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Dorset Business Electricity & Gas Prices

The table below shows average business electricity and gas prices in Dorset based on energy consumption.

In Q3 2022, the average price for business electricity across the UK was 22.25 p/kWh (incl CCL). The average price for business gas was 6.74 p/kWh (incl CCL). The data comes from Gov.uk.

Topics

  • Dorset Business Electricity Rates
  • Dorset Business Gas Rates
  • Dorset Business Stats
  • Number of Businesses By Revenue in Dorset
  • Number of Businesses by Number of Employees in Dorset
  • Number of Businesses By Industry in Dorset

Dorset Business Electricity Rates

Business Size Annual Consumption Average Electricity Unit Cost (incl CCL)
Very Small Under 20,000 kWh 25.27 p/kWh
Small 20,000 – 499,000 kWh 25.00 p/kWh
Small / Medium 500,000 – 1,999,000 kWh 25.13 p/kWh
Medium 2,000,000 – 19,999,000 kWh 20.94 p/kWh
Large 20,000,000 – 69,999,000 kWh 19.92 p/kWh
Very Large 70,000,000 – 150,000,000 kWh 21.19 p/kWh
Extra Large Over 150,000,000 kWh 20.99 p/kWh

Dorset Business Gas Rates

Business Size Annual Consumption Average Gas Unit Cost (incl CCL)
Very Small Under 278,000 kWh 10.59 p/kWh
Small 278,000 – 2,777,000 kWh 5.68 p/kWh
Medium 2,778,000 – 27,777,000 kWh 5.70 p/kWh
Large 27,778,000 – 277,777,000 kWh 6.26 p/kWh
Very Large Over 277,778,000 kWh 6.39 p/kWh

Dorset Business Stats

The business statistics for Dorset come from the ONS.

Number of Businesses By Revenue in Dorset

Annual Turnover (£000’s) Number of Businesses Percent of Total
0-49 3070 17.35%
50-99 3730 21.09%
100-249 5600 31.66%
250-499 2520 14.25%
500-999 1375 7.77%
1000-1999 690 3.9%
2000-4999 435 2.46%
5000-9999 150 0.85%
10000-49999 100 0.57%
50000+ 20 0.11%

Number of Businesses by Number of Employees in Dorset

Number of Employees Number of Businesses Percent of Total
0-4 13710 77.5%
5-9 2230 12.61%
10-19 955 5.4%
20-49 540 3.05%
50-99 170 0.96%
100-249 55 0.31%
250+ 30 0.17%

Number of Businesses By Industry in Dorset

Industry Number of Businesses Percent of Total
Agriculture, forestry & fishing 2000 11.31%
Production 1250 7.07%
Construction 2675 15.12%
Motor trades 570 3.22%
Wholesale 580 3.28%
Retail 1390 7.86%
Transport & Storage (inc postal) 450 2.54%
Accommodation & food services 1225 6.92%
Information & communication 940 5.31%
Finance & insurance 300 1.7%
Property 660 3.73%
Professional, scientific & technical 2285 12.92%
Business administration & support services 1300 7.35%
Public administration & defence 120 0.68%
Education 255 1.44%
Health 550 3.11%
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services 1140 6.44%

Please note the stats above only include VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises.

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