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Shetland Islands Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

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

Overall, there are 1,920 business locations in Shetland Islands which spend an estimated £8,898,555 on electricity and £3,424,688 on gas for a total business energy spend of £12,323,243 per year.

If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £889,856 on electricity and £342,469 on gas for a total savings of £1,232,324 per year.

Shetland Islands Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025

Shetland Islands 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

Shetland Islands 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 Shetland Islands

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In Shetland Islands

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh	Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh
Micro (under 10 Employees)	24 GWh	24 GWh
Small (10-49 Employees)	7 GWh	8 GWh
Medium (49-250 Employees)	2 GWh	2 GWh
Large (250+ Employees)	1 GWh	1 GWh
Total	33 GWh	35 GWh

Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In Shetland Islands

Business Size	Annual Estimated Electricity Spend	Annual Estimated Gas Spend	Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend
Micro (under 10 Employees)	£6,514,830	£2,369,250	£8,884,080
Small (10-49 Employees)	£1,740,700	£760,500	£2,501,200
Medium (49-250 Employees)	£500,150	£221,813	£721,963
Large (250+ Employees)	£142,875	£73,125	£216,000
Total	£8,898,555	£3,424,688	£12,323,243

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 Shetland Islands 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 Shetland Islands By Employee Numbers

There are 1,920 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in Shetland Islands.

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

Number of Business Locations In Shetland Islands By Employee Numbers

Number of Employees	Total Number	Share of Total
0-4 Employees	1,355	70.60%
5-9 Employees	265	13.80%
10-19 Employees	160	8.30%
20-49 Employees	100	5.20%
50-99 Employees	25	1.30%
100-249 Employees	10	0.50%
250+ Employees	5	0.30%
Total	1,920	100%

Number of Businesses In Shetland Islands By Revenue

There are 1,570 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in Shetland Islands (who collectively operate the 1,920 locations listed above)

Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Number of Businesses In Shetland Islands By Revenue

Annual Turnover	Total Number of Businesses	Share of Total
£0-49k	565	36.00%
£50-99k	270	17.20%
£100-249k	340	21.70%
£250-499k	165	10.50%
£500-999k	90	5.70%
£1-2M	70	4.50%
£2-5M	35	2.20%
£5-10M	20	1.30%
£10-50M	15	1.00%
£50M+	-	0.00%
Total	1,570	100%

Number of Businesses In Shetland Islands By Industry

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

Type/Industry	Total Number	Share of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	700	36.50%
Production	135	7.00%
Construction	190	9.90%
Motor trades	35	1.80%
Wholesale	35	1.80%
Retail	105	5.50%
Transport & Storage (inc. postal)	80	4.20%
Accommodation & food services	105	5.50%
Information & communication	30	1.60%
Finance & insurance	10	0.50%
Property	25	1.30%
Professional, scientific & technical	135	7.00%
Business administration & support services	85	4.40%
Public administration & defence	45	2.30%
Education	50	2.60%
Health	65	3.40%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services	85	4.40%