Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Strom mbH (MITNETZ STROM), based in Kabelsketal, is a wholly owned subsidiary of envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG (enviaM). As the largest regional distribution network operator in eastern Germany, MITNETZ STROM is responsible for the planning, operation and marketing of the enviaM electricity network, among other things. The electricity distribution network managed by MITNETZ STROM is around 74,000 kilometers long and extends across parts of the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.