Stadtwerke Emden GmbH (Emden City Utilities) or SWE is a German communal company, owned by the city of Emden, which offers public services for the city and the region of Emden. The company supplies electricity for Emden‘s 25.000 households as well as natural gas, drinking water and, through its stake in the Emden Digital GmbH, telecommunications services. SWE operates local energy grids and has been continuously expanding generation from renewable energy, especially in onshore wind. SWE also owns the Flugplatz Emden GmbH, which owns and runs an airfield to provide aviation services for the offshore industry.