Wee Switch Northern Ireland electricity tariff comparison
Compare Northern Ireland domestic electricity tariffs using data checked against Consumer Council NI.
Tariff source date: 30 June 2026. Typical comparison usage: 3,200 kWh/year. Annual costs are before welcome credits or loyalty incentives and use unit rate plus standing charge. Consumer Council source rates include VAT at 5% where stated.
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Active domestic suppliers in the current Wee Switch dataset
- Budget Energy
- Click Energy
- Power NI
- SSE Airtricity
- Share Energy
Electric Ireland is not included as a current domestic switching option in this dataset because Electric Ireland says Northern Ireland residential customers transferred to Power NI.
Power NI tariff-change warning: current Power NI figures apply to the Consumer Council NI table dated 30 June 2026. Consumer Council NI says Power NI residential tariffs are scheduled to increase by 6.2% from 1 July 2026. Re-check Power NI before switching.
Lowest typical annual costs before incentives
- Budget Energy - Billpay 25% Discount: 28.775p/kWh, 12.075p/day standing charge, £965/year before incentives.
- Budget Energy - Budget Energy Keypad 20% Discount: 30.078p/kWh, 9.975p/day standing charge, £999/year before incentives.
- Power NI - Monthly Direct Debit with online billing: 32.100p/kWh, 0.000p/day standing charge, £1,027/year before incentives.
- Power NI - Quarterly Direct Debit with online billing: 32.610p/kWh, 0.000p/day standing charge, £1,044/year before incentives.
- SSE Airtricity - 1 Year Home Electricity 15% discount: 32.640p/kWh, 0.000p/day standing charge, £1,044/year before incentives.
Share Energy Share 24 Keypad in this dataset: 31.960p/kWh, 16.670p/day standing charge, £1,084/year before incentives at 3,200 kWh/year.
Formula: annual cost = annual kWh x unit rate p/kWh / 100 + 365 x standing charge p/day / 100. Supplier terms, incentives, eligibility, and final prices must be confirmed with the supplier before switching.