Business electricity, pence per kWh, Q2 2026

  • Very Small (0 to 20 MWh a year)38.36p(+3.5% on a year)
  • Small (20 to 499 MWh a year)28.59p(−0.1% on a year)
  • Small/Medium (500 to 1,999 MWh a year)27.67p(+0.0% on a year)
  • Medium (2,000 to 19,999 MWh a year)25.17p(−2.5% on a year)
  • Large (20,000 to 69,999 MWh a year)24.42p(−0.6% on a year)
  • Very Large (70,000 to 150,000 MWh a year)22.70p(+3.8% on a year)
  • Extra Large (over 150,000 MWh a year)22.25p(+6.1% on a year)
  • Average of all sizes24.51p(+2.0% on a year)
Average electricity price paid by UK businesses, by size, pence per kWh01020304020152016201820192021202320242026
Q2 2026Very Small: 38.36 pSmall: 28.59 pSmall/Medium: 27.67 pMedium: 25.17 pLarge: 24.42 pVery Large: 22.70 pExtra Large: 22.25 pAverage: 24.51 p

Your yearly electricity bill and carbon, roughly

Your size band
Small
At the Q2 2026 average for that band
£14,295

Before VAT and standing charges

Carbon (2026 government factor)
6.55 t CO2e

Scope 2, location-based

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DESNZ, Quarterly Energy Prices tables 3.4.1 and 3.4.2; greenhouse gas reporting conversion factors. Averages across all contracts, so a fixed deal signed at a different time can be well above or below.