Small Business Survey Scotland: 2023-2024

Findings for Scotland from the Small Business Survey 2023-2024


Energy

  • in 2023-24, 25 per cent of SME employers in Cohort A in Scotland had installed some kind of energy efficiency measure in the prior year. This is broadly in line with the proportion in the UK (26 per cent)
  • in 2023-24, 45 per cent of SMEs in Cohort A for Scotland had no smart meter (electrical or gas) installed on their business premises. This is in line with the UK proportion of 49 per cent
  • 81 per cent of SME employers in Cohort C in 2023-24 had no plans to install a low carbon heating system in the next 12 months following the survey (akin to the UK proportion of 83), with a total of around 8 per cent planning to install a heating system or energy efficiency measures, or both

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:
Jan Tomasik
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: jan.tomasik@gov.scot or industrystatistics@gov.scot 

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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