Bayreuth municipal utilities

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Bayreuth municipal utilities

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Seat Bayreuth , Upper Franconia , Germany
management Management Jürgen Bayer
Number of employees approx. 400 (as of 2019)
sales approx. 137 million (as of 2019)
Branch Public utilities , energy, water, swimming pools, traffic, parking, telecommunications
Website https://www.stadtwerke-bayreuth.de/
As of August 10, 2020

The Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH is a municipal utility and services company, wholly-owned by the city of Bayreuth . With its subsidiaries Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH and Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH, Stadtwerke Bayreuth is responsible for the supply of electricity, natural gas, district heating and drinking water, local public transport, several parking facilities and the operation of swimming pools in Bayreuth. Stadtwerke Bayreuth also offers telecommunications and contracting services.

history

Stadtwerke Bayreuth was founded in 1939 as an amalgamation of the electricity, gas, water and transport companies that had already existed for some time.

In 1951, the Franconian press was the first customer to be supplied with district heating. In 1954 the conversion from direct current to three-phase current was completed. In May 1964, the Kreuzsteinbad was opened under the name "New Swimming Pool" . The basin, which was then made of sandstone , was filled with water from the Sendelbach . In the same year, the Bürgerreuth open-air swimming pool was also taken over by the Bayreuth municipal utility. In 1968/1969 the 2.2 million Mark expensive administration building was built on the site of the former gas works on Birkenstrasse.

In 1968, 56.8 percent of Bayreuth households paid their bills in cash. Back then, public utility debt collection agents went from house to house and collected the amounts due. In the following year, it was only 42 percent who paid this way. The then director of the Stadtwerke Werner Spichal announced in 1969 that at the beginning of 1970 only transfers would be possible.

In 1971 the gas supply was switched from town gas to natural gas. At the end of the 1970s, the drinking water supply was expanded. Parking has also been part of the Bayreuth municipal utility since 1979.

In 1992 the first photovoltaic system of the Bayreuth public utility was installed on the central switchgear building. In 1996 Stadtwerke Bayreuth was reorganized into a legal form under private law: Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries BEW Bayreuther Energie- und Wasserversorgungs-GmbH and BVB Bayreuther Verkehrs- und Bäder-GmbH. In 1996 the Stadtbad Bayreuth was reopened after the renovation. In 1997 the community of Heinersreuth was connected to the gas supply network of the Bayreuth municipal utility. In 1999 the Lohengrin Therme was inaugurated.

In 2007 the new ZOH (Central Bus Stop) opened on Kanalstrasse with fifteen bus platforms for city traffic and five for regional traffic as well as the customer center traffic. In 2011, the Energy & Water customer center moved into the building at the ZOH. In 2014, together with Regensburger Energie- und Wasserversorgung AG & CO KG and Bayernwerk Natur GmbH, the Tannberg-Lindenhardt wind farm with four wind turbines and a total output of twelve megawatts was built ten kilometers south of Bayreuth.

Since 2015, all corporate divisions have been operating under the common name Stadtwerke Bayreuth. The subsidiaries now operate under the names Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH, Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH and Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energiehandel GmbH.

Products

energy

electricity

Stadtwerke Bayreuth supplies electricity to customers in Bayreuth and the surrounding area through its subsidiary Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH. All household and commercial customers of Stadtwerke Bayreuth have received green electricity since 2015. The electricity comes exclusively from renewable energy sources and is certified by TÜV NORD .

Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH is the power grid operator in the city of Bayreuth and the communities of Eckersdorf , Heinersreuth , Gesees , Haag, Mistelbach and Mistelgau. Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH is the primary supplier in its network area .

gas

Stadtwerke Bayreuth supplies natural gas to customers in Bayreuth and the surrounding area through its subsidiary Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH. As of May 1, 2016, all household and commercial customers of Stadtwerke Bayreuth will receive green gas. The CO 2 emissions that result from gas combustion are completely offset. This is done through the financing of various climate protection projects in emerging and developing countries. Climate protection projects supported by Stadtwerke Bayreuth include wind power in India as a replacement for energy from fossil fuels and biomass for heat generation in Bulgaria .

The green gas from Stadtwerke Bayreuth is certified by TÜV NORD with the “Climate-neutral combustion” seal.

Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH is the gas network operator in the city of Bayreuth and the municipality of Heinersreuth. Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH is the primary supplier in its network area.

District heating

In the heat and power plants (CHP) of the public utilities Bayreuth by means of cogeneration produces electricity and heat. The heat is supplied to customers in the Bayreuth public utility network via steam or hot water pipes. This energy is used for heating or heating domestic water.

