The Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (BDEW)
e.V. (German Association of Energy and Water Industries) with headquarters in
Berlin is the German
business organisation for the
energy (
power producer
Power most often refers to:
* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
** Abusive power
Power may ...
s,
grid operator
Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is ...
s,
natural gas, electricity and
district heating) and
water industry (
water supply and
sanitation). BDEW influences the German
energy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contri ...
and is a proponent of
free-market designs. Depending on the sources, BDEW represents over 1800 or even 1900 companies, including local and municipal utilities as well as regional and inter-regional suppliers. Among the big players in the association are
E.ON,
Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish State. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
The company's name is Swedish for "waterfall", and ...
,
EnBW and
RWE.
References
External links
bdew.de- Home page
ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/…- Identification number in the register: 20457441380-38
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Business organisations based in Germany
Energy industry
Water industry