SSE Airtricity to decrease gas prices by 7.86%

SSE Airtricity Gas has announced that they will reduce prices for their gas customers by 8.47% from 1^st October 2025.

This will be welcomed by the 250K households that are connected to natural gas in the Greater Belfast and West gas network areas where the decrease will apply.

What does the price decrease mean for customers?

This will see bills decrease as we head into winter.

The annual gas bill of a typical household* with a credit meter will reduce by around £94 per year. For those customers with a prepayment gas meter (PAYG) they will see their annual costs reduce by around £92.

As a result of the decrease the annual gas bill for a credit customer will be around £985 and £971 for a keypad customer.

This latest drop in prices follows a trend, since October 2022, where costs have reduced (from a peak of £1,594) to £985 so this is will be welcomed by households. However, gas prices remain much higher than they were back in 2020-21. Thankfully the peaks witnessed in 2022 have fallen back but prices remain volatile and above prices we would traditionally expect.

To demonstrate the volatility in cost take a look at how SSE Airtricity gas prices have shifted over the last few years…this shows the annual cost for a typical bill pay domestic customer (using 12,000kWh per year).

I’m a SSE Airtricity energy customer…which network am I in?

SSE Airtricity is the regulated gas supplier across two network areas in Northern Ireland – the Greater Belfast Network and West Network area. As the regulated gas supplier in these areas the price increases have been approved by the Utility Regulator.

The Greater Belfast (Phoenix Distribution area) covers: south, west, east and north Belfast; Carrickfergus; Newtownabbey; Duncrue and Harbour; Lisburn; Carryduff; Castlereagh; Newtownards; Larne; and North Down.

The West Network (SGN / Evolve Distribution area) supplies areas including Coalisland, Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt, Omagh, Enniskillen, Strabane and Derrylin.