Edinburgh Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 23,035 business locations in Edinburgh which spend an estimated £116,569,155 on electricity and £46,076,063 on gas for a total business energy spend of £162,645,218 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £11,656,916 on electricity and £4,607,606 on gas for a total savings of £16,264,522 per year.

Edinburgh Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Edinburgh 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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Edinburgh

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	271 GWh	271 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	98 GWh	117 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	44 GWh	58 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	23 GWh	27 GWh
Total	435 GWh	473 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Edinburgh

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£72,668,505	£26,427,375	£99,095,880
Small (10-49 Employees)	£26,110,500	£11,407,500	£37,518,000
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£12,646,650	£5,608,688	£18,255,338
Large (250+ Employees)	£5,143,500	£2,632,500	£7,776,000
Total	£116,569,155	£46,076,063	£162,645,218

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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh By Employee Numbers

There are 23,035 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Edinburgh.

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

Number of Business Locations In Edinburgh By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	14,545	63.10%
5-9 Employees	3,525	15.30%
10-19 Employees	2,375	10.30%
20-49 Employees	1,525	6.60%
50-99 Employees	570	2.50%
100-249 Employees	315	1.40%
250+ Employees	180	0.80%
Total	23,035	100%

Number of Businesses In Edinburgh By Revenue

There are 18,015 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Edinburgh (who collectively operate the 23,035 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Edinburgh By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,490	13.80%
£50-99k	3,200	17.80%
£100-249k	5,710	31.70%
£250-499k	2,740	15.20%
£500-999k	1,700	9.40%
£1-2M	925	5.10%
£2-5M	650	3.60%
£5-10M	225	1.20%
£10-50M	270	1.50%
£50M+	105	0.60%
Total	18,015	100%

Number of Businesses In Edinburgh By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	180	0.80%
Production	795	3.50%
Construction	1,770	7.70%
Motor trades	345	1.50%
Wholesale	600	2.60%
Retail	2,425	10.50%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	540	2.30%
Accommodation & food services	2,495	10.80%
Information & communication	1,775	7.70%
Finance & insurance	840	3.60%
Property	1,080	4.70%
Professional, scientific & technical	3,965	17.20%
Business administration & support services	2,110	9.20%
Public administration & defence	155	0.70%
Education	520	2.30%
Health	1,520	6.60%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,920	8.30%