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Understanding where the energy goes is the first step to paying less for it. Here is what typical accommodation usage looks like across the UK.
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.
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Typical bill £16.5k–£181.4k a year
Biggest load: Gas boiler plant heating bedrooms, corridors and public areas
See independent hotel energyTypical bill £5.1k–£30k a year
Biggest load: Whole house gas boiler heating guest rooms and owner accommodation together
See B&B or guest house energyTypical bill £15.8k–£82.4k a year
Biggest load: Beer cellar cooling and line chillers running 24/7
See inn or pub with rooms energyTypical bill £11.6k–£200.6k a year
Biggest load: Metered electricity supplied to static caravans and lodges, roughly 1,200 to 3,000 kWh each per year
See holiday or caravan park energyTypical bill £4.9k–£72.1k a year
Biggest load: Electric hook up pitches, typically 200 to 600 kWh per pitch per season and far more in winter
See campsite or glamping energyTypical bill £6.4k–£84.4k a year
Biggest load: Heating and hot water for every apartment, often all electric
See serviced apartments energyIndependent hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, inns with rooms, holiday and caravan parks, campsites, glamping sites and serviced apartments. Accommodation is the most energy hungry corner of UK hospitality because heating, hot water and laundry run whether the rooms are sold or empty. Most of these businesses are owner operated, hold their own supply contracts, and a large share have quietly rolled onto deemed or out of contract rates that run 30 to 70 percent above a negotiated fixed deal.
Gas boilers holding bedrooms and corridors at temperature through the night, even at half occupancy
Hot water cylinders and calorifiers kept hot 24 hours a day because guests shower whenever they like
Commercial washers and tumble dryers turning over bed linen and towels from every single checkout
Heated pools, spas, hot tubs and amenity blocks that cannot simply be switched off between guests
The kit that dominates the bill, with the annual kWh and cost bands we see in published benchmarks. Knowing this helps us match a tariff to your usage pattern.
| Equipment | kWh a year | Cost a year (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Boilers / Space Heating | 20,000–500,000 kWh | £1,400–£35,000 |
| Central Hot Water Plant | 8,000–250,000 kWh | £560–£17,500 |
| Commercial Laundry (Washers & Dryers) | 5,000–64,000 kWh | £1,250–£16,000 |
| Breakfast & Restaurant Kitchen (Mixed Fuel) | 5,000–90,000 kWh | £900–£16,200 |
| Guest Room Electrics, TVs & Air Conditioning | 5,000–120,000 kWh | £1,250–£30,000 |
| Heated Pool, Spa or Hot Tubs | 15,000–250,000 kWh | £1,900–£31,300 |
Fit key card or occupancy control so unsold rooms drop back to a setback temperature instead of running at full heat all night
Put hot water on a timed schedule built around check in, breakfast and the evening shower peak rather than holding the cylinder flat out all day
Run laundry in full loads and move drying off peak, washing and drying together use roughly 1.5 to 3 kWh for every kilo of linen and drying is the most energy intensive stage
Keep pool covers and hot tub lids on and in good condition, an uncovered heated pool loses most of its heat straight off the water surface
Diarise your contract end date and start comparing 6 to 12 months out, because rolling onto deemed rates is the single most common reason an accommodation business overpays
Illustrative example
Around 20 letting rooms with breakfast and a bar
Heating and hot water for the rooms sit alongside a kitchen and a bar that trade every day.
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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