The table below shows average business electricity and gas prices in Scottish Borders based on energy consumption.
In 2021, the average price for business electricity across the UK was 15.08 p/kWh (incl CCL). The average price for business gas was 3.073 p/kWh (incl CCL). The data comes from Gov.uk.
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Scottish Borders Business Electricity Rates
Business Size | Annual Consumption | Average Electricity Unit Cost (incl CCL) |
Very Small | Under 20,000 kWh | 17.99 p/kWh |
Small | 20,000 – 499,000 kWh | 16.25 p/kWh |
Small / Medium | 500,000 – 1,999,000 kWh | 15.75 p/kWh |
Medium | 2,000,000 – 19,999,000 kWh | 14.30 p/kWh |
Large | 20,000,000 – 69,999,000 kWh | 14.08 p/kWh |
Very Large | 70,000,000 – 150,000,000 kWh | 13.84 p/kWh |
Extra Large | Over 150,000,000 kWh | 14.18 p/kWh |
Scottish Borders Business Gas Rates
Business Size | Annual Consumption | Average Gas Unit Cost (incl CCL) |
Very Small | Under 278,000 kWh | 4.842 p/kWh |
Small | 278,000 – 2,777,000 kWh | 3.012 p/kWh |
Medium | 2,778,000 – 27,777,000 kWh | 3.048 p/kWh |
Large | 27,778,000 – 277,777,000 kWh | 2.486 p/kWh |
Very Large | Over 277,778,000 kWh | 2.592 p/kWh |
Scottish Borders Business Stats
The business statistics for Scottish Borders come from the ONS.
Number of Businesses By Revenue in Scottish Borders
Annual Turnover (£000’s) | Number of Businesses | Percent of Total |
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0-49 | 885 | 17.81% |
50-99 | 990 | 19.92% |
100-249 | 1600 | 32.19% |
250-499 | 720 | 14.49% |
500-999 | 420 | 8.45% |
1000-1999 | 170 | 3.42% |
2000-4999 | 105 | 2.11% |
5000-9999 | 40 | 0.8% |
10000-49999 | 25 | 0.5% |
50000+ | 15 | 0.3% |
Number of Businesses by Number of Employees in Scottish Borders
Number of Employees | Number of Businesses | Percent of Total |
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0-4 | 3780 | 76.06% |
5-9 | 715 | 14.39% |
10-19 | 295 | 5.94% |
20-49 | 120 | 2.41% |
50-99 | 30 | 0.6% |
100-249 | 20 | 0.4% |
250+ | 10 | 0.2% |
Number of Businesses By Industry in Scottish Borders
Industry | Number of Businesses | Percent of Total |
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1220 | 24.55% |
Production | 290 | 5.84% |
Construction | 635 | 12.78% |
Motor trades | 160 | 3.22% |
Wholesale | 135 | 2.72% |
Retail | 355 | 7.14% |
Transport & Storage (inc postal) | 125 | 2.52% |
Accommodation & food services | 365 | 7.34% |
Information & communication | 155 | 3.12% |
Finance & insurance | 50 | 1.01% |
Property | 130 | 2.62% |
Professional, scientific & technical | 535 | 10.76% |
Business administration & support services | 310 | 6.24% |
Public administration & defence | 0 | 0.0% |
Education | 45 | 0.91% |
Health | 140 | 2.82% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services | 320 | 6.44% |
Please note the stats above only include VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises.