This statistic shows how consumers were aware of switching their energy suppliers in Great Britain in 2014. 83 percent of those surveyed knew about switching both gas and electricity suppliers, while 17 percent did not know about the possibility of switching at all.
Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?
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Switching gas suppliers
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Switching electricity suppliers
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Switching energy tariffs or payment methods
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Ofgem, & Ipsos. (June 25, 2014). Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, und Ipsos. "Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?." Chart. June 25, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, Ipsos. (2014). Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, and Ipsos. "Did You Know It Was Possible to Switch to a Different Gas or Electricity Supplier?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem & Ipsos, Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? [Graph], Ofgem, & Ipsos, June 25, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315391/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/