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What a typical barbershop 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 barbershops and men's grooming shops with clipper stations, hot towel service, backwash basins and walk in trade.
Hot towel cabinets left switched on from open to close, and often overnight
Electric water heaters serving the backwash for every wet cut
Bright display lighting and window signage running the whole trading day
Air conditioning through summer in a shop full of people, clippers and dryers
Typical equipment loads across hair, beauty and personal care, with annual kWh and cost bands from published benchmarks.
| Equipment | kWh a year | Cost a year (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Backwash and treatment hot water | 2,500–9,000 kWh | £625–£2,250 |
| Mirror, task and ceiling lighting | 2,500–7,000 kWh | £625–£1,750 |
| Hairdryers, straighteners and styling tools | 1,200–4,000 kWh | £300–£1,000 |
| Air conditioning and space heating | 2,000–15,000 kWh | £500–£3,750 |
| Sunbeds, laser and IPL platforms | 3,000–30,000 kWh | £750–£7,500 |
| Towel washing, drying and hot towel cabinets | 1,500–6,000 kWh | £375–£1,500 |
Put the hot towel cabinet and the water heater on a timer plug set to your trading hours
Switch window signage and shopfront lighting to LED on a photocell so it is not lit in daylight
Fit a point of use water heater at the backwash instead of keeping a large cylinder hot all day
Set air conditioning to 24 degrees in summer, every degree lower adds roughly 8% to the cooling cost
If you have never switched supplier, check whether you are on a rollover rate, barbershops are small consumers and are rarely chased for renewal
Illustrative example
Five styling chairs open six days a week
Dryers, hot water and lighting make energy the biggest overhead after rent and wages.
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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