Switching electricity or gas supplier

There are 5 electricity companies in Northern Ireland: Budget Energy, Electric Ireland, Power NI, SSE Airtricity, and Click Energy.

Each supplier will offer different packages, prices, levels of customer services and extras, so depending on your contract terms, you may be able to switch to a new supplier.

Use our electricity price comparison tool, where you can see if there is a cheaper or more suitable provider available to you.

Your tariff refers to the amount of money you pay per unit of electricity or gas used. Suppliers offer different tariffs, and whist energy costs are high in Northern Ireland currently, there is some variation between suppliers. You could keep the same supplier, but change to a different tariff. 

You can pay your electricity or gas bill in several ways, such as:

• Pay As You Go (PAYG) – this is where you have a pre-payment meter in your home that you top up online or at the shop
• Direct Debit – having a monthly amount deducted from your account by your provider
• Quarterly bill - receiving a bill by email or in the post every 3 months and paying upon receipt, either online or by phone.

You can also choose to receive your bill in different ways, such as by post or online, and sometimes there is a discount depending on what option you chose.