This statistic shows the public opinion on the type of energy mostly spent on in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2018. 48 percent of all respondents think they spend the more money on natural gas as 44 percent said they spent electricity required more expenses.
Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on?
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (April 26, 2018). Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on?." Chart. April 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Over The Course of The Year, Which Type of Energy Do You Think Your Household Spends The Most Money On?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Over the course of the year, which type of energy do you think your household spends the most money on? [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, April 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859723/public-opinion-on-energy-expenses-united-kingdom-uk/