South Lanarkshire Business Electricity & Gas Price Stats For 2025
Wondering how much businesses in South Lanarkshire spend on their electricity and gas in 2025?
Overall, there are 11,230 business locations in South Lanarkshire which spend an estimated £54,188,938 on electricity and £21,091,688 on gas for a total business energy spend of £75,280,625 per year.
If all businesses could reduce their bills by 10%, they would collectively save £5,418,894 on electricity and £2,109,169 on gas for a total savings of £7,528,063 per year.

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

Total Annual Energy Consumption By Business Size In South Lanarkshire
Business Size | Annual Estimated Electricity Consumption in GWh | Annual Estimated Gas Consumption in GWh |
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Micro (under 10 Employees) | 138 GWh | 138 GWh |
Small (10-49 Employees) | 42 GWh | 50 GWh |
Medium (49-250 Employees) | 18 GWh | 23 GWh |
Large (250+ Employees) | 5 GWh | 6 GWh |
Total | 202 GWh | 216 GWh |
Total Annual Energy Spend By Business Size In South Lanarkshire
Business Size | Annual Estimated Electricity Spend | Annual Estimated Gas Spend | Annual Estimated Total Energy Spend |
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Micro (under 10 Employees) | £36,897,263 | £13,418,438 | £50,315,700 |
Small (10-49 Employees) | £11,147,175 | £4,870,125 | £16,017,300 |
Medium (49-250 Employees) | £5,001,500 | £2,218,125 | £7,219,625 |
Large (250+ Employees) | £1,143,000 | £585,000 | £1,728,000 |
Total | £54,188,938 | £21,091,688 | £75,280,625 |
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 South Lanarkshire 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.
Number of Business Locations In South Lanarkshire By Employee Numbers
There are 11,230 VAT and/or PAYE registered business locations in South Lanarkshire.
Here’s how that breaks down based on the number of employees

Number of Employees | Total Number | Share of Total |
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0-4 Employees | 7,505 | 66.80% |
5-9 Employees | 1,670 | 14.90% |
10-19 Employees | 980 | 8.70% |
20-49 Employees | 685 | 6.10% |
50-99 Employees | 225 | 2.00% |
100-249 Employees | 125 | 1.10% |
250+ Employees | 40 | 0.40% |
Total | 11,230 | 100% |
Number of Businesses In South Lanarkshire By Revenue
There are 9,080 VAT and/or PAYE total registered businesses in South Lanarkshire (who collectively operate the 11,230 locations listed above)
Here’s how they break down based on annual revenue

Annual Turnover | Total Number of Businesses | Share of Total |
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£0-49k | 1,180 | 13.00% |
£50-99k | 1,790 | 19.70% |
£100-249k | 2,975 | 32.80% |
£250-499k | 1,345 | 14.80% |
£500-999k | 815 | 9.00% |
£1-2M | 465 | 5.10% |
£2-5M | 295 | 3.20% |
£5-10M | 95 | 1.00% |
£10-50M | 105 | 1.20% |
£50M+ | 15 | 0.20% |
Total | 9,080 | 100% |
Number of Businesses In South Lanarkshire By Industry
Here are how many different businesses there are in South Lanarkshire by business type and industry.

Type/Industry | Total Number | Share of Total |
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 590 | 5.30% |
Production | 725 | 6.50% |
Construction | 1,580 | 14.10% |
Motor trades | 405 | 3.60% |
Wholesale | 445 | 4.00% |
Retail | 1,130 | 10.10% |
Transport & Storage (inc. postal) | 560 | 5.00% |
Accommodation & food services | 760 | 6.80% |
Information & communication | 385 | 3.40% |
Finance & insurance | 180 | 1.60% |
Property | 340 | 3.00% |
Professional, scientific & technical | 1,230 | 11.00% |
Business administration & support services | 1,025 | 9.10% |
Public administration & defence | 80 | 0.70% |
Education | 285 | 2.50% |
Health | 595 | 5.30% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services | 915 | 8.10% |
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