Central Bedfordshire Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 13,835 business locations in Central Bedfordshire which spend an estimated £63,237,673 on electricity and £24,172,688 on gas for a total business energy spend of £87,410,360 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £6,323,767 on electricity and £2,417,269 on gas for a total savings of £8,741,036 per year.

Central Bedfordshire Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Central Bedfordshire 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

Central Bedfordshire 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 Central Bedfordshire

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Central Bedfordshire

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	182 GWh	182 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	35 GWh	42 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	14 GWh	18 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	5 GWh	6 GWh
Total	236 GWh	248 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Central Bedfordshire

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£48,720,473	£17,718,188	£66,438,660
Small (10-49 Employees)	£9,373,000	£4,095,000	£13,468,000
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£4,001,200	£1,774,500	£5,775,700
Large (250+ Employees)	£1,143,000	£585,000	£1,728,000
Total	£63,237,673	£24,172,688	£87,410,360

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 Central Bedfordshire 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 Central Bedfordshire By Employee Numbers

There are 13,835 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Central Bedfordshire.

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

Number of Business Locations In Central Bedfordshire By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	10,545	76.20%
5-9 Employees	1,570	11.30%
10-19 Employees	845	6.10%
20-49 Employees	555	4.00%
50-99 Employees	185	1.30%
100-249 Employees	95	0.70%
250+ Employees	40	0.30%
Total	13,835	100%

Number of Businesses In Central Bedfordshire By Revenue

There are 12,470 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Central Bedfordshire (who collectively operate the 13,835 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Central Bedfordshire By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	1,715	13.80%
£50-99k	2,590	20.80%
£100-249k	4,155	33.30%
£250-499k	1,715	13.80%
£500-999k	995	8.00%
£1-2M	575	4.60%
£2-5M	435	3.50%
£5-10M	135	1.10%
£10-50M	120	1.00%
£50M+	35	0.30%
Total	12,470	100%

Number of Businesses In Central Bedfordshire By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	430	3.10%
Production	815	5.90%
Construction	2,605	18.80%
Motor trades	495	3.60%
Wholesale	505	3.70%
Retail	995	7.20%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	650	4.70%
Accommodation & food services	750	5.40%
Information & communication	875	6.30%
Finance & insurance	300	2.20%
Property	450	3.30%
Professional, scientific & technical	1,930	14.00%
Business administration & support services	1,105	8.00%
Public administration & defence	100	0.70%
Education	350	2.50%
Health	555	4.00%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	925	6.70%