Stadtwerke Forchheim

Stadtwerke Forchheim GmbH is the municipal utility (Stadtwerk) of the town of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany. Operating from its headquarters at Haidfeldstraße 8 in Forchheim, it is a regional energy and service provider that supplies electricity, natural gas and water, and also offers telecommunications products such as internet, fibre-optic connections and internet TV, as well as mobility, heating, photovoltaic and energy-consulting services. The company describes itself as a partner on the ground that offers all modern utility services from a single source, and it states that it has been supplying customers with electricity, gas and water for 120 years. The utility serves more than 25,000 households and businesses in and around Forchheim. It reports around 150 employees and invests roughly 7.1 million euros annually in the development and modernisation of Forchheim's supply networks. Its infrastructure work includes having laid 235 km of fibre-optic cable in the town area and securing the required water quantity for Forchheim 30 years in advance. It also safeguards and monitors 500 hectares in the Zweng water-protection area to ensure high drinking-water quality. As a municipal enterprise with a public supply mandate, Stadtwerke Forchheim emphasises fair conditions, strong service and closeness to customers. Its service portfolio includes a customer centre, online customer portal and applications, emergency numbers, a construction-site map, metering services, e-plan information for construction firms and planning offices, and a download centre. The company also engages in energy generation and energy services, including contracting, heat and energy consulting, and alternative energy sources, which it says it intends to expand. The brand positions itself around reliability, transparency and sustainability, and it is active in the local community through events such as an open day, sponsorship and cooperation activities. Its product lines include electricity (including an eco-power offering), natural gas, water, internet, fibre, internet TV, mobility, heating and photovoltaics. The company is owned by the City of Forchheim and operates as a municipal utility rather than a listed corporation.

Stadtwerke Forchheim traces its supply activities back 120 years, according to the company's own account, during which it has provided customers with electricity, gas and water. Over that period it has developed into the municipal utility of the town of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany, operating as Stadtwerke Forchheim GmbH from its headquarters at Haidfeldstraße 8. As a municipal Stadtwerk, the company has combined traditional utility supply with a broadening service portfolio. It supplies more than 25,000 households and businesses with electricity, gas and water, and it invests approximately 7.1 million euros each year in the development and modernisation of Forchheim's supply networks. Its infrastructure programme has included the laying of 235 km of fibre-optic cable in the town area, extending its telecommunications and internet offerings, and it has secured the required water quantity for Forchheim 30 years in advance. To protect drinking-water quality, it safeguards and monitors 500 hectares in the Zweng water-protection area. The utility has expanded beyond classic electricity, gas and water supply into telecommunications (internet, fibre, internet TV), mobility, heating, photovoltaics and energy consulting. It describes itself as an energy producer and energy service provider whose planning and implementation expertise is in demand for many projects in the Forchheim area, and it has stated that it will continue to expand its engagement in alternative energy sources, contracting, and heat and energy consulting. With around 150 employees, Stadtwerke Forchheim presents itself as a partner on the ground, emphasising long-term customer relationships at fair prices and a public supply mandate. It maintains a customer centre, online customer portal, emergency services, metering operations and e-plan information services, and it engages with the local community through events such as an open day, sponsorship and cooperation activities. The company is owned by the City of Forchheim and remains a municipal enterprise rather than a listed company.

• Stadtwerke Forchheim has supplied customers with electricity, gas and water for 120 years, according to the company.

• The company reports laying 235 km of fibre-optic cable in the Forchheim town area.

• Stadtwerke Forchheim secures the required water quantity for Forchheim 30 years in advance.

• The utility safeguards and monitors 500 hectares in the Zweng water-protection area for drinking-water quality.

• Stadtwerke Forchheim announces an open day for 11 October 2026, from 10:00 to 17:00.

Regional municipal utility offering all modern supply services from a single source, with a focus on reliability, transparency, sustainability and customer closeness.

• Electricity (Strom)

  Electricity supply for households and businesses, including an eco-power product line.

• Natural gas (Erdgas)

  Natural gas supply, including business-customer tariffs.

• Water (Wasser)

  Drinking-water supply with protection of the Zweng water-protection area.

• Internet and fibre (Glasfaser)

  Internet access and fibre-optic connections in the Forchheim area.

• Internet-TV

  Television service delivered over the internet.

• Mobility

  Mobility offerings including carsharing and wallboxes.

• Heating (Wärme)

  Heat supply and related services.

• Photovoltaic

  Photovoltaic products and services.

• Energy consulting

  Energy-saving and energy-consulting services.

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2. 2Stadtwerke Forchheim – Über unsstadtwerke-forchheim.de
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