Leeds Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 35,165 business locations in Leeds which spend an estimated £174,474,680 on electricity and £68,491,313 on gas for a total business energy spend of £242,965,993 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £17,447,468 on electricity and £6,849,131 on gas for a total savings of £24,296,599 per year.

Leeds Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Leeds 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

Leeds 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 Leeds

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Leeds

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	425 GWh	425 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	133 GWh	160 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	65 GWh	84 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	28 GWh	34 GWh
Total	651 GWh	702 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Leeds

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£113,888,880	£41,418,000	£155,306,880
Small (10-49 Employees)	£35,650,875	£15,575,625	£51,226,500
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£18,505,550	£8,207,063	£26,712,613
Large (250+ Employees)	£6,429,375	£3,290,625	£9,720,000
Total	£174,474,680	£68,491,313	£242,965,993

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 Leeds 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 Leeds By Employee Numbers

There are 35,165 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Leeds.

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

Number of Business Locations In Leeds By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	23,635	67.20%
5-9 Employees	4,685	13.30%
10-19 Employees	3,080	8.80%
20-49 Employees	2,245	6.40%
50-99 Employees	835	2.40%
100-249 Employees	460	1.30%
250+ Employees	225	0.60%
Total	35,165	100%

Number of Businesses In Leeds By Revenue

There are 29,020 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Leeds (who collectively operate the 35,165 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Leeds By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	3,775	13.00%
£50-99k	5,840	20.10%
£100-249k	9,205	31.70%
£250-499k	3,895	13.40%
£500-999k	2,475	8.50%
£1-2M	1,590	5.50%
£2-5M	1,200	4.10%
£5-10M	440	1.50%
£10-50M	455	1.60%
£50M+	145	0.50%
Total	29,020	100%

Number of Businesses In Leeds By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	295	0.80%
Production	1,835	5.20%
Construction	3,900	11.10%
Motor trades	945	2.70%
Wholesale	1,355	3.90%
Retail	3,525	10.00%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	1,570	4.50%
Accommodation & food services	2,585	7.40%
Information & communication	2,260	6.40%
Finance & insurance	1,010	2.90%
Property	1,710	4.90%
Professional, scientific & technical	5,235	14.90%
Business administration & support services	3,400	9.70%
Public administration & defence	180	0.50%
Education	785	2.20%
Health	2,255	6.40%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	2,320	6.60%