This statistic shows the answers to the following survey question: "Which of the following types of energy would you like to see more in the Netherlands?" Approximately 80 percent of the correspondents said they would like to see more solar power. Also, approximately two thirds of respondents would be in favor of more offshore and onshore wind turbines. Only a quarter of respondents said to be in favor of more nuclear energy, and under 15 percent said to be in favor of more coal energy.
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Which of the following types of energy should be used more in the Netherlands?
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: ''Do you think your country should use more, or less, of each of these types of energy?'' This questions was answered on a scale from 1 to 10.
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Ørsted. (November 22, 2017). Which of the following types of energy should be used more in the Netherlands? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/792828/types-of-energy-that-should-be-used-more-in-the-netherlands/
Ørsted. "Which of the following types of energy should be used more in the Netherlands?." Chart. November 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792828/types-of-energy-that-should-be-used-more-in-the-netherlands/
Ørsted. (2017). Which of the following types of energy should be used more in the Netherlands?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/792828/types-of-energy-that-should-be-used-more-in-the-netherlands/
Ørsted. "Which of The following Types of Energy Should Be Used More in The Netherlands?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/792828/types-of-energy-that-should-be-used-more-in-the-netherlands/
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