Stadtwerke Radolfzell

Stadtwerke Radolfzell is the municipal utility company (Stadtwerk) serving Radolfzell am Bodensee and its surrounding region in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As a local Stadtwerk, it is a multi-service provider whose remit spans electricity and gas supply, drinking water provision, heating solutions and local public transport. The company describes itself as "more than an energy supplier," positioning itself as an active shaper of everyday life in the region and as a locally rooted, personally reachable organisation that takes responsibility for Radolfzell and its surroundings. Its service portfolio, as reflected on its own website, covers energy, water and mobility. It markets electricity products including certified green electricity (Ökostrom) supplied nationwide, gas and heating electricity (Heizstrom), and it operates drinking water supply for the town and its districts. It is also involved in local public transport through the Radolfzell city bus concept (Stadtbus-Konzept), and it participates in renewable energy projects such as the Hegauwind-Brand wind farm through the project company Hegauwind-Brand GmbH & Co. KG. The company is a municipal utility, meaning it is owned by the town of Radolfzell am Bodensee and operates as a public-service-oriented entity rather than a listed corporation. Its headquarters are located at Herrenlandstraße 29 in Radolfzell, to which the company relocated, offering modern premises for customer consultation on energy, water and mobility matters. Stadtwerke Radolfzell engages with its community through events such as an Energietag (energy day) and through environmental and civic initiatives, including planting projects and the installation of bee hotels and herb pyramids at the SeeWerk site. It has been recognised for its commitment to the energy transition, having received the Energiewende Award. It also runs an apprenticeship programme, training young people in technical and commercial roles. In summary, Stadtwerke Radolfzell is a classic German municipal multi-utility: locally owned, regionally focused, and active across electricity, gas, water, heating and mobility, with a growing emphasis on renewable generation and the energy transition.

Stadtwerke Radolfzell is the municipal utility company of Radolfzell am Bodensee, a town on Lake Constance (Bodensee) in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Like many German Stadtwerke, it developed as the local, municipally owned provider responsible for core public infrastructure services — historically electricity, gas and water — for the town and its surrounding communities. Its ownership by the town places it within the tradition of German municipal self-administration, in which local authorities operate utilities to ensure reliable, publicly accountable supply rather than to maximise shareholder returns. Over time, the company broadened its remit beyond classic energy and water supply. Its current self-description emphasises that it is "more than an energy supplier," actively shaping everyday life in the region and covering energy, water, mobility and "modern solutions for tomorrow." This reflects the wider evolution of German municipal utilities from pure distributors into multi-service providers engaged in the energy transition, local transport and climate-related projects. A significant strand of its recent activity is renewable energy and the energy transition. The company participates in wind power through the project company Hegauwind-Brand GmbH & Co. KG, whose Brand wind farm reached a symbolic groundbreaking. It markets certified green electricity (Ökostrom) and announced nationwide supply with TÜV-certified green electricity from 2026, expanding its role as a green power provider. Its commitment in this area has been recognised with the Energiewende Award, which it has received more than once. Water remains a core responsibility. The company operates drinking water supply for Radolfzell and its districts, and it communicates operational matters such as precautionary chlorination in the districts of Güttingen and Möggingen, announced to begin on 23 September 2026. It also engages in water-conservation messaging, at one point asking customers to use drinking water sparingly during a heatwave. Mobility is another expanding field. The company is involved in the Radolfzell city bus (Stadtbus) concept, with adjustments to connections and route alignment taking effect on 1 June 2026. The company has also invested in its physical presence and community relations. It relocated to Herrenlandstraße 29, presenting modern premises for customer consultation on energy, water and mobility. It hosts public events such as an Energietag (energy day) and undertakes civic and environmental initiatives, including planting a perennial bed and installing bee hotels and a herb pyramid at its SeeWerk site. It also runs an apprenticeship programme, welcoming four new trainees on 1 September. As a municipal utility, Stadtwerke Radolfzell is not a listed company; it is owned by the town and operates as a public-service entity. Its history is therefore less one of stock-market milestones and more one of steady service expansion, infrastructure investment and growing engagement with renewable energy and local quality of life.

• Relocation to Herrenlandstraße 29 in Radolfzell

• Precautionary chlorination of drinking water begins in Güttingen and Möggingen

• Symbolic groundbreaking for the Hegauwind-Brand wind farm

• Adjustments to the Radolfzell city bus concept take effect

• Nationwide supply with TÜV-certified green electricity from 2026

• Four new apprentices begin training on 1 September

A locally rooted municipal multi-utility that presents itself as "more than an energy supplier," actively shaping quality of life in Radolfzell and the region through energy, water, mobility and forward-looking solutions.

• Electricity supply

  Electricity for households and businesses in the region.

• Certified green electricity (Ökostrom)

  TÜV-certified green electricity, supplied nationwide from 2026.

• Natural gas supply

  Gas supply for the region.

• Heating electricity (Heizstrom)

  Electricity tariff for heating applications.

• Drinking water supply

  Drinking water supply for Radolfzell and its districts, including Güttingen and Möggingen.

• Local public transport (Stadtbus)

  Participation in the Radolfzell city bus concept with improved connections and routes.

• Renewable energy generation

  Participation in wind power through Hegauwind-Brand GmbH & Co. KG.

1. 1Stadtwerke Radolfzell: Energie, Gas & Heizstrom – jetzt in Herrenlandstraße!stadtwerke-radolfzell.de
2. 2Stadtwerke Radolfzell: Lebensqualität für Region gestaltenstadtwerke-radolfzell.de
3. 3Stadtwerke Radolfzellwikidata.org