05.04.2024
Source: Energy & Management Powernews
Regional electricity from green generation is the first goal of a cooperation in Upper Bavaria, which officially starts business operations on May 1. Its name: Mangfalltal Energie GmbH.
Six municipalities from the district of Rosenheim have achieved their goal of greater cooperation in the supply of green electricity: Mangfalltal Energie GmbH will officially commence operations on May 1.
The name of the energy community is a reminder of the regional river Mangfall, around which the participating towns, municipalities and markets are spread. The representatives of the town of Bad Aibling, the municipalities of Bad Feilnbach, Feldkirchen-Westerham, Großkarolinenfeld, Tuntenhausen and the market town of Bruckmühl sealed their cooperation with their signatures on January 31, 2023.
In August of the same year, the resulting Mangfalltal Energie approached potential customers in the private and commercial sectors with its first two products. Two "Naturstrom" tariffs have been available since then, and the introductory offers are valid until the end of April 2024.
Stefan Barber and Patrick Beyer the founding managing directors
Because the GmbH was still being founded, the cooperation is currently still processing these contracts via its partner Energie Südbayern (ESB). ESB is a regional supplier in which Stadtwerke München and Thüga hold shares. After the start of sales in May, the contracts concluded will be transferred to Mangfalltal Energie under the same conditions.
The two founding managing directors of Mangfalltal Energie are Stefan Barber and Patrick Beyer. Stefan Barber is the plant manager of Stadtwerke Bad Aibling, a municipal utility company. The new GmbH is also based there. Co-Managing Director Patrick Beyer - like Barber - is Managing Director of Gas und Wärme Bad Aibling GmbH (GWBA), a subsidiary of Aiblinger Stadtwerke and Energie Südbayern. ESB is the seventh shareholder in the Mangfalltal consortium.
The municipalities and their suppliers are joining forces in the cooperation to make greater progress with the regional energy transition. This project dates back to the fall of 2021, when plans were drawn up for a ground-mounted solar power plant that would affect both Bad Aibling and Bad Feilnbach. Less than three years later, projects like these are set to progress flexibly and quickly thanks to the collaboration.
In addition to producing and selling regional green electricity, Mangfalltal Energie also wants to set the tone in the field of electromobility. Decentralized local heating supply is also on the Upper Bavarians' wish list. Another goal is the acquisition of electricity concessions to operate the grids.
Author: Volker Stephan
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