TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH

TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH is a German municipal energy company based in Oberursel (Taunus) in the Hochtaunuskreis district of Hesse. It is one of the subsidiary companies within the Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) Unternehmensverbund, the municipal utility group owned by the town of Oberursel. Within that group, TaunaGas is the entity associated with the supply of natural gas to households, businesses and institutional customers in Oberursel and the surrounding region. The parent group, Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH, describes itself as the regional partner for energy, water, parking and swimming. Its stated mission covers services of general interest (Daseinsvorsorge) provided 365 days a year: supplying drinking water to Oberursel and, through a stake in Wasserversorgung Steinbach (Taunus) GmbH, to the town of Steinbach; delivering electricity, gas and heat to the region; operating the TaunaBad Oberursel swimming pool, the Oberurseler Stadtbus local bus service, and two parking garages plus surface parking in central Oberursel; and providing commercial services for the municipal operation Bau & Service Oberursel (BSO) and the Wasserbeschaffungsverband Taunus (WBV). The group also runs the Neue Energie Taunus eG energy cooperative together with Volksbank Mittelhessen. TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH is named explicitly in the group's own descriptions as one of its subsidiaries, alongside Stadthalle GmbH Oberursel (Taunus) and the Stadtentwicklungs- und Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (SEWO). The strategic leadership of the whole group rests with Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH. Because the group is a communal enterprise, TaunaGas is ultimately tied to the town of Oberursel rather than to private shareholders, and it is not a listed company. The brand's public identity is closely bound to the Stadtwerke Oberursel umbrella: customers encounter TaunaGas through the group's website, tariffs and customer services, and through the group's positioning as a local, consumer-friendly supplier. Stadtwerke Oberursel has been recognised with the 'TOP-Lokalversorger' seal in the categories of electricity, gas, water and heat, an award given by the Energieverbraucherportal based on criteria such as consumer friendliness, service orientation and innovation. For TaunaGas, this reinforces a positioning as a regional gas provider rather than a nationwide one. Operationally, the gas business sits within the group's broader energy portfolio of electricity, gas and heat. The group's public communications emphasise reliable supply, local presence and forward-looking solutions for quality of life in the Hochtaunuskreis. TaunaGas therefore functions as the gas-specific brand and legal entity through which the Oberursel municipal utility delivers gas to its catchment area, while the parent company handles strategy, shared services and the wider infrastructure mandate.

TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH is a subsidiary within the municipal utility group of Oberursel (Taunus), a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district of Hesse, Germany. The group is organised around Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH, which describes itself as a communal enterprise association (kommunaler Unternehmensverbund) closely tied to the town of Oberursel. Within this structure, TaunaGas is named as one of the group's subsidiaries, alongside Stadthalle GmbH Oberursel (Taunus) and the Stadtentwicklungs- und Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (SEWO). The group's own descriptions set out the scope of its activities: it supplies drinking water to Oberursel and, through a participation in Wasserversorgung Steinbach (Taunus) GmbH, to the town of Steinbach; it supplies the region with electricity, gas and heat; it operates the TaunaBad Oberursel swimming pool, the Oberurseler Stadtbus, and two parking garages plus surface parking in central Oberursel; and it provides commercial services for the municipal operation Bau & Service Oberursel (BSO) and manages the Wasserbeschaffungsverband Taunus (WBV). Together with Volksbank Mittelhessen, the group also runs the Neue Energie Taunus eG, described as the first energy cooperative in the Hochtaunuskreis. TaunaGas's specific role in this portfolio is the gas business. The group's public materials present gas as one of the core energy products delivered to the region, alongside electricity and heat. The subsidiary structure allows the municipal utility to separate its gas activities into a dedicated company while the parent company, Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH, retains strategic leadership of the whole association. Because the group is communal, ownership ultimately rests with the town of Oberursel rather than with private investors, and the companies are not stock-exchange listed. The group has built a public profile around service quality and local identity. Its stated vision is to offer forward-looking solutions for quality of life in the Hochtaunuskreis, and its communications use the tagline 'Einfach wohlfühlen' (simply feel good). It has received the 'TOP-Lokalversorger' seal, awarded annually by the Energieverbraucherportal, in the categories of electricity, gas, water and heat; the group states that it was recognised again in all categories. For TaunaGas, this recognition supports its positioning as a regional gas supplier focused on consumer friendliness, service orientation and innovation. The available evidence does not specify the exact founding date of TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH, its managing directors, or its financial figures. What is clear from the group's own descriptions is that TaunaGas operates as the gas-supply subsidiary of the Oberursel municipal utility group, serving Oberursel and the surrounding Hochtaunuskreis region as part of the group's mandate of services of general interest.

• TaunaGas Oberursel (Taunus) GmbH is named as a subsidiary within the Stadtwerke Oberursel (Taunus) Unternehmensverbund in the group's own descriptions.

• Stadtwerke Oberursel states it was recognised as a TOP-Lokalversorger 2026 in the categories electricity, gas, water and heat.

Regional municipal gas supplier within the Stadtwerke Oberursel group, emphasising local presence, reliable supply and consumer-friendly service.

• Natural gas supply

  Gas delivered to households, businesses and institutional customers in Oberursel (Taunus) and the surrounding region as part of the municipal utility group's energy portfolio.

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2. 2Einfach Wohlfühlen - Stadtwerke Oberurselstadtwerke-oberursel.de
3. 3Stadtwerke Oberursel Leitbildstadtwerke-oberursel.de
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