Gateshead Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 7,000 business locations in Gateshead which spend an estimated £35,070,440 on electricity and £13,818,188 on gas for a total business energy spend of £48,888,628 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £3,507,044 on electricity and £1,381,819 on gas for a total savings of £4,888,863 per year.

Gateshead Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Gateshead 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

Gateshead 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 Gateshead

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Gateshead

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	81 GWh	81 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	32 GWh	39 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	13 GWh	17 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	4 GWh	5 GWh
Total	131 GWh	142 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Gateshead

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£21,756,315	£7,912,125	£29,668,440
Small (10-49 Employees)	£8,670,025	£3,787,875	£12,457,900
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£3,786,850	£1,679,438	£5,466,288
Large (250+ Employees)	£857,250	£438,750	£1,296,000
Total	£35,070,440	£13,818,188	£48,888,628

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 Gateshead 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 Gateshead By Employee Numbers

There are 7,000 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Gateshead.

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

Number of Business Locations In Gateshead By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	4,290	61.30%
5-9 Employees	1,120	16.00%
10-19 Employees	750	10.70%
20-49 Employees	545	7.80%
50-99 Employees	185	2.60%
100-249 Employees	80	1.10%
250+ Employees	30	0.40%
Total	7,000	100%

Number of Businesses In Gateshead By Revenue

There are 5,535 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Gateshead (who collectively operate the 7,000 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Gateshead By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	695	12.60%
£50-99k	995	18.00%
£100-249k	1,695	30.60%
£250-499k	815	14.70%
£500-999k	550	9.90%
£1-2M	350	6.30%
£2-5M	225	4.10%
£5-10M	100	1.80%
£10-50M	80	1.40%
£50M+	30	0.50%
Total	5,535	100%

Number of Businesses In Gateshead By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	60	0.90%
Production	430	6.10%
Construction	840	12.00%
Motor trades	255	3.60%
Wholesale	355	5.10%
Retail	850	12.10%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	330	4.70%
Accommodation & food services	535	7.60%
Information & communication	315	4.50%
Finance & insurance	115	1.60%
Property	310	4.40%
Professional, scientific & technical	740	10.60%
Business administration & support services	650	9.30%
Public administration & defence	25	0.40%
Education	220	3.10%
Health	460	6.60%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	510	7.30%