firmus energy today announced that it is to reduce its domestic and business natural gas tariffs across Northern Ireland which will mean annual savings of between £29 and £57 for an average domestic customer1.
The company has confirmed that it will reduce its tariff prices by up to 10% in the ‘Greater Belfast’ licence area. The announcement follows the completion of the recent review of prices of all the suppliers in ‘Greater Belfast’ and will come into effect for approximately 50,000 customers on 5 October.
In the ‘Ten Towns’ area the reduction will be 5% and will apply from 1 October. This tariff decrease, was agreed following discussions with the Utility Regulator, DETI NI Executive and the Consumer Council NI.
Michael Scott, Managing Director for firmus energy said: “We are delighted to announce a reduction in natural gas prices for our customers, particularly as we come into the winter months. firmus energy consistently keeps natural gas prices as low and stable as possible for our customers. All our customers will receive a letter within a week outlining their tariff reduction and the date it will come into effect.
“We will continue to monitor costs and wholesale fuel prices closely to ensure the price we charge our customers is the best value that we can offer.
“As we approach our tenth birthday, we have invested almost £100 million in our network area. We have laid more than 980km of gas pipelines enabling properties in more than 20 towns, cities and villages to benefit from natural gas and we now have 26,000 customers in these areas.
Customers looking for advice on their gas bills or direct debit payments should contact the firmus energy Customer Care team on 0800 032 4567. Anyone seeking information on connecting to natural gas can enter their postcode on the homepage
1 Domestic savings figure based on the average Ofgem domestic annual consumption of 12,500 kWh per annum.
- Ten Towns refers to firmus energy’s natural gas Distribution Network: Coleraine, Derry, Limavady, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Antrim, Craigavon, Banbridge, Armagh and Newry.
- firmus energy currently supplies natural gas to over 76,000 customer across Northern Ireland. Over 26,000 of these customers are based in firmus energy’s network area.
- firmus energy is based in Antrim and directly employs almost 100 local staff and provides employment for over 300 local contractors, installers and agencies.
“Up to 10%”? What is the actual figure for domestic customers in Belfast?