Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd
| Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1939 |
| Seat | Schwäbisch Gmünd , Germany |
| management | Peter Ernst, Stefan Herzhauser |
| Number of employees | 164 |
| sales | EUR 74.02 million |
| Branch | power supply |
| Website | www.stwgd.de |
| As of December 31, 2017 | |
The Stadtwerke Schwabisch Gmund GmbH is within its network area primary care . In addition to electricity, natural gas and water, the portfolio also includes heat supply, telecommunications services, and heat and charging station contracting. You are also the operator of the municipal baths and are involved in the expansion of renewable energies .
74.9 percent of the company is owned by the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd . The remaining shares are owned by EnBW Ostwürttemberg DonauRies (ODR). Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd GmbH is responsible for the basic supply within its supply area, with the exception of Rechberg and Straßdorf, where EnBW Ostwürttemberg DonauRies Aktiengesellschaft is the basic supplier. In addition to electricity, natural gas and water, the Gmünd-based energy supplier's portfolio also includes heat supply, telecommunications services and heat contracting. The municipal utilities also operate the municipal baths.
history
The city's technical works (water, gas and electricity works and public baths) were renamed “Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd” in 1939 and offer the following basic supplies.
Water supply
For centuries, the residents of Schwäbisch Gmünd got the water they needed mainly from dug wells and existing watercourses. Some wooden pipes carried spring water from outside the city wall into the city, including the public spring water pipes to the Lion and Mary Fountain, which had existed since at least the 16th century. In 1862 five local brewers had a private spring water pipe made of iron pipes from the linden ridge into the city. In addition, fire hydrants were installed. Due to the increasing water consumption of the city, a Mannheim hydraulic engineering technician developed the project of the seepage tunnel for groundwater in the meadows Unterm Buch outside the city. After completion of the project in 1897, the water supply in Schwäbisch Gmünd begins by the municipal waterworks Unterm Buch. The construction costs amounted to around 750,000 Reichsmarks. The demand for house connections was great.
The water supply of the state water supply established in 1912 to Schwäbisch Gmünd begins in 1926. The city was connected to the downpipe that leads from the top container in Osterbuch near Aalen to the end container in Rottenburg am Neckar near Stuttgart .
After the Second World War, Schwäbisch Gmünd took in thousands of displaced persons between 1945 and 1947 . The result was an immense increase in water demand. In addition, drought impaired water production. There was a shortage of supplies in households and businesses, in the city's hospital and schools. For this reason, the country's interior ministry urged an "immediate, thorough and generous expansion of the water supply system". Thereupon, in the spring of 1947, the municipal council decided to build a second connection pipe to the state water supply. In the late autumn of 1947, Schwäbisch Gmünd obliged all male residents between the ages of 16 and 60 to do community service in order to help with the construction of the new connection pipe to the state water supply. This second line should lead from the state water supply line on the district of Straßdorf to the Waldstetter bridge. It was put into operation in August 1948.
In April 1959 the Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd took over the water supply of the incorporated district of Bettringen. Between 1969 and 1976 the supply area of the municipal utilities continued to grow. During this period they also took over the water supply for the municipalities of Herlikofen, Bargau, Weiler, Degenfeld, Lindach, Großdeinbach, Straßdorf and Rechberg. In 2001 the Ostalbwasser West GmbH was founded. Stadtwerke took over services in the area of water and gas supply as well as wastewater disposal for surrounding communities and special purpose associations. Today, the employees of the municipal utility service a pipe network around 300 kilometers long.
Gas supply
The first gas works in Schwäbisch Gmünd was in the Ott'scher factory in 1855. The gas supply to the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd began in 1861. In order to manage the whole thing, Gmünder Aktiengesellschaft Gaslighting was founded in 1862. This came to the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1893. In 1964 the town gas supply was stopped and the long-distance gas supply started. In 1969, the gas supply in southern Germany, based in Stuttgart, supplied the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd with gas. The first gas transfer station was built in the Hardt area. In 1976 the spherical gas tank (geometric volume 12,500 m³, usable volume 100,000 m³ natural gas) was put into operation. A second gas transfer station was built in the Gügling area in 1986. In 1990 the districts of Herlikofen and Hussenhofen were connected to the natural gas network. The surrounding communities will then also be included in the coverage area. Between 1991 and 1998, the districts of Wustenriet, Waldstetten, Straßdorf, Bargau and Mutlangen got a gas connection. In 2002, the Lindach district followed, as well as the densification of the gas network.
