Manchester Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 28,070 business locations in Manchester which spend an estimated £141,374,218 on electricity and £55,745,625 on gas for a total business energy spend of £197,119,843 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £14,137,422 on electricity and £5,574,563 on gas for a total savings of £19,711,984 per year.

Manchester Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Manchester 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

Manchester 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 Manchester

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Manchester

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	338 GWh	338 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	104 GWh	125 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	56 GWh	72 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	30 GWh	36 GWh
Total	528 GWh	572 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Manchester

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£90,664,718	£32,972,063	£123,636,780
Small (10-49 Employees)	£27,918,150	£12,197,250	£40,115,400
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£15,933,350	£7,066,313	£22,999,663
Large (250+ Employees)	£6,858,000	£3,510,000	£10,368,000
Total	£141,374,218	£55,745,625	£197,119,843

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 Manchester 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 Manchester By Employee Numbers

There are 28,070 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Manchester.

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

Number of Business Locations In Manchester By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	18,960	67.50%
5-9 Employees	3,585	12.80%
10-19 Employees	2,420	8.60%
20-49 Employees	1,750	6.20%
50-99 Employees	695	2.50%
100-249 Employees	420	1.50%
250+ Employees	240	0.90%
Total	28,070	100%

Number of Businesses In Manchester By Revenue

There are 22,895 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Manchester (who collectively operate the 28,070 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Manchester By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,765	12.10%
£50-99k	4,335	18.90%
£100-249k	7,300	31.90%
£250-499k	3,315	14.50%
£500-999k	2,220	9.70%
£1-2M	1,275	5.60%
£2-5M	880	3.80%
£5-10M	360	1.60%
£10-50M	310	1.40%
£50M+	135	0.60%
Total	22,895	100%

Number of Businesses In Manchester By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	20	0.10%
Production	905	3.20%
Construction	1,900	6.80%
Motor trades	525	1.90%
Wholesale	1,515	5.40%
Retail	3,595	12.80%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	1,105	3.90%
Accommodation & food services	2,380	8.50%
Information & communication	2,005	7.10%
Finance & insurance	705	2.50%
Property	1,545	5.50%
Professional, scientific & technical	4,750	16.90%
Business administration & support services	2,755	9.80%
Public administration & defence	160	0.60%
Education	640	2.30%
Health	1,700	6.10%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,865	6.60%