Contracting

Stadtwerke Bayreuth offers contracting contracts for building owners, property managers and companies . All services relating to heating are taken over by the municipal utilities: They finance, build and operate the heating systems in the customer's buildings. Various heating technologies are used in contracting contracts, for example natural gas condensing boilers, combined heat and power units , pellet heating , wood chip heating or a combination of different technologies.

Self-generation

Stadtwerke Bayreuth operates eleven combined heat and power plants in the city of Bayreuth and is a shareholder in the Tannberg-Lindenhardt wind farm south of Bayreuth. The municipal utilities also maintain four photovoltaic systems. In 2017, the Bayreuth municipal utilities produced around 16,500 megawatt hours of electricity (+1,000 percent compared to 2010).

water

Eichelberg waterworks

Stadtwerke Bayreuth supplies the entire Bayreuth urban area with water. In addition, parts of the municipality Heinersreuth , Gesees , Warmensteinach and Haag are supplied. The city needs around five billion liters per year. Some of these come from the Ködeltalsperre of the long-distance water supply Upper Franconia, from spring catchments in the Fichtel Mountains and from a total of four well fields east of Bayreuth with a total of twelve deep wells. In the waterworks on the Eichelberg, which was renewed between 2017 and 2019, and in the Löchleinstal, the municipal utilities process the raw water by filtering it and removing excess carbonic acid and directing it to a total of three elevated tanks. They are located on the heights of the Hohe Warte and the Eichelberg. The municipal utilities can temporarily store a good 24 million liters of drinking water there. The difference in altitude creates a natural pressure that allows the water to flow to the people in the city without any further pumps. The Bayreuth municipal utilities only need pumping stations for the higher elevations of Bayreuth. Overall, the company looks after a pipeline network with a length of 340 kilometers. The quality of the drinking water is checked on the one hand by experts from the municipal utilities and on the other by external and specially approved laboratories. Between 2010 and 2019, the Bayreuth municipal utility invested around 50 million euros in the water supply.

95 percent of the drinking water in Bayreuth has the degree of hardness "soft", five percent the degree of hardness "medium". Water hardness results from the calcium and magnesium salts dissolved in the water. Water is considered soft if it contains less than 1.5 millimoles of calcium carbonate per liter of water.

traffic

Bus transport

Central island of the central bus stop (ZOH)

Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH operates urban public transport with 23 bus routes, for which 35 of its own buses and 18 vehicles from subcontractors are used. The bus line network is supplemented with call line taxis at times of weak demand. The VGN tariff has been in force in Bayreuth since the city and district of Bayreuth joined the transport association for the greater Nuremberg area. Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH has been a partner in the Verbundgesellschaft since 2010. In the years 2013 to 2018, urban bus traffic generated an average annual minus of 2.7 million euros.

Monday to Friday, 16 bus routes were operated during the day in 2019 and 378 trips were made. At night there were 67 trips on 6 lines, plus four call-line taxis. During the day, twelve lines were served on Saturdays (210 trips) and Sundays (109 trips). In addition to four call line taxis, there were 88 (Saturdays) and 86 (Sundays) trips on 6 bus routes on the weekends during off-peak hours and at night. On Saturdays around 9,600 passengers were carried, on Sundays an average of 3,150 passengers.

Parking garages and parking lots

Stadtwerke Bayreuth operates four park facilities in the city:

  • Parking garage Oberfrankenhalle / Sportpark, Albrecht-Dürer-Straße 2 a, with 730 parking spaces
  • Underground car park Rathaus / Kanalstrasse, Kanalstrasse 13, with 200 parking spaces
  • Underground car park Unteres Tor, Unteres Tor 8, with 142 parking spaces
  • Parking lot at the Sendelbach, with 97 spaces

Stadtwerke Bayreuth also offers long-term parking spaces.

E-mobility

Fast charger in the street Am Sendelbach

Stadtwerke Bayreuth operates eight charging stations for e-cars in the city. This also includes a fast charger (Am Sendelbach car park), which can be used to fill up with a charging capacity of up to 50 kilowatts. The other seven charging stations have a charging power of up to 22 kilowatts - that's enough power for a range of around 130 kilometers. All charging stations of the Bayreuth municipal utility belong to the charging network +. E-drivers can use the charging network app to see whether the desired charging station is free or occupied. If desired, the navigation function leads to the charging location. By selecting a charging point, every e-mobilist can see the tariff that is valid for him there. When the charging process starts, the user can track the charging data such as power consumption and the costs incurred. The customer account provides an overview of the history of all charging processes including downtime, consumption and costs.

