Glasgow Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 25,615 business locations in Glasgow which spend an estimated £131,039,548 on electricity and £51,982,125 on gas for a total business energy spend of £183,021,673 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £13,103,955 on electricity and £5,198,213 on gas for a total savings of £18,302,167 per year.

Glasgow Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Glasgow 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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Glasgow

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	297 GWh	297 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	114 GWh	137 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	51 GWh	66 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	28 GWh	33 GWh
Total	490 GWh	533 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Glasgow

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£79,686,023	£28,979,438	£108,665,460
Small (10-49 Employees)	£30,562,675	£13,352,625	£43,915,300
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£14,504,350	£6,432,563	£20,936,913
Large (250+ Employees)	£6,286,500	£3,217,500	£9,504,000
Total	£131,039,548	£51,982,125	£183,021,673

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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow By Employee Numbers

There are 25,615 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Glasgow.

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

Number of Business Locations In Glasgow By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	15,820	61.80%
5-9 Employees	3,995	15.60%
10-19 Employees	2,715	10.60%
20-49 Employees	1,850	7.20%
50-99 Employees	625	2.40%
100-249 Employees	390	1.50%
250+ Employees	220	0.90%
Total	25,615	100%

Number of Businesses In Glasgow By Revenue

There are 19,595 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Glasgow (who collectively operate the 25,615 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Glasgow By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,505	12.80%
£50-99k	3,630	18.50%
£100-249k	6,180	31.50%
£250-499k	2,920	14.90%
£500-999k	1,890	9.60%
£1-2M	1,120	5.70%
£2-5M	715	3.60%
£5-10M	280	1.40%
£10-50M	255	1.30%
£50M+	100	0.50%
Total	19,595	100%

Number of Businesses In Glasgow By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	30	0.10%
Production	1,110	4.30%
Construction	2,050	8.00%
Motor trades	550	2.10%
Wholesale	960	3.70%
Retail	3,430	13.40%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	790	3.10%
Accommodation & food services	2,550	10.00%
Information & communication	1,545	6.00%
Finance & insurance	700	2.70%
Property	1,330	5.20%
Professional, scientific & technical	3,335	13.00%
Business administration & support services	2,145	8.40%
Public administration & defence	370	1.40%
Education	675	2.60%
Health	1,710	6.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	2,335	9.10%