Sheffield Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 20,265 business locations in Sheffield which spend an estimated £99,668,128 on electricity and £39,021,938 on gas for a total business energy spend of £138,690,065 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £9,966,813 on electricity and £3,902,194 on gas for a total savings of £13,869,007 per year.

Sheffield Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Sheffield 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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Sheffield

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	246 GWh	246 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	77 GWh	92 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	36 GWh	46 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	14 GWh	17 GWh
Total	372 GWh	400 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Sheffield

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£65,892,278	£23,963,063	£89,855,340
Small (10-49 Employees)	£20,486,700	£8,950,500	£29,437,200
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£10,145,900	£4,499,625	£14,645,525
Large (250+ Employees)	£3,143,250	£1,608,750	£4,752,000
Total	£99,668,128	£39,021,938	£138,690,065

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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield By Employee Numbers

There are 20,265 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Sheffield.

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

Number of Business Locations In Sheffield By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	13,520	66.70%
5-9 Employees	2,865	14.10%
10-19 Employees	1,790	8.80%
20-49 Employees	1,270	6.30%
50-99 Employees	470	2.30%
100-249 Employees	240	1.20%
250+ Employees	110	0.50%
Total	20,265	100%

Number of Businesses In Sheffield By Revenue

There are 16,755 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Sheffield (who collectively operate the 20,265 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Sheffield By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,195	13.10%
£50-99k	3,300	19.70%
£100-249k	5,375	32.10%
£250-499k	2,350	14.00%
£500-999k	1,510	9.00%
£1-2M	905	5.40%
£2-5M	615	3.70%
£5-10M	260	1.60%
£10-50M	195	1.20%
£50M+	50	0.30%
Total	16,755	100%

Number of Businesses In Sheffield By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	170	0.80%
Production	1,375	6.80%
Construction	2,125	10.50%
Motor trades	710	3.50%
Wholesale	920	4.50%
Retail	2,250	11.10%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	885	4.40%
Accommodation & food services	1,840	9.10%
Information & communication	1,140	5.60%
Finance & insurance	395	1.90%
Property	820	4.00%
Professional, scientific & technical	2,540	12.50%
Business administration & support services	1,700	8.40%
Public administration & defence	115	0.60%
Education	515	2.50%
Health	1,280	6.30%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,485	7.30%