Choosing or Switching Suppliers

Historically, most of the electricity in Northern Ireland has been supplied by Northern Ireland Electricity as the public electricity supplier. E U Directives now require that the electricity market to be open to competition. This means that by March 2005 all non-domestic customers should be able to choose their electricity supplier and by 2007 all domestic and non-domestic should have this choice.

By switching supplier, businesses may be able to negotiate a better contract on price and service. It won’t cost anything to switch supplier and the electricity supply won’t be disrupted in any way.

The Consumer Council has a guide for business customers on switching electrcity suppliers, click here to download your copy.