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Power NI to increase prices for domestic customers by 27.5%

Northern Ireland’s largest electricity company has announced that prices will increase by 27.5% from the beginning of July for domestic customers. The rise announced by Power NI will affect more than 461,000 households who will see their average ...

20 May 2022 at 12:35

SSE Airtricity announces 39% gas price rise

SSE Airtricity has announced the highest rise in gas prices in its network for nearly 11 years. Prices will increase by 39% from Friday April 1 amid rising wholesale costs. The move will affect around 186,000 customers in Northern Ireland and ...

04 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Northern Ireland

SSE Airtricity announces 42.7% increase in gas prices

SSE Airtricity Gas Supply has announced a 42.7% price increase for domestic and small business customers in the Greater Belfast and western areas. The price hike means that the average domestic gas bill will increase by £373 to £1,243 per ...

01 Jun 2022 at 14:48

Northern Ireland

Firmus announces new gas price increase in Ten Towns area

Gas supplier Firmus Energy is to increase prices for customers in much of Northern Ireland by 16.31%. The company said the rise, which will affect about 55,000 customers in the Ten Towns area, will be introduced on May 3. This is the ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Northern Ireland

Extra £2m in support available under emergency heating scheme

An additional £2 million is to be made available for emergency payments to people severely affected by the fuel price crisis, the Communities Minister has announced. Deirdre Hargey has said the unprecedented rise in the cost of ...

29 Dec 2021 at 16:25

Northern Ireland

SSE announces gas and electricity price hikes for NI customers

Energy company SSE Airtricity has announced it is rising gas and electricity prices for Northern Ireland customers. The company said gas prices would rise by 28.3% and electricity prices will increase by 35.4% on October 1. ...

26 Aug 2022 at 13:47

Northern Ireland

SSE announces gas and electricity price hikes for NI customers

27 Aug 2022 at 07:33

Northern Ireland

Home heating oil price ‘more than double’ 10-year average

Home heating oil prices in Northern Ireland are more than double the 10-year average, the Consumer Council has said. With the cost now more than £1 per litre, prices have only been higher for one week this decade, ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:32

Local News

Cheapest fuel in the North is in County Derry

A County Derry town is currently home to both the cheapest petrol and diesel in Northern Ireland. According to data collated by the Consumer Council, Limavady boasts the lowest price for petrol (165.9p per litre) ...

10 Jun 2022 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Stormont officials examining potential increase in student fees to £7,000

Stormont officials have been asked to examine the revenue-raising potential of increasing university student fees in Northern Ireland to £7,000. It comes as the Department for the Economy faces making 16% cuts ...

15 May 2023 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Stormont officials examining potential increase in student fees to £7,000

15 May 2023 at 17:08

Northern Ireland

Power NI cuts tariff but bills to rise 14% as support scheme is reduced

Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier has announced it is to reduce its tariff price. However, consumers will see their bills rise because the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) ...

16 Mar 2023 at 12:12

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