The Quarterly Retail Energy Market Monitoring (QREMM) Report for Q2 2025 is the latest in a series of Utility Regulator reports that provide a range of information about the retail energy market in Northern Ireland.
The QREMM report presents data that we collect as part of the Retail Energy Market Monitoring (REMM) framework. REMM requires network companies and suppliers to submit data on a range of indicators to enhance our transparency around market behaviours and regulatory compliance. We use the information outlined in the report to review the progress and impact of supply competition; build knowledge for regulatory decisions; allow other interested stakeholders to understand more readily the activity within our energy markets; and to help promote the interests of consumers.
Highlights from the Q2 2025 report include:
Overall electricity switching activity in Q2 2025 decreased from the previous quarter. Domestic customers continue to engage in the market with over 20,200 domestic switches completed during Q2 2025, a switching rate of 2.4% (a decrease from 2.6% in Q1 2025). The Industrial and Commercial (I&C) sector saw an increase in electricity switching, with a rate of 2.0% in Q2 2025 compared with 1.5% in Q1 2025.
In the gas sector, domestic switching in the Greater Belfast area saw c277 switches completed during Q2 2025 (a decrease from c442 in Q1 2025). I&C switching in Northern Ireland saw an increase in switching activity from 0.6% in Q1 2025 to 0.8% in Q2 2025.
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