Can anyone advise on electricity costs for a shop?

[koolkitten]

Hi everyone,

I realise this is a difficult question to answer with any accuracy as every business/premises are different, but can anyone give me a rough idea as to how much my monthly electricity bill would be in a shop of 600 sq ft? I'd be running a small fridge, a till, a small pc and around 8 striplights and 5 spotlights, open 6 days a week. It's for my financial planning and it's the usual scenario - I dont want to underestimate my costs and get stung, but dont want to over estimate and inflate my costs!

ANY advice whatsoever would be very gratefully received!

Thanks everyone,

Kate x

 

[koolkitten]

Anyone? Please?!! :redface:

 

[MikeJ]

8 striplights at about 60w
5 spotlights at 100w
350w for the PC
http://www.behardware.com/articles/670-5/pc-s-actual-power-consumption.html
200w for the other stuff

Around 1.6kw total load.

1.6 x 8hrs x 6days = 76.8kwh per week.

15p/kwh = £11.50 per week.

Tweak the above as required.

 

[Billmccallum]

8 striplights at about 60w
5 spotlights at 100w
350w for the PC
http://www.behardware.com/articles/670-5/pc-s-actual-power-consumption.html
200w for the other stuff

Around 1.6kw total load.

1.6 x 8hrs x 6days = 76.8kwh per week.

15p/kwh = £11.50 per week.

Tweak the above as required.

Tweek and then multiply by 2 or 3 just to be on the safe side, beteer to over-estimate than to underestimate.

 

[koolkitten]

Thank you both sooo much, that really is a huge help

Kate

 

[drounding]

Don't forget heating and cooling - they're big eaters of energy in winter and summer.
You can add around 3000W per heater and about the same for an airconditioner.

 

[koolkitten]

Don't forget heating and cooling - they're big eaters of energy in winter and summer.
You can add around 3000W per heater and about the same for an airconditioner.

Wow, that's a lot of extra energy there, thanks for pointing that out.

Kate

 

[AmandeepS]

We have a grocery store which is a similar size to your shop, it has lots of fridges and loads of equipment that runs continously for long periods of time. The bills are normally £650-£700 every quarter. I would expect your bills to be half if not a little less than this amount.

 

[oldeagleeye]

With even small fans and heating you have to budget for a least £25 a week an you can get a budget account from your electricty supplier so that you don't get the big bills in winter.

Rob

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

i have no ideal about this question and i have not done this thing

Then don't post. Think of a more inventive way to get your post count up so that you can spam link.

OP a 600 square foot shop will cost next to nothing in electricity, maximum £1000 - £1200 a year.

 

[QuickHomeBuyers]

The new shop I am planning to buy has a ground floor area of around 1400-1500 sq ft and is on £600 a month for electricity bill.

Present shop, we pay around £320 a month. Area around 1400 sq ft.

I would suggest you keep in account atleast £120 a month.