Utilities Market Research Insights And Findings
Survey Discovers That Wind and Solar Farms Have Been Accepted By Tourists
November 2013
According to new research, holiday makers in Britain are becoming more tolerant of wind and solar farms, accepting them as part of the landscape. The survey of over 1,000 people which was commissioned by Good Energy found that the majority (94%) of those… Read more...
UK Pays Less Than European Average For Gas and Electricity Despite Energy Price Rises
October 2013
Npower this morning became the third of the Big Six energy giants to increase the cost of bills. The company announced that it is raising gas prices by 11.1% and electricity by 9.3% - an average of 10.4%. The increase will affect some 3.1 million customers.… Read more...
Survey Reveals More Than Nine in Ten Major Energy and Utility Providers See Shifting Role by 2030
October 2013
Business models that have underpinned the global utilities industry for the past century are under increasing threat from changing consumer behaviour, disruptive technology, and the rise of decentralised power generation, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers… Read more...
Survey Reveals Why Utilities Consumers Do Not Switch Energy Providers
September 2013
Levels of switching between providers in the energy industry are at an all-time low, with only a tenth (16%) of consumers changing supplier last year. Research from uSwitch.com shows that almost half of consumers are afraid that they will have to “go… Read more...
Survey Finds Utility Investing in Mobility to Boost Productivity
September 2013
A recent IDC Energy Survey, of 119 utility companies’ shows that two fifths (40%) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa plan to increase investment in workforce mobility over the next year to eighteen months. Survey respondents indicated that the main… Read more...
Survey Discovers Heating Bills Concern Four Fifths of UK Population
September 2013
A recent BBC Radio 5 Live survey, conducted by ComRes, suggests that more than a third (38%) of people in the UK are concerned about paying for their heating bills this winter. Of respondents, a quarter (25%) reported that they had put up with “unacceptably… Read more...