Power supply
At the end of the 19th century, advice was given in Schwäbisch Gmünd on the construction of an electricity plant . The aim was to catch up with the Pforzheim competition in terms of jewelry production. In 1898 there were 159 jewelry factories in Pforzheim that were connected to the energy supply. Thus, the construction of a power station would have technical and economic reasons for Schwäbisch Gmünd. The driving force was the entirety of the jewelry manufacturers. The fact that the population also benefited was used as an argument to win over those who were hesitant. By means of a survey among manufacturers and residents, the need for electricity was clarified, the result was satisfactory. In the summer of 1900, the Gmünder local council decided to build an electric power plant, which was put into operation in December 1901. Gas engines had to operate the e-werk because the Rems was not sufficient to drive the turbine. Maschinenfabrik Esslingen built the power station and took over the 15-year lease.
In addition to hydropower plants at the Buchauffahrt and Lauchhof locations, caloric power plants are also used in block-type thermal power stations with combined heat and power (CHP). In addition, the municipal utility operates the Mutlangen solar park on the Mutlanger Heide . After a four-month construction period, the solar park went online in January 2013. On the area of the former barracks of the 56th Field Artillery Brigade , 23,628 photovoltaic modules were installed on around 14 hectares. The plant with almost 6.8 MWp can generate 6.85 GWh of electrical energy per year, which corresponds to an average output of 0.8 MW .
Water, electricity, gas and district heating supply
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd supplies all residents of Schwäbisch Gmünd with drinking water. They also offer gas and electricity supply contracts to all citizens.
water
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd (as of 2015) receives most of the drinking water from the state water supply, one tenth of it is pumped itself. They supply around 14,000 customers with tap water from two water towers and a total of 15 water tanks. Twelve pressure boosting systems ensure uniform pressure conditions. Stadtwerke fitters have to maintain a pipe network around 300 km long. In addition, Gmünder Naturstrom customers purchase green electricity, which the municipal utilities generate with the two run-of-river power stations (Lauchhof and Buchauffahrt).
The drinking water from Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd was analyzed by the Research Institute for Precious Metals (FEM).
electricity
The electricity tariffs of the municipal utilities are diverse. From the basic supply via the OstalbStromfix, the Gmünder NaturStrom and the OstalbStrom to KombiProdukt, customers will find numerous offers tailored to their needs. Since the turn of the year 2015/2016, the municipal utilities have been supplying the entire area of Schwäbisch Gmünd with electricity - in addition, the districts of Strassdorf and Rechberg.
gas
Stadtwerke has been supplying natural gas to its customers in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1969. They are also continuously expanding their networks. The natural gas tariffs of Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd vary from Ostalbgas and Ostalbgas 10 through basic gas supply to combined products.
District heating
Some Gmünd households are supplied with heat by the municipal utilities via a district or local heating network . The municipal utilities operate several heat generation systems, such as B. Hardt, Schillerstraße, Holder, Zapp, Strümpfelbach, Uni-Park, including the Riedäcker wood pellet plant. Together with the United Gmünder Wohnungsgesellschaft (VGW), Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd has a contract for a woodchip heating plant on the Oberen Halde.
The district of Bettringen-Nordwest is supplied with heat via the municipal utility subsidiary, the Bettringen-Nordwest district heating supply.
telecommunications
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd offers telephony and internet access through its wholly-owned subsidiary GmündCom GmbH. The Herlikofen district is partially connected with a fiber optic network.
Energy services
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd, as a local energy supplier, makes an active contribution to the energy transition. They set ambitious goals and offer their customers various services.
mobility
The municipal utilities not only use gas and e-mobility as drive types, they also offer their customers funding for these two drive types.
Electromobility
The municipal utilities now have 11 charging stations in the urban area of Schwäbisch Gmünd. With € 1,000 you support buyers of a new electric vehicle such as the Tesla brand. B. that are not funded by the state. When buying a new electric scooter, the municipal utilities support you with 10 percent of the purchase price up to a maximum of 300 euros.
Natural gas vehicles
With a grant, the municipal utilities promote driving with natural gas vehicles. Customers receive EUR 400 natural gas credit for buying a new vehicle and EUR 200 natural gas credit for buying a used vehicle. In the Schwabisch Gmünd urban area, there are three natural gas filling stations available to natural gas vehicle drivers. There are already 900 nationwide.
Energy-related services
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd offer their customers different complete packages in different areas:
- Charging station contracting
- Wallbox
- Heat contracting
- Building energy certificate
- Online customer portal
- Energy efficiency network
- Sun roof
- Photovoltaic system check
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ^ Gmünder Stadtwerke celebrates the topping-out ceremony at the Mutlangen solar park. (PDF) Gmünder Tagespost, December 14, 2012, accessed on February 15, 2014 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 11.1 ″ N , 9 ° 47 ′ 58.3 ″ E