Bristol Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 22,330 business locations in Bristol which spend an estimated £110,075,345 on electricity and £43,165,688 on gas for a total business energy spend of £153,241,033 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £11,007,535 on electricity and £4,316,569 on gas for a total savings of £15,324,103 per year.

Bristol Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Bristol 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

Bristol 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 Bristol

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Bristol

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	270 GWh	270 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	87 GWh	104 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	37 GWh	48 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	18 GWh	21 GWh
Total	411 GWh	443 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Bristol

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£72,306,570	£26,295,750	£98,602,320
Small (10-49 Employees)	£23,265,125	£10,164,375	£33,429,500
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£10,503,150	£4,658,063	£15,161,213
Large (250+ Employees)	£4,000,500	£2,047,500	£6,048,000
Total	£110,075,345	£43,165,688	£153,241,033

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 Bristol 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 Bristol By Employee Numbers

There are 22,330 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Bristol.

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

Number of Business Locations In Bristol By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	15,005	67.20%
5-9 Employees	2,975	13.30%
10-19 Employees	1,970	8.80%
20-49 Employees	1,505	6.70%
50-99 Employees	470	2.10%
100-249 Employees	265	1.20%
250+ Employees	140	0.60%
Total	22,330	100%

Number of Businesses In Bristol By Revenue

There are 18,330 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Bristol (who collectively operate the 22,330 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Bristol By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,560	14.00%
£50-99k	3,685	20.10%
£100-249k	5,705	31.10%
£250-499k	2,475	13.50%
£500-999k	1,580	8.60%
£1-2M	965	5.30%
£2-5M	765	4.20%
£5-10M	285	1.60%
£10-50M	235	1.30%
£50M+	75	0.40%
Total	18,330	100%

Number of Businesses In Bristol By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	40	0.20%
Production	1,020	4.60%
Construction	2,260	10.10%
Motor trades	580	2.60%
Wholesale	700	3.10%
Retail	1,940	8.70%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	935	4.20%
Accommodation & food services	1,820	8.20%
Information & communication	2,015	9.00%
Finance & insurance	710	3.20%
Property	995	4.50%
Professional, scientific & technical	3,640	16.30%
Business administration & support services	2,155	9.70%
Public administration & defence	110	0.50%
Education	525	2.40%
Health	1,335	6.00%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,550	6.90%