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What a typical bodyshop or spray booth 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.
Accident repair centres, paint and panel shops and smart repair operations running spray booths, prep bays and paint mixing rooms.
A bake cycle that burns more energy in an hour than the rest of the workshop uses in a day
Booth extraction fans running at full speed even when nobody is spraying
Heated prep bays and infrared lamps sitting on top of an already heavy booth load
Paint mixing room extraction and climate control that legally cannot be switched off
Typical equipment loads across motor trade and vehicle repair, with annual kWh and cost bands from published benchmarks.
| Equipment | kWh a year | Cost a year (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Air Compressor (screw or piston) | 7,200–26,400 kWh | £1,800–£6,600 |
| Workshop & Forecourt Lighting | 8,000–25,000 kWh | £2,000–£6,300 |
| Workshop Space Heating (gas warm air / radiant) | 25,000–200,000 kWh | £1,750–£14,000 |
| Spray Booth & Bake Cycles | 27,000–96,000 kWh | £1,900–£13,200 |
| Vehicle Lifts, Ramps & MOT Bay Equipment | 2,500–9,000 kWh | £625–£2,250 |
| Jet Wash, Vacuums & Hot Water | 4,000–18,000 kWh | £1,000–£4,500 |
Fit or switch on a standby control so the booth ramps the fans and burner down when the gun has not been triggered. Booth suppliers report gas savings of up to about 30% and electricity savings of 20 to 50% depending on how much of the day the booth idles.
Look hard at the cure cycle. A lower bake temperature held for longer, or a quick cure product that skips the high heat bake, takes the heaviest single event on the meter down with it.
Put variable speed drives on the booth fans so they throttle back in spray and flash off rather than running flat out on every cycle.
Batch your bakes. Two half full bake cycles cost close to double what one properly loaded cycle costs.
Move panel shop and prep bay lighting to LED. Against older fluorescent or metal halide high bays it typically cuts lighting energy by half or more, and the panel shop is lit all day.
Illustrative example
Four ramps, a compressor and a gas-heated workshop
Compressors, lifts and space heating for an open-fronted workshop drive a winter-heavy bill.
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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