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Dorset Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 20,565 business locations in Dorset which spend an estimated £94,160,668 on electricity and £36,053,063 on gas for a total business energy spend of £130,213,730 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £9,416,067 on electricity and £3,605,306 on gas for a total savings of £13,021,373 per year.

Dorset Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Dorset 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

Dorset 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 Dorset

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Dorset

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	265 GWh	265 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	63 GWh	75 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	19 GWh	25 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	4 GWh	5 GWh
Total	351 GWh	370 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Dorset

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£70,959,368	£25,805,813	£96,765,180
Small (10-49 Employees)	£16,770,975	£7,327,125	£24,098,100
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£5,430,200	£2,408,250	£7,838,450
Large (250+ Employees)	£1,000,125	£511,875	£1,512,000
Total	£94,160,668	£36,053,063	£130,213,730

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 Dorset 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 Dorset By Employee Numbers

There are 20,565 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Dorset.

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

Number of Business Locations In Dorset By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	14,800	72.00%
5-9 Employees	2,845	13.80%
10-19 Employees	1,560	7.60%
20-49 Employees	945	4.60%
50-99 Employees	260	1.30%
100-249 Employees	120	0.60%
250+ Employees	35	0.20%
Total	20,565	100%

Number of Businesses In Dorset By Revenue

There are 17,970 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Dorset (who collectively operate the 20,565 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Dorset By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	2,640	14.70%
£50-99k	3,610	20.10%
£100-249k	5,730	31.90%
£250-499k	2,735	15.20%
£500-999k	1,600	8.90%
£1-2M	835	4.60%
£2-5M	515	2.90%
£5-10M	155	0.90%
£10-50M	130	0.70%
£50M+	20	0.10%
Total	17,970	100%

Number of Businesses In Dorset By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	2,040	9.90%
Production	1,405	6.80%
Construction	2,900	14.10%
Motor trades	635	3.10%
Wholesale	670	3.30%
Retail	1,920	9.30%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	485	2.40%
Accommodation & food services	1,620	7.90%
Information & communication	985	4.80%
Finance & insurance	335	1.60%
Property	780	3.80%
Professional, scientific & technical	2,375	11.50%
Business administration & support services	1,435	7.00%
Public administration & defence	235	1.10%
Education	420	2.00%
Health	965	4.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	1,360	6.60%