Notice

Energy Price Guarantee for domestic energy consumers in Northern Ireland: ministerial directions

Directions by the Secretary of State to allow domestic electricity and gas suppliers in Northern Ireland to make tariff changes on days other than the first day of a quarter.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 4 January 2023
• Last updated: 14 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to Northern Ireland

Documents

Energy Price Guarantee for domestic gas consumers in Northern Ireland: Direction no. 2 under section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (23 June 2023)

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Energy Price Guarantee for domestic electricity consumers in Northern Ireland: Direction No. 2 under Section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (23 June 2023)

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Energy Price Guarantee for domestic gas consumers in Northern Ireland: Direction No. 1 under Section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (19 December 2022)

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Energy Price Guarantee for domestic electricity consumers in Northern Ireland: Direction No. 1 under Section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (19 December 2022)

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Update: 13 July 2023

We have published new directions (No. 2) which revoke the previous directions (No. 1).

In December the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero issued Directions (No.1) under Section 22 of the Energy Prices Act 2022. These directions required domestic electricity and gas suppliers in Northern Ireland to seek agreement to make tariff changes on days other than the first day of a quarter.

With the EPG support rate now notified as 0p/kwh in Northern Ireland for next quarter, the justification for keeping these restrictions in place has fallen away. The Secretary of State has therefore issued new Directions (No. 2) which revoke the original Directions (No. 1).

See also: Energy Price Guarantee.

Published 4 January 2023
Last updated 14 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 14 July 2023

   We have published new directions (No. 2), that allow domestic electricity and gas suppliers in Northern Ireland to make tariff changes on days other than the first day of a quarter, which revoke the previous directions (No. 1).

2. 4 January 2023

   First published.