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The single electricity market means that Northern Ireland Electricity carries electricity on its network in exchange for a regulated charge to the electricity supply company. As of September 2011, domestic customers in Northern Ireland are able to buy electricity from Electric Ireland, Power NI, Airtricity, Click Energy or Budget Energy ...
The Northern Ireland Joint Electricity Authority was established in 1967 under the provisions of the Electricity (Supply) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (c. 11 (N.I.)). The authority had wider powers to supervise and control generation, transmission and the preparation of generating plant programmes.
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB; Irish: Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais) is a state owned (95%; the rest are owned by employees) electricity company based in Ireland with operations worldwide. While historically a monopoly, the ESB now operates as a commercial semi-state concern in a "liberalised" and competitive market.
EirGrid plc is the state-owned electric power transmission operator in Ireland. It is a public limited company registered under the Companies Acts; its shares are held by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. It is one of a number of Irish state-sponsored bodies and is regulated by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.
Poolbeg Generating Station, a fossil gas power station owned by the semi-state electricity company, the ESB Group. Ireland is a net energy importer. Ireland's import dependency decreased to 85% in 2014 (from 89% in 2013). The cost of all energy imports to Ireland was approximately €5.7 billion, down from €6.5 billion (revised) in 2013 due mainly to falling oil and, to a lesser extent, gas ...
The electricity grid throughout the island of Ireland is operated as a single system, with separate control centers in Dublin and Belfast. Northern Ireland's electrical grid is connected to that of the Republic of Ireland by three cross-border interconnectors.
Energia was founded in 1999 and became the first independent supplier in Northern Ireland. Within a year it had entered the Irish business electricity market. By 2003, Energia had established itself as Ireland's leading independent energy business supplying over 30% of large industrial electricity requirements.
Pages in category "Electric power companies of Northern Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.