Utilities Market Research Insights And Findings
Market Research Study Shows Utilities Not Seizing Smart Grid Data Potential
July 2013
Oracle, a leading American multinational computer company, recently released the latest version of “Utilities and Big Data: Accelerating the Drive to Value”. The study, which surveyed 151 North America senior-level utility executives, shows that… Read more...
Market Research Survey Questions Green Investment Bank on Power to Deliver Lower Carbon Targets
July 2013
A recent survey, conducted by Invest in Cornwall, shows that three fifths (61%) of respondents believe that the three billion invested in the Green Investment Bank (GIB) is not sufficient to accelerate the UK’s plans to become a low-carbon economy within… Read more...
Market Research Reveals Six Companies Dominate British Electricity
July 2013
Research shows that Centrica (British Gas), E.ON, SSE, npower, EDF Energy and ScottishPower currently generate four fifths (80%) of Britain’s electricity and supply around nine tenths (95%) of it to their customers. Ofgem, the energy regulator,… Read more...
Market Research Finds Lack of Consumer Trust in Utilities
July 2013
A global survey carried out by Accenture, which interviewed 11,154 residential consumers in 21 countries, found that less than one quarter (24%) of consumers trust their utility company(s) to inform them of actions they can take to optimise energy consumption… Read more...
Market Research Finds Households Overcharged in Utilities Bills Last Year
June 2013
The study, undertaken by uSwitch, shows that seven in ten households were overcharged by around £200 in household bills last year, with one third being overcharged on multiple occasions. Findings suggest that companies responsible for essential bills… Read more...
Poll Highlights Consumer Confusion over Energy Efficiency Technologies
June 2013
Utility market research commissioned by Rexel Northern European Zone has shown that as many as nine in ten Britons believe that fuel poverty levels in the UK will continue to escalate if nothing is done to improve the adoption of energy efficiency. Currently,… Read more...
