UK: concern about future power cuts 2023

The majority of UK residents are concerned about power cuts becoming more frequent in the future. A survey conducted by the UK epartment for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in 2023 found that some 37 percent of the respondents were fairly concerned, whereas another 37 percent were very concerned about power cuts becoming more frequent in the future.

Share of respondents who are concerned about power cuts becoming more frequent in the future in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very concerned	37%
Fairly concerned	37%
Not very concerned	20%
Not at all concerned	3%
Don't know	3%

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June 9 to July 10, 2023

Number of respondents

4,003 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

UK households

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: 'How concerned, if at all, are you about power cuts becoming more frequent in the future? By 'the future' we mean the next 10-20 years.'

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

In February 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was created, focusing on the energy and net-zero portfolio from the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

This statistic is using original data from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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