Are power bank
rental stations
worth it?

They can be, for venues where people wait or stay for a while. What decides it is footfall, how long people stay, and who carries the cost and the risk. If the station costs you nothing to host, the downside is small.

Written by Procura. We run stations in venues, so we have a view. We have tried to be even-handed, and the figures here are illustrations, not promises.

What decides how much a station earns

• Footfall. More people through the door means more people with a flat phone.
• How long people stay. People who sit, queue or stay a while are the ones who run low and need a charge.
• Placement. A station people can see from where they sit or wait gets used. One tucked away does not.
• The price guests pay. Procura charges guests £3 an hour, with a one hour minimum and no deposit.
• Your share. The split between you and the provider. It varies from location to location.

A worked illustration

This is the arithmetic behind the estimator on our site. Guests rent at £3 an hour, each rental lasts one hour, and the venue is open seven days a week.

Rentals a day	Gross rental income a month
5	£455
12	£1,092
25	£2,275

That is gross rental income, before the venue's share. Your share is a part of it, agreed for your location, so what you take home is lower. These are illustrations of how the sum works, not forecasts. You can try your own numbers with the estimator.

Three ways to put a station in your venue

Buy or lease your own machine

You keep more of each rental, but you carry the cost of the hardware, the servicing, the stock of power banks, the payment set-up and any losses. It suits people who want to run a charging business more than people who want to run a venue.

Host a provider's station

A provider installs and runs the station, and pays you a share of the rentals. You earn less per rental, but you carry no cost and little risk. This is how Procura works, and it is why hosting costs £0.

Do nothing

The cable behind the desk, the two or three sockets, and guests who leave when their phone does.

More than rental income

Rentals are only part of it. Guests who aren't watching their battery stay longer and spend more. People choose their seat by where the plug is, so a station opens up the tables away from the wall. At a gym, it stops a member getting stuck at the barrier because the entry code is on a dead phone. And the screen can run your own promotions or earn sponsor income. Whether those matter to you depends on your venue.

What the research says

In June 2026 Vodafone UK asked 2,000 people about their phone batteries. On average they start to worry at 28%. 74% are wary of going too far from a plug socket, 46% say their phone nearly dies at least once a week, and only 32% carry a power bank of their own. Source: Vodafone UK, survey of 2,000 UK adults by Walr, June 2026.

What to check before you say yes

Whoever you choose, ask them the same questions. We have written them up in how to choose a power bank rental provider.

So, is it worth it?

It is worth considering if people wait or stay at your venue, you can give the station a visible spot, and it costs you nothing to host.

It is less compelling if very few people come through, people only pass through in seconds, or there is no mains socket within reach.