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What a typical inn or pub with rooms 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.
Country inns, coaching inns and pubs with letting bedrooms above or alongside the trade. Three energy profiles under one roof, a cellar that never sleeps, a kitchen at service, and heating and hot water for guest rooms. With around 44,650 UK pubs and a steady growth in rooms above the bar, this is one of the most under served niches in accommodation.
A cellar that carries on cooling at 3am whether you have guests upstairs or not
Kitchen extraction and ovens running at service while the guest room heating is also calling for gas
Hot water demanded at two completely different times, breakfast upstairs and glass wash downstairs
Old single glazed sash windows and high ceilings in a listed building you are not allowed to insulate properly
Typical equipment loads across hotels and accommodation, with annual kWh and cost bands from published benchmarks.
| 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 |
Insulate the cellar and check the door seal, a poorly sealed cellar makes the cooling unit run far longer than it should
Put the guest bedroom circuit on its own timer so you are not heating six empty rooms through a quiet midweek
Fit variable speed control or interlocks on kitchen extraction so it drops back when the burners are off
Move linen washing to your quietest trading window and always dry full loads
Get your cellar cooling and boiler serviced in the same visit each spring, both quietly lose efficiency and both are on your bill every day
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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