In addition to public charging options, the municipal utility also provides advice on charging at home. The company also sells wall boxes and mobile charging devices and offers its customers a special charging tariff.

Baths

Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH operates four public pools.

Lohengrin Therme Bayreuth

Entrance area of ​​the Lohengrin Therme

The Lohengrin Therme is a recognized mineral spring spa operation for outpatient spa treatments on the eastern edge of Bayreuth. It was opened in 1999 and expanded in 2005 to include the sauna and wellness area. In the Lohengrin Therme healing treatments and physiotherapy are offered. Children under six years of age are not allowed.

Bayreuth public baths

The Stadtbad is an indoor swimming pool in the center of Bayreuth. It is suitable for families and offers a multi-purpose pool with massage jets, waterfall and floor jets, a whirlpool , a steam bath , two textile saunas , a paddling pool for children and a small swimming pool for swimming lessons. In addition to fitness offers such as aqua gym, a fitness studio has been connected to the Stadtbad since 2015, which is operated by the Swedish chain Actic Fitness and is designed to combine training in the gym and in the water.

Kreuzsteinbad Bayreuth

Kreuzsteinbad: swimming pool and diving pool with 10 m diving tower

The Kreuzsteinbad is the largest public outdoor pool in Bayreuth. It is close to the University of Bayreuth and the youth hostel . In addition to a diving pool with a 10 m diving tower and a 50 m swimmer pool, the Kreuzsteinbad offers a wave pool with a waterfall, water spouts, a flow channel and an 85 m water slide, as well as a children's pool with a children's slide and bubble bay. In addition, two street basketball, two beach volleyball and two badminton fields, a soccer field with football pitch goals and six table tennis tables are available free of charge in a covered hall.

Bürgerreuth open-air swimming pool

The Bürgerreuth open-air swimming pool is right next to the Richard Wagner Festival Hall . A sunbathing lawn, a table tennis table and a kiosk are available for bathers. The attached Kneipp facility can be used free of charge and has a Kneipp basin for treading water and one for arm casts.

telecommunications

Since 1997, the Stadtwerke Bayreuth rent fiber optic (fiber optic cable) to companies and government agencies in the city. This allows customers to access fast Internet, but IT networking or the switching of telephone systems from different locations to one system is also possible with fiber optic cables.

engagement

Energy advice

Stadtwerke Bayreuth has trained energy consultants who advise customers on energy efficiency . This includes the analysis of electricity consumption including the elaboration of electricity saving tips as well as advice on heating systems, for example for modernization measures or new construction. Stadtwerke Bayreuth also offers its customers free solar power advice. The energy consultants from Stadtwerke Bayreuth clarify whether the customer's roof area is basically suitable, how large the photovoltaic system should be, and whether a storage system might be worthwhile. Once these points have been clarified, Stadtwerke Bayreuth will obtain a non-binding offer. Should the customer decide in favor of the offer, the municipal utility energy consultants will support the acceptance of the fully installed photovoltaic system.

Sponsoring: sports, cultural and social clubs

Stadtwerke Bayreuth supports sports, cultural and social clubs in Bayreuth as well as non-profit projects and events with a direct local connection to the topics of energy and drinking water. In addition, schools in the power grid area are supported by the municipal utility.

School cooperation

Stadtwerke Bayreuth offers school classes free factory tours with the aim of making the connections between the fields of energy and water understandable to the students. The visits can take place in the network control center , in the natural gas transfer station, in the elevated tank / deacidification plant Eichelberg as well as in the pumping station Eichelacker. Stadtwerke Bayreuth provides free material on the topics of energy and water for school classes to help organize lessons.

Funding program

Stadtwerke Bayreuth is promoting the purchase of energy-efficient heating systems and energy-saving household appliances as part of the "Save Energy & Protect Climate" program. In addition, the company supports the purchase of electric cars with a contribution of 250 euros. The funding program is aimed at the company's customers.

Group structure

The city of Bayreuth is the sole shareholder of Stadtwerke Bayreuth Holding GmbH. The holding company holds 75.1 percent of the shares in Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH, 100 percent in Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH and 100 percent in Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energiehandel GmbH. Bayernwerk AG has a 24.9 percent stake in Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH .

