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Electricity supplier

  • 15-01-2020 10:50am
    #1
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Can anyone recommend an electricity supplier that offers the best value for a day/night meter?


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  • #2
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,725 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    bonkers.ie


  • #3
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    unkel wrote: »
    bonkers.ie


    Is switcher.ie any better or all the one?


  • #4
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    Glowpower and Iberdrola seem to be the best options, never heard of these. Anyone ever use them?


  • #5
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,768 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    Haven't used them but glow power seem to be coming in with being the cheapest,

    Energia are in the ball park too being 100% renewable, the unit rates are low but standing charge is relatively high.


    Do you know what you are using for the year and your day/night split?


  • #6
    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    I heard Iberdrola are difficult if you need customer service, but fine if you don't.
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


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  • #7
    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 64,725 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Also take into account cash back offers. You need to know your consumption (and day / night split) and you'll need to do a break even analysis to see if this is the better option for you. The analysis will tell you a maximum yearly consumption under which a certain cash back offer will save you more than a lower rate offer


  • #8
    tom_tarbucket
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,083 ✭✭✭tom_tarbucket


    graememk wrote: »
    Haven't used them but glow power seem to be coming in with being the cheapest,

    Energia are in the ball park too being 100% renewable, the unit rates are low but standing charge is relatively high.


    Do you know what you are using for the year and your day/night split?

    Bill averages out at 200 Euro every 2 months.
    The usage of day/night is roughly 50/50.


  • #9
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,768 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    tom_tarbucket wrote: »
    Bill averages out at 200 Euro every 2 months.
    The usage of day/night is roughly 50/50.

    4200 kWh is the normal yearly Irish household use, I'm in the process of switching too and trying to pick a new supplier, Still currently on a 24 hr meter myself but my car isn't due to come until March/April so i still have time to get that sorted!

    I done up a spreadsheet to maybe make things clearer for myself and trying to calculate what the car would use on top of normal use.

    Heres a link to the google sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TV68HDBMqcjtVBspxoV3GOhJDQkLlfBkX5Hb8_LxnHs/

    the unit rates and standing charge are inputted manually and I've only done some of the 24 hr rates as an example. Anything in green at the top is user changeable and the rest should be calculated.

    Standing charge is for a Rural connection, so you may have to change that to what yours is. - Prices are as accurate to a couple of weeks ago.

    Take a copy and edit it as you see fit.


  • #10
    gomamochi1
    Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭gomamochi1


    Apologies for dropping into this thread- we have day / night meter with Energia signed up for EV plan .25c day rate and .07c night rate.

    Seems very high most recent bill below- 377e for 2 months Dec /Jan 2022

    Last bill was 203 for usage Oct/ nov 2021 ie charging EV leaf 30kw most nights, tumble dryer maybe 4/7, dishwasher 7/7:

    Day 26293 CU 26655 E 362

    Night 13004 CU 14002 E 998

    Dec/Jan 2022:

    Day 26655 E 27602 CU 947

    Night 14002 E 15838 CU 1836 


    Standing Charge 66 days at €0.94 per day €62.04

    Day 947 Units at €0.2589 per Unit €245.18

    Night 1,836 Units at €0.0745 per Unit €136.78

    Your discount for this period €118.41CR

    Public Service Obligation Levy - 2 months at €4.30 €8.60

    Sub Total before VAT €334.19

    VAT on €334.19 at 13.5% €45.11

    PSO Levy Credit Adjustment €1.41CR VAT on €-1.41 at 13.5% €0.19CR

    Total transactions for this period €377.70

    Any advice welcome for alternative suppliers or plans though this one has 31% discount.



  • #11
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 5,768 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118634508#Comment_118634508

    Your October/Nov bill was estimated, so that was likely on the low side. That is what is probably making it higher for this bill.

    Your discounted unit rates aren't actually 25&7 it's more like 17.5+vat for the day rate as your discount works out at about 31%



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