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Belfast Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 15,060 business locations in Belfast which spend an estimated £77,882,620 on electricity and £30,975,750 on gas for a total business energy spend of £108,858,370 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £7,788,262 on electricity and £3,097,575 on gas for a total savings of £10,885,837 per year.

Belfast Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Belfast 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

Belfast 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 Belfast

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Belfast

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	172 GWh	172 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	70 GWh	84 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	33 GWh	43 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	16 GWh	19 GWh
Total	291 GWh	318 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Belfast

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£46,166,820	£16,789,500	£62,956,320
Small (10-49 Employees)	£18,712,525	£8,175,375	£26,887,900
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£9,431,400	£4,182,750	£13,614,150
Large (250+ Employees)	£3,571,875	£1,828,125	£5,400,000
Total	£77,882,620	£30,975,750	£108,858,370

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 Belfast 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 Belfast By Employee Numbers

There are 15,060 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Belfast.

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

Number of Business Locations In Belfast By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	9,105	60.50%
5-9 Employees	2,375	15.80%
10-19 Employees	1,585	10.50%
20-49 Employees	1,210	8.00%
50-99 Employees	415	2.80%
100-249 Employees	245	1.60%
250+ Employees	125	0.80%
Total	15,060	100%

Number of Businesses In Belfast By Revenue

There are 10,790 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Belfast (who collectively operate the 15,060 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Belfast By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	1,270	11.80%
£50-99k	1,710	15.80%
£100-249k	3,140	29.10%
£250-499k	1,650	15.30%
£500-999k	1,130	10.50%
£1-2M	810	7.50%
£2-5M	545	5.10%
£5-10M	240	2.20%
£10-50M	225	2.10%
£50M+	70	0.60%
Total	10,790	100%

Number of Businesses In Belfast By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	40	0.30%
Production	605	4.00%
Construction	915	6.10%
Motor trades	320	2.10%
Wholesale	595	4.00%
Retail	1,750	11.60%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	530	3.50%
Accommodation & food services	1,240	8.20%
Information & communication	980	6.50%
Finance & insurance	465	3.10%
Property	735	4.90%
Professional, scientific & technical	2,170	14.40%
Business administration & support services	1,085	7.20%
Public administration & defence	220	1.50%
Education	620	4.10%
Health	1,290	8.60%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,500	10.00%