Investments by Stadtwerke Bayreuth Energie und Wasser GmbH:

  • BHB Biomasseheizwerk Bayreuth GmbH
  • Windpark Lindenhardt Verwaltungs-GmbH (also general partner of Windpark Lindenhardt GmbH & Co. KG)
  • Wind farm Lindenhardt GmbH & Co. KG
  • Frankenmetering Verwaltungs-GmbH (also general partner of Frankenmetering GmbH & Co. KG)
  • Frankenmetering GmbH & Co. KG

Stadtwerke Bayreuth Verkehr und Bäder GmbH has a 3.8 percent stake in Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg GmbH (VGN).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Imprint. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  2. ^ A b c Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Company profile. Retrieved March 10, 2016 .
  3. ^ OV: Summary of the municipal utilities . Ed .: Bayreuther Tagblatt. Bayreuth 1939.
  4. ↑ Kurt Herterich: In the southeast of Bayreuth . Ellwanger, Bayreuth 2000, ISBN 3-925361-38-3 , p. 108 .
  5. ^ Kurt Herterich: From Bayreuth Castle Tower to Festival Hill . Ellwanger, Bayreuth 2003, ISBN 978-3-925361-47-0 , pp. 187 .
  6. ↑ Kurt Herterich: In the southeast of Bayreuth . Ellwanger, Bayreuth 2000, ISBN 3-925361-38-3 , p. 53 .
  7. ↑ 50 years ago in: Nordbayerischer Kurier of 23 September 2019, p. 8.
  8. ↑ 50 years ago in: Nordbayerischer Kurier of October 1, 2019, p. 10.
  9. ↑ Bayreuther Energie- und Wasserversorgungs- GmbH (Hrsg.): 150 years of gas supply Bayreuth . Anniversary brochure. Bayreuth 2003, p. 150 .
  10. ^ OV: Chronicle. History of the Bayreuth gas supply . Special publication 150 years of gas supply in Bayreuth. Ed .: Nordbayerischer Kurier. Bayreuth 2003.
  11. ↑ Bernd Mayer: Bayreuth in the twentieth century . Nordbayerischer Kurier, Bayreuth 2000, p. 174 .
  12. ↑ Kurt Herterich: In the southeast of Bayreuth . Ellwanger, Bayreuth 2000, ISBN 3-925361-38-3 , p. 108 .
  13. ↑ Bayreuther Verkehrs- und Bäder GmbH (Ed.): Our city bus is 75 years old . Anniversary brochure. Bayreuth 2011, p. 23 .
  14. ^ City of Bayreuth: BEW customer service moves. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 10, 2016 ; Retrieved April 7, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bayreuth.de
  15. ↑ a b Rewag: Tannberg-Lindenhardt wind farm officially opened. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
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  17. ↑ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Why green electricity. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  18. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
  19. ↑ a b Federal Network Agency - overview of electricity and gas operators. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bundesnetzagentur.de
  20. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth - From May 1st, green gas. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  21. ↑ a b Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Why Ökogas. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
  22. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: For your safety. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  23. ^ Initiativkreis Stadtwerke Nordbayern: News report. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.initiativkreis-stadtwerke.de
  24. ↑ City of Bayreuth: Special effects weigh on the results of the municipal utilities. Retrieved October 8, 2018 .
  25. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Water prices rise slightly. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
  26. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: water quality. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  27. ↑ DVGW: Hardness ranges for drinking water. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  28. ^ City of Bayreuth: VGN started in Bayreuth. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bayreuth.de
  29. ↑ a b One bus ride for free, please in: Nordbayerischer Kurier from October 9, 2019, p. 9.
  30. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Parking garages and parking lots. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  31. ↑ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Apply for long-term parking. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  32. ↑ newspaper for local economy: Seven new e-charging stations for Bayreuth. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
  33. ↑ Charging network +: functions of the app. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
  34. ↑ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: charging station for the home. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
  35. ↑ Onetz: Lohengrin Therme excellent. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  36. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: fiber optic technology. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  37. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Energieberatung. Retrieved October 9, 2018 .
  38. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Photovoltaikberatung. Retrieved October 9, 2018 .
  39. ^ Kinderschutzbund Bayreuth eV: Stadtwerke Bayreuth donate to the Kinderschutzbund. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 24, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kinderschutzbund-bayreuth.de
  40. ↑ medi bayreuth: BBC and medi bayreuth start school tour at the grass school. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  41. ↑ SPVGG Bayreuth: Stadtwerke sponsor U14. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
  42. ↑ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Stadtwerke support BBC youngsters. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .
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  45. ^ Stadtwerke Bayreuth: Company profile. Retrieved March 24, 2016 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ′ 12.9 ″  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 52 ″  E