Name

Allgäuer Kraftwerke

Legal name

Allgäuer Kraftwerke GmbH

Website

https://allgaeukraft.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Electricity Utility

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Interconnection, Permitting & Grid Services for DERs (EUAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Regional electricity supply
• Renewable energy generation
• EV charging infrastructure
• Photovoltaic installation services
• Hydropower plant operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Sonthofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Stromvertrieb (Electricity Sales): Sale of electricity to residential, commercial, and municipal customers. Products include AllgäuStrom 100%, Basis, Garant, Flex, Clever, and Option tariffs. Revenue from electricity supply contracts with monthly billing based on consumption.
2. Stromerzeugung (Power Generation): Revenue from electricity generated from own hydropower plants and participations in wind and solar farms. Electricity is sold through various channels including direct marketing and regional distribution.
3. Photovoltaik-Beratung und Installation: Consulting and coordination services for photovoltaic installations (Kraft-Dach), power-to-heat solutions, and balcony power plants. Revenue through service fees and partner commissions.
4. Ladeinfrastruktur und E-Mobilität: EV charging infrastructure services including public charging stations (AllgäuStrom Mobil), home charging solutions, THG quota management, and fleet billing services. Revenue from charging fees and service subscriptions.
5. Mieterstrom (Tenant Electricity): Direct electricity supply to tenants from on-site PV or CHP installations without public grid transit. Benefits from exemption from grid fees, taxes, and charges.
6. THG-Quote Management: THG quota aggregation service for EV owners, bundling quotas for sale to obligated companies. Commission-based revenue through partnership with Carbonify.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Allgäuer Kraftwerke GmbH is a regional energy utility supplying electricity to residential, commercial, and municipal customers in the Oberallgäu region of Bavaria. The company generates power from its own four hydroelectric plants and participations in wind and solar farms, distributes electricity via AllgäuStrom branded tariffs, and offers complementary services including EV charging infrastructure, photovoltaic consulting, tenant electricity solutions, battery storage, and fiber optic connectivity.

Product overview

Allgäuer Kraftwerke GmbH operates as a regional energy utility based in Sonthofen, Bavaria, offering a diversified portfolio of electricity, e-mobility, and energy management products and services. The core product line consists of AllgäuStrom branded electricity tariffs (AllgäuStrom 100%, Basis, Garant, Flex, Option, Clever) plus default Grundversorgung supply, supplemented by e-mobility solutions (AllgäuStrom Mobil charging app/card, charging infrastructure, THG-Quota service, fleet billing, AlpenMobil carsharing) and photovoltaic offerings (Kraft-Dach rooftop PV, Mieterstrom tenant electricity, Power-to-Heat, Balkonkraftwerk). The company also operates four proprietary hydroelectric plants and participates in solar and wind park investments through partnerships (BioEnergie Oberallgäu, Energieallianz Bayern, AllgäuSpeicher). Supporting services include fiber optic connectivity, free electricity meter lending, and energy conservation consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AllgäuStrom: Electricity products and services brand - includes AllgäuStrom 100%, AllgäuStrom Basis, AllgäuStrom Garant, AllgäuStrom Flex, AllgäuStrom Clever, and AllgäuStrom Option (Junge Leute Bonus).
• AllgäuStrom Mobil
• Kraft-Dach
• Mieterstrom
• AlpenMobil
• heimatstark

