Business model
DB Energy offers industry-standard energy products related to traction energy and stationary energy supply. As well as traction current and diesel, these also include supply solutions for alternative drives and fuels in rail transport. Stations and other DB Group properties are supplied with electricity, gas and heat. The range of services also includes energy economics-related and technical services.
The traction current grid is the technical backbone of traction power provision in Germany, for which DB Energy as the network operator ensures the highest level of supply reliability. The required electricity is fed into the traction current grid from renewable energy sources and traction current power plants, sometimes directly and sometimes via converters/transformers. In order to provide for diesel traction units, there is a network of gas stations across Germany, which can also be partially used by road vehicles. This gas station network is gradually being converted or expanded to supply alternative fuels. DB Energy is implementing energy supply solutions for rolling stock using alternative drives in order to enable climate-neutral rail transport on sections without overhead lines in the future. In addition, DB Energy operates 50 Hz medium-voltage networks to supply energy to stations and provides a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles on the road. The infrastructure of DB Energy is subject to different forms of regulation by the Federal Network Agency.
