firmus energy today (5 March 2020) announced a 21.15 per cent reduction in natural gas tariffs across its Ten Towns network area. The move follows on from an earlier price drop in October 2019 and means that firmus energy’s Ten Towns domestic and small business customers will now pay almost 30%1 less for their natural gas than last summer.
firmus energy’s domestic customers can now expect their typical annual tariff to reduce by approx. £135 per year2. The change will come into effect on 1st April 2020.
Michael Scott, Managing Director of firmus energy, said:
“We are delighted to be able to drop our natural gas prices again. This is more good news for customers in our Ten Towns network area and is particularly welcome against a backdrop of increased living costs. This saving follows on from a previous reduction of 8.77% in October last year and means that natural gas is now almost 30% cheaper than last summer.
“firmus energy is committed to providing its customers with the best possible prices and customers can expect to receive confirmation of this good news via letter in the next few days.”
The reduction follows consultation with the Utility Regulator, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland and the Department for the Economy.
Customers seeking advice on their natural gas bills or direct debit payments should contact the firmus energy Customer Services team on 0330 024 9000. Anyone seeking information on connecting or switching to firmus energy natural gas can also go to www.firmusenergy.co.uk.
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For further information, please contact Weber Shandwick on: 028 90 347 312 - kmcveigh@WeberShandwick.com or ashivers@webershandwick.com
1 Prices have dropped by 28.06% since September 2019.
2 Based on typical Medium Domestic Consumption Value of 12,000 kWh per annum as published by OFGEM. £134.98 is based on a typical firmus energy Network domestic credit customer. A typical firmus energy Network domestic PAYG customer will decrease by £128.40 per year.
Notes to editors:
firmus energy is a natural gas distribution and supply company, based in Antrim. Since 2005, firmus energy has connected over 48,000 customers in its Ten Towns network area (outside greater Belfast) and supplies over 98,000 with natural gas across Northern Ireland.
Ten Towns Area
The Ten Towns area includes Antrim, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Coleraine, Craigavon (including Lurgan and Portadown), Limavady, Derry~Londonderry, Newry and more than 25 other towns and villages in the surrounding areas.
