SSE Airtricity to decrease gas prices by 8.1%

SSE Airtricity Gas has announced that they will reduce prices for their gas customers by 8.1% from 1^st April 2026.

This will be welcomed by the 211K households that are supplied by SSE Airtricity Gas in the ‘Greater Belfast’ and ‘West’ gas network areas where the decrease will apply.

What does the price decrease mean for customers?

The annual gas bill for a typical household* will reduce by around £80 per year. 

As a result of the decrease the annual gas bill for a credit (bill pay) customer will be £905, down from £985.

This latest price drop follows a trend, since October 2022, where costs have reduced (from a peak of £1,594) to £905 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 between 2022 & 2023 have fallen back but prices remain volatile and above prices we may have traditionally expected.

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 Gas 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 (Evolve Distribution area) supplies areas including Coalisland, Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt, Omagh, Enniskillen, Strabane and Derrylin.