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What a typical petrol forecourt shop uses and pays across the UK, from published benchmarks.
Figures are estimates from published UK benchmarks priced at 25p/kWh electricity, 7p/kWh gas and about £365 a year in standing charges. They are not quotes. See how we estimate.
Independent and dealer-owned petrol filling stations with a convenience shop attached. Canopy lighting, pump motors, chilled and frozen retail, coffee machines and often a car wash, all typically on one meter.
Canopy lighting lit all night over an empty forecourt
Pump motors and submersibles drawing every time a nozzle is lifted
A shop chilled wall and coffee machines running alongside the forecourt on one supply
Car wash and jet wash spikes landing on a half-hourly meter and driving up capacity charges
Typical equipment loads across convenience and food retail, with annual kWh and cost bands from published benchmarks.
| Equipment | kWh a year | Cost a year (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Multideck Display Chillers (open front, 2.5-8 metres) | 9,000–35,000 kWh | £2,250–£8,750 |
| Walk-in Cold Room | 4,000–17,500 kWh | £1,000–£4,375 |
| Frozen Wall / Chest & Upright Freezers | 2,500–20,000 kWh | £625–£5,000 |
| Shop, Window & Canopy Lighting | 3,000–16,000 kWh | £750–£4,000 |
| Bake-off Oven & Hot Food Counter | 1,500–12,000 kWh | £375–£3,000 |
| Space Heating & Door Air Curtain (gas at 7p, or electric at 25p) | 6,000–22,000 kWh | £420–£5,500 |
Move canopy lighting to LED with dimming, as it is one of the largest and most controllable loads on any forecourt
Check your available capacity in kVA against your actual peak demand, because forecourts often pay standing capacity charges for kVA they never draw
Put the car wash and any EV charging on their own sub-meter so you can see their true cost per wash or per session, and check whether the EV bays are actually on your supply or the charge point operator's
Retro-fit doors or night blinds to open shop multidecks and set cabinet lighting on a timer
If you are on a half-hourly meter, ask for a supplier who prices your actual load shape rather than a generic profile
Illustrative example
A symbol-group store with 8 to 12 chiller doors and a freezer
Open-fronted chillers and freezers are 24/7 baseload, so the unit rate matters more than the standing charge.
Illustrative example, not a real customer. Figures are estimates based on published UK benchmarks. See how we estimate. See all worked examples.
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