Success for Stadtwerke Hanau: 10 million euros and climate-neutral goals by 2040!

Success for Stadtwerke Hanau: 10 million euros and climate-neutral goals by 2040!

Stadtwerke Hanau GmbH closed the 2024 financial year with an impressive result of 9.9 million euros, which is 1.4 million euros above plan. Loud Press service The largest share of the success comes from the standard products segment, especially electricity and natural gas, which recorded a division result of 2.3 million euros above plan. The positive development can be attributed to various factors, including higher sales volumes for electricity due to new individual customers and residential construction as well as an increase in sales for natural gas due to more frequent use of our own heating plants for district heating generation.

In contrast to the pleasing results in the standard products segment is the drinking water supply, which is 700,000 euros behind target. This is mainly due to unscheduled maintenance measures, such as renovation work on the water tower and maintenance work on Waterworks III. The result in the electricity and gas network also fell short of plan at 700,000 euros, which is mainly attributable to the subsidiary Hanau Netz GmbH.

Investments and digitalization

Stadtwerke Hanau invested a total of 47 million euros in 2024, which is 17 million euros below the planned value, but 20 million euros more than in the previous year. One of the most significant investments is the construction of a community power plant on the site of the former Großauheim barracks, which is expected to be put into operation in September/October 2025. Work is also underway to revise the district heating pricing system, for which an audit by an independent expert has been announced.

Further large investments are planned for 2025, including 21.4 million euros in the electricity network, 3.6 million euros in the gas network, 4.8 million euros in the water network and 1.7 million euros for street lighting. This means that a new high-voltage connection will be implemented by 2026. In the area of ​​digitalization, new customer portals and a smart app are being developed to improve service. In 2024, almost 300 new photovoltaic systems with a total generation capacity of four megawatts were installed in Hanau.

Climate neutrality by 2040

Another central goal of Stadtwerke Hanau and the city of Hanau is to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. This was set as part of the development of a CO2 reduction strategy, which is reviewed annually. The focus is on avoiding and offsetting CO₂ emissions in the areas of electricity, heat, drinking water and internal emissions. Loud Hanau public utilities Climate neutrality not only means reducing avoidable emissions, but also offsetting unavoidable emissions.

In order to reduce CO₂ emissions in the district heating network to net zero by 2040, comprehensive measures are planned, such as the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. By 2030, there should be an emissions reduction of up to 30%, which corresponds to the savings of 1,190 trips around the world by car. In the area of ​​drinking water, the focus is also on energy efficiency and the use of digital solutions to check pipe networks.

The municipal utilities are also relying on an expanded public charging infrastructure, with the aim of implementing two new charging points every year by 2029. In terms of internal emissions, the aim is to reduce 690 t of CO₂ by 2030, which is equivalent to planting 7 football fields of trees.

Further measures to promote regional climate protection include planting 8,000 more trees by 2040 in collaboration with the Hanau-Wolfgang Forestry Office, greening our own properties and various projects to promote biodiversity.