More than 2.7 million customers in the United Kingdom were affected by the failure of their energy supplier in 2021. Until December, 27 companies had gone bust, mostly related to a steep rise in natural gas prices, and the market cap on energy prices set by the UK's energy regulator. Avro was the largest energy supplier affected that year, with some 600 thousand customers. Another large supplier, Bulb Energy, was placed under Special Administration.
Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Energy supply switching in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Monthly electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Market shares of Big Six domestic electricity suppliers in Great Britain 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Green electricity tariff sales revenue in the UK 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Customers affected by energy suppliers gone bust in the UK 2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity and gas customers switching suppliers in Great Britain 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Consumers switching energy suppliers in the United Kingdom 2022
- Premium Statistic Energy consumers switching suppliers in Great Britain 2017-2020, by frequency
Electricity switching
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- Premium Statistic Number of domestic electricity supplier switches in Great Britain (GB) 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Customers switching from large to large energy suppliers in the UK 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Customers switching to small-tier energy suppliers in the UK 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers switching electricity suppliers in Great Britain 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of times consumers have switched electricity suppliers in Great Britain 2019
Gas switching
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Switching process
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- Premium Statistic Consumer satisfaction with switching energy supplier in Great Britain 2022
- Premium Statistic Sources of information when switching energy suppliers in Great Britain 2021
- Premium Statistic Primary reasons when choosing a new energy supplier in Great Britain 2021
- Premium Statistic Average energy supplier switching time in Great Britain 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons for comparing energy suppliers or tariffs in Great Britain 2020
Consumer perceptions
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- Premium Statistic Consumer satisfaction with energy supplier in Great Britain 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Consumers considering switching energy supplier in Great Britain 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Perceived risks when switching energy supplier in Great Britain 2020
- Premium Statistic Public trust in energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021
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Forbes. (December 1, 2021). Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/
Forbes. "Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/
Forbes. (2021). Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/
Forbes. "Number of Customers Affected by Energy Supplier Failure in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Company (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/
Forbes, Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of customers affected by energy supplier failure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by company (in 1,000s) [Graph], Forbes, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284127/number-customers-affected-energy-supplier-failure-uk-by-company/