Cardiff Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 15,185 business locations in Cardiff which spend an estimated £76,536,533 on electricity and £30,186,000 on gas for a total business energy spend of £106,722,533 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £7,653,653 on electricity and £3,018,600 on gas for a total savings of £10,672,253 per year.

Cardiff Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Cardiff 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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Cardiff

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	180 GWh	180 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	62 GWh	74 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	31 GWh	40 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	13 GWh	16 GWh
Total	285 GWh	310 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Cardiff

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£48,278,108	£17,557,313	£65,835,420
Small (10-49 Employees)	£16,469,700	£7,195,500	£23,665,200
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£8,788,350	£3,897,563	£12,685,913
Large (250+ Employees)	£3,000,375	£1,535,625	£4,536,000
Total	£76,536,533	£30,186,000	£106,722,533

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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff By Employee Numbers

There are 15,185 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Cardiff.

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

Number of Business Locations In Cardiff By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	9,785	64.40%
5-9 Employees	2,220	14.60%
10-19 Employees	1,490	9.80%
20-49 Employees	970	6.40%
50-99 Employees	375	2.50%
100-249 Employees	240	1.60%
250+ Employees	105	0.70%
Total	15,185	100%

Number of Businesses In Cardiff By Revenue

There are 11,780 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Cardiff (who collectively operate the 15,185 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Cardiff By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	1,710	14.50%
£50-99k	2,335	19.80%
£100-249k	3,720	31.60%
£250-499k	1,650	14.00%
£500-999k	1,025	8.70%
£1-2M	595	5.10%
£2-5M	395	3.40%
£5-10M	165	1.40%
£10-50M	145	1.20%
£50M+	40	0.30%
Total	11,780	100%

Number of Businesses In Cardiff By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	45	0.30%
Production	555	3.70%
Construction	1,415	9.30%
Motor trades	415	2.70%
Wholesale	490	3.20%
Retail	1,625	10.70%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	460	3.00%
Accommodation & food services	1,250	8.20%
Information & communication	1,040	6.80%
Finance & insurance	565	3.70%
Property	765	5.00%
Professional, scientific & technical	2,165	14.30%
Business administration & support services	1,410	9.30%
Public administration & defence	220	1.40%
Education	450	3.00%
Health	1,165	7.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,150	7.60%