Energie Graz

Energie Graz GmbH is an Austrian energy services company based in Graz, in the state of Styria. Its roots date to 1960, when it was established as Grazer Stadtwerke AG. The company’s activities include electricity, natural gas and district heating, alongside lighting and energy services. The energy business was separated from Grazer Stadtwerke AG as Energie Graz GmbH amid the liberalisation of the electricity market; the company was established in 2002 and reorganised as Energie Graz GmbH in 2003. The company serves customers in and around Graz. The supplied company account reports around 140,000 customer installations supplied with electricity and approximately 85,000 households in Graz supplied with district heating. Its service activities include planning, building, maintaining and operating lighting installations. It has also been responsible for Graz’s Christmas lighting and works on publicly accessible electric-vehicle charging infrastructure and photovoltaic installations. Its “Unser Eigenstrom” tenant-electricity model enables residents of multi-apartment buildings to use solar power generated on their own building’s roof. Energie Graz is jointly owned: Holding Graz – Kommunale Dienstleistungen GmbH holds 51%, and Energie Steiermark holds 49%. Its associated companies and investments include Stromnetz Graz GmbH, Solar Graz GmbH and Wärmedirektservice Graz, as well as minority interests in several energy-related organisations. The supplied source identifies Josef Landschützer and Boris Papousek as managing directors. The evidence describes an operating regional energy provider but does not specify a stock-market listing.

Energie Graz traces its origins to 1960, when Grazer Stadtwerke AG was founded. Three years later, the company began supplying district heating. The business subsequently developed a dedicated heat-services operation: Wärmedirektservice der Energie Graz was founded in 1998. A major organisational change followed the liberalisation of the electricity market. In 2002, Energie Graz GmbH was established as the energy activities were separated from Grazer Stadtwerke AG. The company was reorganised as Energie Graz GmbH in 2003. These changes gave the energy business its distinct corporate structure while retaining its focus on serving Graz. The group structure continued to develop in 2006. Stromnetz Graz GmbH was created to separate the electricity distribution network activities, in line with the statutory separation of electricity trading, generation and distribution under Austria’s electricity industry legislation. Solar Graz GmbH was also founded that year. The company’s associated activities include Wärmedirektservice Graz, described as a centre of expertise for the development, planning and delivery of energy-supply projects and services. Energie Graz’s business spans electricity, natural gas and district heating, as well as lighting and energy services. Its service portfolio includes planning, constructing, maintaining and operating lighting installations; the company is also responsible for the Christmas lighting in Graz. The source additionally describes work in electric mobility, particularly the expansion of publicly accessible charging infrastructure, and in planning, building and operating photovoltaic installations. Through the “Unser Eigenstrom” tenant-electricity model, residents of multi-apartment buildings can use solar energy generated on their building’s roof. The company is jointly owned by Holding Graz – Kommunale Dienstleistungen GmbH, with a 51% stake, and Energie Steiermark, with a 49% stake. The source lists Josef Landschützer and Boris Papousek as managing directors. It also records interests in a range of energy-related companies and organisations. The supplied evidence presents Energie Graz as an operating energy services company headquartered in Graz; it does not establish a stock-market listing or provide further dated corporate developments.

• 2006

  Stromnetz Graz GmbH and Solar Graz GmbH founded

• 2003

  Reorganisation as Energie Graz GmbH

• 2002

  Energie Graz GmbH established as energy activities separated from Grazer Stadtwerke AG

• 1998

  Wärmedirektservice der Energie Graz founded

• 1963

  District-heating supply began

• 1960

  Grazer Stadtwerke AG founded

A locally rooted, jointly owned energy services provider serving Graz and the surrounding region across utility supply and related infrastructure and energy services.

• Electricity supply

  The company supplies electricity to around 140,000 customer installations, according to the supplied source.

• District heating

  The company supplies district heating to around 85,000 households in Graz, according to the supplied source.

• Lighting and energy services

  Services include planning, construction, maintenance and operation of lighting installations.

• Photovoltaic and electric-mobility services

  Activities include photovoltaic installations and expansion of publicly accessible electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.

1. 1Energie Grazde.wikipedia.org
2. 2Energie Grazwikidata.org