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Cornwall Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 29,590 business locations in Cornwall which spend an estimated £137,648,108 on electricity and £53,010,750 on gas for a total business energy spend of £190,658,858 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £13,764,811 on electricity and £5,301,075 on gas for a total savings of £19,065,886 per year.

Cornwall Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Cornwall 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

Cornwall 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 Cornwall

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Cornwall

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	374 GWh	374 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	100 GWh	120 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	30 GWh	39 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	9 GWh	11 GWh
Total	513 GWh	544 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Cornwall

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£100,155,458	£36,423,563	£136,579,020
Small (10-49 Employees)	£26,846,950	£11,729,250	£38,576,200
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£8,645,450	£3,834,188	£12,479,638
Large (250+ Employees)	£2,000,250	£1,023,750	£3,024,000
Total	£137,648,108	£53,010,750	£190,658,858

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 Cornwall 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 Cornwall By Employee Numbers

There are 29,590 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Cornwall.

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

Number of Business Locations In Cornwall By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	20,590	69.60%
5-9 Employees	4,315	14.60%
10-19 Employees	2,455	8.30%
20-49 Employees	1,555	5.30%
50-99 Employees	410	1.40%
100-249 Employees	195	0.70%
250+ Employees	70	0.20%
Total	29,590	100%

Number of Businesses In Cornwall By Revenue

There are 25,275 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Cornwall (who collectively operate the 29,590 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Cornwall By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	4,075	16.10%
£50-99k	4,675	18.50%
£100-249k	8,060	31.90%
£250-499k	3,905	15.50%
£500-999k	2,320	9.20%
£1-2M	1,160	4.60%
£2-5M	680	2.70%
£5-10M	205	0.80%
£10-50M	165	0.70%
£50M+	30	0.10%
Total	25,275	100%

Number of Businesses In Cornwall By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	3,940	13.30%
Production	1,815	6.10%
Construction	4,080	13.80%
Motor trades	920	3.10%
Wholesale	855	2.90%
Retail	2,940	9.90%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	960	3.20%
Accommodation & food services	3,155	10.70%
Information & communication	900	3.00%
Finance & insurance	380	1.30%
Property	990	3.30%
Professional, scientific & technical	2,745	9.30%
Business administration & support services	1,895	6.40%
Public administration & defence	330	1.10%
Education	640	2.20%
Health	1,380	4.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,665	5.60%