Birmingham Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Wondering how much businesses in Birmingham spend on their electricity and gas in 2025?

Overall, there are 44,535 business locations in Birmingham which spend an estimated £215,234,525 on electricity and £83,793,938 on gas for a total business energy spend of £299,028,463 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £21,523,453 on electricity and £8,379,394 on gas for a total savings of £29,902,846 per year.

Birmingham Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Birmingham Business Electricity Pricing Data p/kWh

The table below shows what the average UK business currently pays per kWh for electricity based on consumption patterns.

Business Size	Annual Electricity Usage (MWh)	Average Electricity Rates in Pence per kWh* (excluding CCL)	Average Electricity Rates in Pence per kWh* (including CCL)	Best Rates Price Per kWh
Very Small	0 – 20	26.81 p/kWh	27.49 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Small	20 – 499	26.00 p/kWh	26.50 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Small/Medium	500 – 1,999	26.78 p/kWh	27.32 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Medium	2,000 – 19,999	28.58 p/kWh	29.13 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Large	20,000 – 69,999	28.37 p/kWh	28.93 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Very Large	70,000 – 150,000	22.86 p/kWh	23.25 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Extra Large	>150,000	21.14 p/kWh	21.62 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Average For All UK Businesses	NA	25.17 p/kWh	25.69 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices

Birmingham Business Gas Pricing Data p/kWh

And The table below shows what the average UK business currently pays per kWh for gas based on consumption patterns.

Business Size	Gas: Annual consumption MWh	Average Gas Rates in Pence per kWh* (excluding CCL)	Average Gas Rates in Pence per kWh* (including CCL)	Best Rates Price Per kWh
Very Small	0-278	9.75 p/kWh	10.11 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Small	278 – 2,777	5.03 p/kWh	5.47 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Medium	2,778 – 27,777	4.30 p/kWh	4.63 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Large	27,778 – 277,777	3.93 p/kWh	4.04 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
Very Large	277,778 – 1,111,112	3.88 p/kWh	3.98 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices
UK Average	NA	5.10 p/kWh	5.35 p/kWh	Click Here For Live Prices

* Note data from both tables comes from gov.uk, and goes up to Q3 2024 which is the latest data available.

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Estimated Business Energy Consumption & Spend In Birmingham

The tables below provide estimates on total energy consumption and spending by businesses in Birmingham based on typical energy usage patterns based on business size.

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Birmingham

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	557 GWh	557 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	143 GWh	172 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	70 GWh	91 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	33 GWh	40 GWh
Total	803 GWh	859 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Birmingham

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£149,398,725	£54,331,875	£203,730,600
Small (10-49 Employees)	£38,328,875	£16,745,625	£55,074,500
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£19,934,550	£8,840,813	£28,775,363
Large (250+ Employees)	£7,572,375	£3,875,625	£11,448,000
Total	£215,234,525	£83,793,938	£299,028,463

Note: Small and Micro businesses collectively use more electricity and gas than larger businesses, simply because there are so many more of them. Individually, each large business uses far more energy than the typical small or micro one.

* Methodology: The consumption and spend figures above are meant to be estimates only. They are based on the number of business in Birmingham by size according to the ONS and consumption behaviour from Ofgem and prices listed above from GOV.UK. This only includes spend on consumption and not standing charges. The names used for business sizes also come from Ofgem classifications.

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Number of Business Locations In Birmingham By Employee Numbers

There are 44,535 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Birmingham.

Here’s how that breaks down based on the number of employees

Number of Business Locations In Birmingham By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	31,355	70.40%
5-9 Employees	5,795	13.00%
10-19 Employees	3,450	7.70%
20-49 Employees	2,275	5.10%
50-99 Employees	940	2.10%
100-249 Employees	455	1.00%
250+ Employees	265	0.60%
Total	44,535	100%

Number of Businesses In Birmingham By Revenue

There are 37,245 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Birmingham (who collectively operate the 44,535 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Birmingham By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	4,625	12.40%
£50-99k	8,055	21.60%
£100-249k	11,860	31.80%
£250-499k	5,365	14.40%
£500-999k	3,260	8.80%
£1-2M	1,785	4.80%
£2-5M	1,260	3.40%
£5-10M	480	1.30%
£10-50M	425	1.10%
£50M+	130	0.30%
Total	37,245	100%

Number of Businesses In Birmingham By Industry

Here are how many different businesses there are in Birmingham by business type and industry.

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	75	0.20%
Production	2,365	5.30%
Construction	3,835	8.60%
Motor trades	1,435	3.20%
Wholesale	2,170	4.90%
Retail	5,650	12.70%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	2,540	5.70%
Accommodation & food services	3,570	8.00%
Information & communication	2,090	4.70%
Finance & insurance	865	1.90%
Property	2,100	4.70%
Professional, scientific & technical	5,405	12.10%
Business administration & support services	4,625	10.40%
Public administration & defence	220	0.50%
Education	1,235	2.80%
Health	3,640	8.20%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	2,715	6.10%