Year: 2026

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Pricing & Markets

The UK average business gas rate is 5.17p/kWh, but that figure is skewed low by industry: a typical small business...

Pricing & Markets

The UK average business electricity rate in 2026 is 24.14p/kWh, but your own figure could sit anywhere from around 21p...

Pricing & Markets

A good business electricity rate in 2026 sits close to or below the UK average of 24.14p/kWh, though what counts...

Pricing & Markets

A typical small business pays around £3,290 a year for combined gas and electricity, and a medium-sized business closer to...

Pricing & Markets

No. There is no business energy price cap in the UK, because Ofgem’s price cap protects domestic customers only, which...

Pricing & Markets

Not automatically. Business energy sits outside Ofgem’s household price cap, so a commercial rate can run higher or lower than...

Pricing & Markets

Business energy prices have already started to ease. Average business electricity is down 6.2% on the year, though it is...

Pricing & Markets

Business energy prices are high because business contracts carry no price cap, wholesale costs still sit well above pre-2021 levels,...

Pricing & Markets

The average UK business pays around 24.14p per kWh for electricity and 5.17p per kWh for gas in 2026. What...