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The Consumer Council has welcomed the Utility Regulator's decision to review electricity prices this winter and its commitment to ensure that falling wholesale energy costs are reflected in lower bills for consumers as quickly as possible.
Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council said:
We wrote to the Utility Regulator and Northern Ireland Electricity in October asking for an urgent review of electricity prices due to tumbling wholesale energy costs. Consumers are struggling to keep warm and well and they must see cost reductions passed on quickly through lower bills at a time when every penny counts.
"While this news is welcome, we remain concerned about the underlying system that has resulted in a 52 per cent price increase in our electricity since January this year. Consumers here are now left paying on average £114 more per year than those in GB. We are making strong representations on behalf of consumers to the former Utility Regulator, Douglas McIldoon, who is currently conducting an independent review into the recent electricity price rise. We look forward to the outcome of this review which is expected soon. "
The Consumer Council is an independent consumer organisation, working to bring about change to benefit Northern Ireland's consumers. The Council campaigns for high standards of service and protection and a fair deal for all. It also carries out research, gives advice and publishes reports and other publications. It deals with individual complaints about buses, trains, planes, ferries, natural gas, electricity, coal and water.
For more information, visit the website at www.consumercouncil.org.uk
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