For 170 years, Stadtwerke Bochum have been cost-effectively and reliably providing electricity, gas, water, and district heating for the citizens of Bochum.
In addition to that, we deliver electricity and gas throughout Germany.
You can order electricity and gas from us directly. You can get personal advice from our Customer Service Desk and you can get registered there.
Should you prefer to contact us more conveniently via the Internet, our online product calculator is at your service. Using it, you will quickly and easily find the electricity or gas product suitable for your needs.
As a real estate owner you can register for water with us directly. If you are a tenant, your landlord (owner of your house) will do that for you. You will also receive the water bill from him.
District heating is only available in some parts of Bochum. If you are not the owner of your building, you will be back-charged with the consumption of district heat, like water, by your landlord (owner of your house).
In several suburbs our subsidiary company GLASFASER RUHR also offer our extremely fast fibre-optic products. With those, you rapidly surf the Internet, watch pin sharp TV and have telephone calls in crystal clear quality.
The members of our customer service team will gladly be of personal assistance to you.
Please note that our client consultants will normally only be able to help you in German. So please bring somebody along to translate for you.
Our customer service will be happy to advise you!
| Monday till Thursday | 8.00 to 16.00 hrs |
| Friday | 8.00 to 15.00 hrs |
In order to avoid waiting times, you are welcome to make a prior appointment for your visit to the Customer Service Centre.
Telephone Service and Chat
Telephone Service from Monday to Saturday between 8.00 and 20.00 hrs: 0234 960-3737
With our free call-back service we give you the opportunity to be called back immediately by our consulting team. Please bear in mind that a return call is only possible from Monday to Saturday between 8.00 and 20.00 hrs.
Customer service live: Chat directly to our service staff. The chat is available to you from Monday to Saturday from 8.00 to 20.00 hrs.
You would like to register your meter? Then please have the following documents handy:
You would like to de-register your meter? Then please have the following documents handy:
Payment Information
Once a year, we will read the gas, electricity and water meters in your area and, shortly thereafter, produce the annual consumption invoice. Until receiving the next invoice, you may choose between various ways of payment:
Monthly on-account payments
Please make the 11 on-account payments in accordance with the time schedule of the invoice. Customers not having placed a debit order yet can make free cash payments with Sparkasse Bochum.
Bi-monthly on-account payments
Instead of the 11 on-account payments, when paying monthly, you have only 5 contributions here.
Annual Advance Payment
You can pay the on-accounts payments also as an annual advance payment. You will get a bonus of 2 per cent on the on-account payment made in advance.
| Example | ||
| On-account payments | 11 x 100 = | 1.100,00 Euro |
| Minus 2 per cent bonus on 1,100 Euro | 22,00 Euro | |
| Amount to be paid | 1.078,00 Euro | |
For your personal offer of your bonus advantage, please check your invoice.
You may have the amount of the on-account payments adjusted if changes in consumption are foreseeable or if other reasons exist. This can also be done in our Online Customer Service Centre.
In case of delayed payments, i e if we have to ask for your payment again or have the amount collected by a representative, we will charge you with the cost actually incurred.
Complaints about your invoice do not release you from your payment obligation. Your chance to file a complaint is not impeded by your participation in direct debiting.
In case of delayed payments we are entitled to levy charges for the increased administration effort. If you have already been sent a reminder for part of the invoice amount, the due date for this part-amount is the first-mentioned one.
When giving up a residence or a business, you are liable for the consumptions as well as the basic price up until the termination date of the power delivery contract. So please inform us in your own interest when you give up your flat or your business operation. Notice must be given in writing 14 days before the end of the month.
Troubleshooting Around the Clock
In case of technical malfunctions, you can contact us at any time at the following telephone numbers:
| Electricity/public lighting | 0234 960-1111 |
| Gas and water | 0234 960-2222 |
| District heat | 0234 960-3333 |
