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Bolton Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 11,770 business locations in Bolton which spend an estimated £55,749,960 on electricity and £21,567,000 on gas for a total business energy spend of £77,316,960 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £5,574,996 on electricity and £2,156,700 on gas for a total savings of £7,731,696 per year.

Bolton Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Bolton 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

Bolton 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 Bolton

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Bolton

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	149 GWh	149 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	37 GWh	44 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	16 GWh	21 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	6 GWh	8 GWh
Total	208 GWh	221 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Bolton

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£39,973,710	£14,537,250	£54,510,960
Small (10-49 Employees)	£9,774,700	£4,270,500	£14,045,200
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£4,572,800	£2,028,000	£6,600,800
Large (250+ Employees)	£1,428,750	£731,250	£2,160,000
Total	£55,749,960	£21,567,000	£77,316,960

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 Bolton 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 Bolton By Employee Numbers

There are 11,770 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Bolton.

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

Number of Business Locations In Bolton By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	8,405	71.40%
5-9 Employees	1,535	13.00%
10-19 Employees	860	7.30%
20-49 Employees	600	5.10%
50-99 Employees	210	1.80%
100-249 Employees	110	0.90%
250+ Employees	50	0.40%
Total	11,770	100%

Number of Businesses In Bolton By Revenue

There are 10,225 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Bolton (who collectively operate the 11,770 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Bolton By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	1,180	11.50%
£50-99k	2,055	20.10%
£100-249k	3,590	35.10%
£250-499k	1,455	14.20%
£500-999k	855	8.40%
£1-2M	475	4.60%
£2-5M	325	3.20%
£5-10M	140	1.40%
£10-50M	115	1.10%
£50M+	35	0.30%
Total	10,225	100%

Number of Businesses In Bolton By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	85	0.70%
Production	740	6.30%
Construction	1,365	11.60%
Motor trades	480	4.10%
Wholesale	625	5.30%
Retail	1,560	13.30%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	635	5.40%
Accommodation & food services	715	6.10%
Information & communication	475	4.00%
Finance & insurance	230	2.00%
Property	425	3.60%
Professional, scientific & technical	1,270	10.80%
Business administration & support services	1,030	8.80%
Public administration & defence	115	1.00%
Education	255	2.20%
Health	940	8.00%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	825	7.00%