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Ipswich Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 5,910 business locations in Ipswich which spend an estimated £29,314,138 on electricity and £11,497,688 on gas for a total business energy spend of £40,811,825 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £2,931,414 on electricity and £1,149,769 on gas for a total savings of £4,081,183 per year.

Ipswich Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Ipswich 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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Ipswich

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	72 GWh	72 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	22 GWh	26 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	12 GWh	15 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	4 GWh	5 GWh
Total	109 GWh	118 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Ipswich

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£19,202,663	£6,983,438	£26,186,100
Small (10-49 Employees)	£5,824,650	£2,544,750	£8,369,400
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£3,286,700	£1,457,625	£4,744,325
Large (250+ Employees)	£1,000,125	£511,875	£1,512,000
Total	£29,314,138	£11,497,688	£40,811,825

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 Ipswich 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 Ipswich By Employee Numbers

There are 5,910 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Ipswich.

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

Number of Business Locations In Ipswich By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	3,945	66.80%
5-9 Employees	830	14.00%
10-19 Employees	525	8.90%
20-49 Employees	345	5.80%
50-99 Employees	165	2.80%
100-249 Employees	65	1.10%
250+ Employees	35	0.60%
Total	5,910	100%

Number of Businesses In Ipswich By Revenue

There are 4,670 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Ipswich (who collectively operate the 5,910 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Ipswich By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	780	16.70%
£50-99k	925	19.80%
£100-249k	1,475	31.60%
£250-499k	550	11.80%
£500-999k	410	8.80%
£1-2M	210	4.50%
£2-5M	165	3.50%
£5-10M	60	1.30%
£10-50M	65	1.40%
£50M+	30	0.60%
Total	4,670	100%

Number of Businesses In Ipswich By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	20	0.30%
Production	215	3.60%
Construction	660	11.20%
Motor trades	230	3.90%
Wholesale	200	3.40%
Retail	635	10.70%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	760	12.90%
Accommodation & food services	420	7.10%
Information & communication	295	5.00%
Finance & insurance	150	2.50%
Property	235	4.00%
Professional, scientific & technical	540	9.10%
Business administration & support services	530	9.00%
Public administration & defence	45	0.80%
Education	125	2.10%
Health	420	7.10%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	430	7.30%