This statistic shows how aware consumers were of switching their energy suppliers in Great Britain in 2018. 87 percent of consumers said they were aware that it was possible to switch to a different supplier in 2018. This was a one percent increase from the previous year.
Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?
Characteristic
Share of consumers
2014
88%
2015
90%
2016
89%
2017
86%
2018
87%
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Ofgem, & GfK. (October 10, 2018). Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, und GfK. "Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?." Chart. October 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, GfK. (2018). Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem, and GfK. "Did You Know It Was Possible to Switch to a Different Gas or Electricity Supplier?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofgem & GfK, Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 12, 2025)
Did you know it was possible to switch to a different gas or electricity supplier? [Graph], Ofgem, & GfK, October 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315408/knowledge-about-switching-energy-suppliers-by-area-in-great-britain-united-kingdom-uk/
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