Datamonitor 2007 Energy Buyer Survey: MEU Contracting

Introduction

The UK Industrial and Commercial energy sector continues to rapidly evolve with energy buyers increasingly looking to flexible contracts and other sophisticated products. This brief offers a comprehensive analysis of this process of evolution, based on the UK's most comprehensive survey of Major Energy Users

Scope of this research

  • Investigation of how many buyers have renewed or switched supplier
  • Analyse buyers' preferred contract type and length
  • Determine the reasons why buyers' choose these purchasing strategies
  • View how switched suppliers satisfaction compares to buyers' who have renewed contracts

Research and analysis highlights

Over 75% of buyers renewed contracts with their current supplier

Over 75% of buyers renewed contracts with their current supplier

With the exception of some specialist suppliers, retained and new buyers have similar levels of satisfaction

Key reasons to purchase this research

  • Understand power and gas buyers reasoning for choosing their purchasing strategy
  • Understand how power and gas buyers intend to purchase when their current contract expires
  • Understand if energy suppliers switching supplier, and those that renew, have different levels of satisfaction

Brief

Published by
Datamonitor
Published on
26 Mar 2008
Product code
BFEN0320
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