With wholesale energy prices at an all-time high, small changes can benefit your pocket.
Using heating systems and household appliances more efficiently or only when we need them is better for the planet as well as our pockets.
They include Duneane Oil Club in County Antrim - its chair Una Johnston says it is helping to relieve fuel poverty in her rural community. The minimum order for each member is 200 litres but Ms Johnston said buying larger amounts as part of a collective was much more cost effective for members.Switch your energy supplierFewer gas suppliers in Northern Ireland means not all customers have the option to switch companies
Six companies supply domestic electricity in Northern Ireland - Power NI, SSE Airtricity, Budget Energy, Bright Energy, Click Energy and Electric Ireland.has an interactive section where customers can compare current tariffs and check if they are getting the best deal.all six electricity firms increased their prices this year.
Customer in the so-called Ten Towns area can only access Firmus while in the west of Northern Ireland the only option is SSE Airtricity.Some customers are reluctant to switch utility companies, even when they have the choice to do so. The least efficient models in the study were found to collectively cost £490 a year to run while the most energy-efficient cost £154 annually.
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