The implications of the economic and financial crisis have also not left the MVV Energie Group unaffected.

The decline in production accompanying the economic downturn made itself felt in the form of lower demand, especially in the electricity business and to a lesser extent at industrial gas customers. Companies with large shares of industrial customers were affected more severely than those with comparatively low shares of industrial customers. Energy consumption in other customer segments (private, public sector, multiple location and real estate customers), by contrast, has hardly been affected by the economic crisis.

The decline in manufacturing output due to economic developments also led to reduced volumes of industrial and commercial waste on the German market. In conjunction with extended incineration capacities, the lower volume of waste meant that waste prices came under pressure in Germany. This development also impacted on the environmental energy business at the MVV Energie Group. By working with intelligent materials flow management, we could nevertheless operate our waste incineration plants at the MVV Energie Group at full capacity.

In the energy-related services business, the industrial park business was affected by reduced volumes due to the recession.