broker and supplier connecting businesses and households with green electricity and gas offers from local producers. It is comparable to Refenergie's brokerage activity, particularly for customers prioritizing renewable energy contracts.

Emerging players

• Monabee: Monabee is a French energy management solution provider helping businesses monitor and optimize their electricity consumption, often coupled with self-consumption solar. It overlaps with Refenergie's advisory and monitoring services and complements the solar installation value chain for similar professional buyers.
• Beem: Beem is a French energy startup offering residential and small-business solar kits, EV charging, and a mobile app for energy management. It intersects with Refenergie's solar and EV charging installations but primarily serves households rather than PME and large accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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