This statistic shows how aware adults felt about the UK's electricity sources in Wales in 2014. 6 percent of respondents said they thought renewable energy sources generated most electricity each year, while 41 percent said they believed fossil-fueled stations and nuclear power plants were the substantial generators of electricity in the UK.
Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?
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ComRes. (September 11, 2014). Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/
ComRes. "Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?." Chart. September 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/
ComRes. (2014). Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/
ComRes. "Thinking about The Electricity Supply in The Uk, Which of The following Do You Think Is Used to Generate The Most Electricity Each Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/
ComRes, Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Thinking about the electricity supply in the UK, which of the following do you think is used to generate the most electricity each year? [Graph], ComRes, September 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/408072/perceived-most-important-electricity-supply-sources-wales/