Powerhouse BV

Powerhouse BV is a Netherlands-based commercial energy platform that positions itself as a dedicated business-to-business energy provider. Operating under the Dutch tagline 'Hét zakelijke energieplatform' (the business energy platform), it serves corporate customers with energy supply and related services in the Dutch market. The company is a subsidiary of Essent, one of the largest energy companies in the Netherlands. In 2021, Essent's parent group took the strategic decision to discontinue Powerhouse's activities as of 31 December 2026. According to the company's own homepage, this was not a rushed step but a managed trajectory in which responsibility toward customers and partners was kept central. Powerhouse remains responsible for handling existing contracts until 1 July 2027, after which remaining activities and services are transferred to Essent. The transfer is being prepared carefully to guarantee continuity for customers. As a business energy platform, Powerhouse's typical offerings revolve around commercial electricity and gas supply, contract management, and customer service for Dutch business clients. Its public communication emphasizes reliability, continuity, and a structured wind-down rather than abrupt market exit. The brand continues to publish market news and weekly outlooks for its business audience during the transition period. Because the brand is in a planned sunset phase, its current strategic focus is on orderly contract servicing and migration of customers to Essent rather than on growth or new product launches. The official website remains the primary channel for customer information, FAQs, and contact via sales@powerhouse.nl.

Powerhouse BV is a Dutch company that operates as a business energy platform in the Netherlands. It is a subsidiary of Essent, a major Dutch energy supplier. The brand's public identity is built around serving commercial and corporate customers rather than households, as reflected in its Dutch tagline 'Hét zakelijke energieplatform'. The most significant documented turning point in the company's history came in 2021, when its parent company Essent took the strategic decision to end Powerhouse's activities as of 31 December 2026. According to the company's official homepage, this decision was implemented as a managed trajectory rather than an abrupt shutdown, with responsibility toward customers and partners kept central throughout. Under the wind-down plan, Powerhouse remains responsible for handling existing contracts until 1 July 2027. After that date, remaining activities and services are to be transferred to Essent. The company states that this transfer is being carefully prepared to guarantee continuity for its customers. During the transition period, Powerhouse continues to communicate with its business audience through market news and weekly outlooks published on its website, covering energy market developments and related risks. The brand's official website remains active as an information channel, offering FAQs and a sales contact address (sales@powerhouse.nl) for customers with questions. As of the available evidence, Powerhouse is in an active but sunsetting state, with its strategic focus on orderly contract servicing and customer migration to Essent rather than on growth or new offerings.

• 2026

  Powerhouse's activities are scheduled to cease on 31 December 2026.

• 2021

  Essent takes the strategic decision to end Powerhouse's activities as of 31 December 2026.

• On 1 July 2027, remaining activities and services are transferred to Essent.

A dedicated Dutch business energy platform under Essent, currently in a managed wind-down with customer continuity as its priority.

• Business energy platform

  A platform providing energy supply and related services to Dutch business customers.

1. 1Powerhouse – Hét zakelijke energieplatformpowerhouse.net
2. 2Powerhouse BV – Wikidatawikidata.org