Products and services

• AllgäuStrom 100%

Quantifiable outcome

• Four hydropower plants generate approximately 10.2 million kWh annually, saving approximately 4,500 tonnes of CO2 from hydropower alone.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CarbonifycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022THG quota service partner for EV owners. Carbonify registers EVs with the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), bundles quotas, and sells to obligated companies. Current THG bonus of €310 per EV per year. AKW offers THG quota service as part of AllgäuStrom product range.
• Gasnetze Kempten Sonthofen GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Gas network company. AKW acquired stake in 2019 as part of preparations for energy transition and hydrogen/methane/biomethane injection into existing gas networks.
• AllgäuSpeicher GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Battery storage company founded in late 2017/early 2018. Installed 1.25 MWh battery storage in Bruck, Bad Hindelang. Shareholders: AKW 51%, AÜW 29%, Enesto 20%. Provides grid stabilization and frequency regulation with millisecond response times.
• Energieallianz Bayern GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Regional renewable energy alliance founded in 2009 with currently 45 additional shareholders. AKW participates to pursue over-regional renewable energy projects including wind and solar parks outside the Allgäu region. Goal is consistent pursuit of regenerative energy supply.
• BioEnergie Allgäu GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Founded by AKW together with ZAK and AÜW in 2007. Focuses on identifying locations, planning, constructing, and operating decentralized renewable generation and supply facilities, primarily from biomass and wind energy. Operates wind parks and Holzheizwerk Scheidegg. AKW participates in wind parks through this entity.
• AllgäuNetz GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2005Grid company for the Allgäu region, founded October 21, 2005. Responsible for operation, maintenance, and expansion of local and regional distribution networks for energy. Shareholders include Allgäuer Kraftwerke GmbH, Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH, Energieversorgung Oberstdorf GmbH, Energieversorgung Oy-Kressen e.G., and Energiegenossenschaft Mittelberg e.G. AKW provides services to AllgäuNetz.
• AllgäuStromcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Verbund of nine Allgäuer energy providers formed in 2001 to jointly market electricity and strengthen regional independence from major corporations. Allgäuer Kraftwerke is one of nine partners. The cooperative offers products like AllgäuStrom Basis and AllgäuStrom Klima. All partners are either cooperatively organized or have municipalities as shareholders.
• BioEnergie Oberallgäu GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Wood cogeneration plant in Sonthofen supplies 46 commercial operations, residential buildings, and public facilities (Landratsamt, Rathaus, Feuerwehr, schools, sports halls, barracks) via 4.9 km district heating network. AKW holds 30% ownership stake. Annual heat delivery ~20,000 MWh, electricity for ~800 households.
• Stadt SonthofencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Sonthofen is the main shareholder of AKW since 1986. Concession holder for energy supply in Sonthofen. Renewal of concession contract effective January 1, 2025 for Bad Hindelang. City receives concession fees (Konzessionsabgabe).
• SWW OberallgäucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner in AlpenMobil e-carsharing project with three Fiat 500 EVs at fixed stations in Sonthofen. Also partner in Grundstücks- und Vermietungsgesellschaft Flurstraße Sonthofen GmbH & Co. KG (2021).
• Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor shareholder in AKW (alongside Stadt Sonthofen) and co-shareholder in AllgäuNetz and BioEnergie Allgäu. Long-standing partnership since 1920.
• Hüper (Werbeagentur)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvertising agency partner that worked with AKW on the award-winning website that received WEB-AWARD Gold 2025 from ARGE DV e.V.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Allgäuer Überlandwerk GmbH: Sister Allgäu regional utility and major co-shareholder of Allgäuer Kraftwerke. Both serve overlapping Oberallgäu/Kempten territories with hydropower, grid operations, and AllgäuStrom cooperation participation, making them the closest direct peer in geography and product mix.
• Naturstrom AG: Germany-wide renewable electricity supplier with deep roots in the Bürgerenergie (citizen energy) cooperative movement. Competes with AKW in the eco-electricity segment using a similar narrative of local/regional renewable sourcing and customer ownership.
• Lichtblick SE: German renewable electricity and flexible-energy supplier with dynamic spot-market tariff offerings comparable to AllgäuStrom Flex. Targets similar environmentally conscious residential and SME customers across Germany.
• EWS Schönau eG: Citizen-owned renewable energy cooperative supplying100% eco-electricity from regional generation. Shares AKW's positioning as an anti-major-utility, citizen-controlled alternative with grid operation and renewable generation assets.
• Energieversorgung Oberstdorf GmbH: Municipal utility in Oberstdorf, one of the AllgäuStrom partner municipalities served by AKW's broader network. Shares the small Bavarian Alpine utility profile and operates comparable hydropower and customer-service models.

Regional players

• Lechwerke AG: Regional Bavarian electricity utility with hydropower generation and municipal shareholder structure similar to AKW. Operates a comparable renewable generation-retail-distribution model in the greater Augsburg/Allgäu region and participates in similar partnership vehicles.

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Munich municipal utility and one of Germany's largest Stadtwerke. Provides the same multi-utility stack (electricity, district heating, charging, fiber) as AKW but at significantly larger scale; useful reference for capability expansion benchmarks.
• EnBW ODR AG: Regional EnBW subsidiary operating electricity distribution networks in eastern Baden-Württemberg with comparable municipal grid operation, renewable generation participation, and EV charging infrastructure.

Others

• The Mobility House: EV charging and vehicle-to-grid solutions provider. Adjacent to AKW's AllgäuStrom Mobil charging and THG-Quoten business, useful as a benchmark for monetizing EV-related services beyond simple kWh sales.
• chargecloud GmbH: Roaming and back-office platform used by AllgäuStrom Mobil for charging network management. An ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but defines the technical envelope of AKW's EV charging service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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