Most of UK residents have switched their gas or electricity supplier at least once. A survey conducted by the UK Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in 2022 found that some 25 percent of the respondents changed supplier in the last year, whereas another 38 percent of the respondents changed supplier but more than a year ago. Less than 30 percent of the respondents had never switched supplier.
Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 29, 2024). Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022." Chart. October 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2024). Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Share of Respondents Who Switched Energy Suppliers in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of respondents who switched energy suppliers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2022 [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859791/public-opinion-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers-united-kingdom-uk/