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We supply around 5.5 million customers with energy - in Baden-Württemberg and throughout Germany. This includes the sale of electricity and gas, but also district heating and drinking water. Additional to this are

• energy services for business customers, such as billing services;
• energy supply contracting, i.e. individual complete solutions from planning to operation of energy supply systems for large properties such as production plants or residential areas;
• Energy savings contracting, i.e. planning, financing and implementation of energy-related refurbishment measures for business customers and municipalities;

In the field of renewable energies, we are using water, wind and the sun, but also biomass and geothermal energy. In terms of figures, we are already able to supply 50.5% of the electricity consumed by households in Baden-Württemberg with power generated from our renewable energy sources. That is the equivalent to around 2,000,000 households.

• Wind power:
  We have many years of experience in the field of wind energy. Today, with our wind farms, we are actively shaping the energy transition. Our wind turbines have generated a capacity of 1,016 MW and this figure is expected to increase to 4.0 GW by 2025. Together with our British partner bp, we are now looking towards the Irish and Scottish Sea, where we are planning three offshore wind farms.
• Hydropower:
  Hydropower is currently the world’s most important source of electricity from renewable energies. It can meet base load requirements and, unlike wind power and photovoltaics, is not as reliant on climatic conditions. EnBW has long relied on this form of climate-friendly energy generation and has an above-average share of hydropower in its energy mix throughout Germany.
• Solar energy:
  Our first photovoltaic power plant dates back to 1984. Today, solar energy is another mainstay in the field of renewable energies and an important element of the energy transition. We are also planning significant expansion in this area. EnBW will therefore continue to drive the expansion of solar energy until 2025 – mainly in Germany, but also on selected international markets. Our subsidiary EnPV is working on the commercialization of the research results from a joint project with the University of Stuttgart. In 2021, it enhanced the design for powerful non-toxic silicon solar cells and developed a construction plan for the very efficient and inexpensive production of the cells. In October 2021, EnPV signed a letter of intent with an international cell producer to examine the possibility of jointly producing the cells in Europe.
• Biomass:
  In addition to the already high percentage of emission-free electricity generated from hydropower and wind power, bioenergy is also playing an increasingly important role: EnBW is generating electricity and heat in biomass power plants and offering its customers bio natural gas as a renewable alternative to natural gas.
• Geothermal energy:
  An incredible 99% of the earth is hotter than 1,000°C – which translates into huge energy potential. That is why EnBW has spent a number of years advocating the development of geothermal energy as an alternative, climate-friendly energy source. In our home region of Baden-Württemberg, there are places where the conditions for the use of deep geothermal energy are especially good. This is particularly true for the Upper Rhine Valley. We are involved in various geothermal projects – in Bruchsal and Alsace, for example.

Our Strategy 2025 sets the course: EnBW is transforming itself from a classic energy company into a sustainable and innovative infrastructure partner. In order to achieve this, we are combining our traditional strengths with future-oriented topics: We are transferring our core competencies - the safe and reliable operation of critical infrastructure in the energy sector - to new business areas such as broadband expansion, electromobility or sustainable urban district development.

Our grids transmit and distribute electricity, gas and heat from the source to the customer. There is also the supply of water and the provision of grid-related services, including the management of grids for third parties.

Thanks to our regional presence, we maintain close relationships with local authorities and their citizens. In 2021, our power grid was around 146,000 kilometers long – that’s enough to stretch four times around the world. Our gas grid was approximately 265,000 kilometers long. We work on behalf of our customers 365 days a year to ensure that everything runs smoothly everywhere.

Generation and Trading includes electricity generated by conventional power plants, the storage of gas and the trading of electricity and gas. Then there is district heating and the provision of system services for transmission grid operators. The operation of reserve power plants and the dismantling of power plants also fall into this area.

Even though our primary focus in on expanding renewable energies, the coal and nuclear power plants on the market continue to make a significant contribution to security of supply in Germany, along with the power plants transferred to the grid reserve.