Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH

Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH is the municipal supply company of the City of Freising in Bavaria, Germany. It is wholly owned by the City of Freising (Gesellschafter: Stadt Freising) and is part of the broader Freisinger Stadtwerke group of municipal utilities. Its registered office is at Wippenhauser Straße 19, 85354 Freising, and it is entered in the commercial register of the Munich district court under HRB 128918. The company is managed by Geschäftsführer Andreas Voigt and Dominik Schwegler, while its supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat) is chaired by the Lord Mayor of Freising, Monika Schwind. The company's roots reach back to the late 19th century, when electricity generation and distribution began in Freising. According to the official history of the Stadtwerke, the starting point was a small hydroelectric plant built in 1892 at the Moosach for the Datterer printing and publishing house. A concession contract with the City of Freising in 1894 opened the way for general public electricity supply, and in 1902 a direct-current local grid was built by the Munich firm Schuckert & Co. on behalf of the Datterer printing works. In 1904 the Bayerische Elektrizitätswerke AG (BEW) took over Freising's electricity supply and commissioned a steam power plant at Gartenstraße. Over the following decades the network was expanded and converted from direct current to three-phase alternating current, a process that began in 1935 and lasted until 1942. The first 20 kV line followed in 1952. Today the Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH is the operational core of the municipal utility group. Its activities cover electricity, gas and water supply, district heating (Nahwärme), and the operation of swimming pools, along with other services for the city and its residents. As a Stadtwerk, it combines commercial utility operations with a public-service mandate: ensuring reliable, locally accountable supply of essential services to Freising. It operates as a GmbH (limited liability company) under German law, with the City of Freising as sole shareholder, and its supervisory board includes representatives of the city council as well as employee representatives. Because it is a municipal company, its ownership and governance are closely tied to local politics. The Lord Mayor chairs the supervisory board, and the shareholder is the city itself. This structure is typical of German Stadtwerke, which are often the main providers of electricity, gas, water and heating in their communities and are expected to serve the public interest as well as operate economically. The company's history page documents more than a century of infrastructure development in Freising, from early hydro and steam power to modern distribution networks and district heating. Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH does not appear to be listed on any stock exchange; it is a wholly city-owned private-law company. Its public-facing identity is the Freisinger Stadtwerke brand, under which customers in Freising obtain their utility services. The company's official website provides information about its corporate structure, history and services.

The history of Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH is closely tied to the electrification of the City of Freising. According to the official history of the Stadtwerke, the origin of Freising's electricity supply lies in a small hydroelectric plant built in 1892 at the Moosach for the Datterer printing and publishing house (Druckerei- und Verlagsanstalt Franz Datterer). This small hydropower plant is described as the germ cell of Freising's electricity supply. In 1894, a concession contract was concluded with the City of Freising for the start of general (public) electricity supply. In 1902, a direct-current local grid was built by the Munich firm Schuckert & Co. on behalf of the Datterer printing works. In 1904, the Bayerische Elektrizitätswerke AG (BEW), based in Landshut and Munich, took over Freising's electricity supply and commissioned a steam power plant at Gartenstraße. In 1905, the city of Erding began generating electricity at the Eitting hydroelectric plant on the Dorfen, with a 600 hp three-phase generator. Excess electricity was made available to the BEW for supplying the City of Freising. The BEW laid a 5,000-volt line from the Eitting hydroelectric plant to Freising at Gartenstraße and built a converter station there to convert three-phase current to direct current. In 1910, the Amper-Elektrizitätswerke AG commissioned the Kranzberg hydroelectric plant on the Amper. The City of Freising was supplied from it via a 5,000-volt line. In 1922, three-phase supply began in the outer areas of the City of Freising. In 1924, the Haag an der Amper hydroelectric plant was built by the Amper-Elektrizitätswerke AG. In 1935, the conversion of the entire local grid in the Freising city area to three-phase current began; the conversion lasted until 1942. In 1952, the first 20 kV line was laid from the hydroelectric plant. The company as it exists today is a municipal limited liability company (GmbH) owned by the City of Freising. Its registered office is at Wippenhauser Straße 19, 85354 Freising, and it is registered at the Munich district court under HRB 128918. The managing directors are Andreas Voigt and Dominik Schwegler. The supervisory board is chaired by the Lord Mayor of Freising, Monika Schwind, and includes city council members and employee representatives. The company is part of the Freisinger Stadtwerke group, which provides electricity, gas, water, district heating and swimming-pool services to Freising. The official history page covers the history of electricity, gas and water supply as well as the swimming pools and district heating supply and all other services of the Stadtwerke for Freising.

• 1952

  First 20 kV line laid from the hydroelectric plant.

• 1935

  Start of conversion of the entire local grid in the Freising city area to three-phase current; conversion lasts until 1942.

• 1924

  Construction of the Haag an der Amper hydroelectric plant by Amper-Elektrizitätswerke AG.

• 1922

  Start of three-phase supply in the outer areas of the City of Freising.

• 1910

  Amper-Elektrizitätswerke AG commissions the Kranzberg hydroelectric plant; Freising is supplied via a 5,000-volt line.

• 1905

  Erding begins electricity generation at the Eitting hydroelectric plant; BEW lays a 5,000-volt line to Freising and builds a converter station.

• 1904

  Bayerische Elektrizitätswerke AG (BEW) takes over Freising's electricity supply and commissions a steam power plant at Gartenstraße.

• 1902

  Construction of a direct-current local grid by the Munich firm Schuckert & Co. on behalf of the Datterer printing works.

• 1894

  Concession contract with the City of Freising for the start of general (public) electricity supply.

• 1892

  Construction of a small hydroelectric plant at the Moosach for the Datterer printing and publishing house, regarded as the germ cell of Freising's electricity supply.

Municipal utility (Stadtwerk) providing essential energy, water, heating and leisure services to the City of Freising under public ownership.

• Electricity supply

  Supply of electricity to households and businesses in Freising.

• Gas supply

  Supply of natural gas to customers in Freising.

• Water supply

  Supply of drinking water to the City of Freising.

• District heating (Nahwärme)

  Local district heating supply for Freising.

• Swimming pools

  Operation of swimming pools as part of municipal services.

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2. 2Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbH - Geschichte der Stadtwerkefreisinger-stadtwerke.de
3. 3Freisinger Stadtwerke Versorgungs-GmbHwikidata.org