A recent survey found that more than 50% of business owners are concerned about the impact of energy prices on their companies. The UK has also seen a 171% increase in energy costs compared to 10 years ago, suggesting that exploring the current business energy market is more critical than ever.
With this in mind, experts have revealed the business energy statistics every business owner should know heading into 2025. The research, conducted by the energy experts at Utility Bidder, examines the must-know statistics and trend insights for the year ahead.
View the full statistics page here: https://www.utilitybidder.co.uk/blog/business-energy-statistics/
Some of the statistics include:
Business gas statistics
- A fifth of all businesses attribute 10% of their total costs to their gas bill.
- North West England uses 19% more gas than London.
- The most recent selling value figures for gas (£46.8 billion) and electricity (59.8 billion) are the highest in over ten years.
Business electricity consumption statistics
- Micro businesses consume more electricity than large businesses.
- Energy consumption in health service buildings has increased by more than 10% from 2021-2022.
- UK businesses use 15% less energy than in 2023, averaging just over 23 MwH of energy annually.
- 22% of small businesses reported that energy costs are affecting their company’s growth-related activities.
Renewable energy statistics
- Medium businesses can save more than £3,000 a year on energy using solar panels.
- Nearly a third of the UK’s largest businesses pledge to eliminate their contribution to carbon emissions by 2050.
- Two-thirds of all the heat-related renewable installations under the NDRHI scheme in Great Britain are in England.
