Gas price to rise by 39% and Electric by 27% in April.

Far too sensible a proposition for the crazed, neurotic anti science Irish NIMBY lobby

That’s what happens when a country constantly gets pushed into a certain direction by the political left. Total economic illiteracy. Same as 2015.

I’m German and will never return. Actually sadistically enjoying people paying up to €1 per kWh on “basic tariffs” when their provider defaults.

hahaha, irish governments have been predominantly more conservative, since the state was founded, and still is!

i also think we are already exporting energy, now is the time to rapidly build our wind network, financially, it makes sense now, but serious investment is needed to do so

The time has possibly passed alright for new reactors but the existing ones should be maintained and developed/upgraded rather than hysterical rush to shut down to pander to equally hysterical lobby groups. The French don’t appear to be dropping them anytime soon.

Just being honest, and I have nothing really to massively contribute to this conversation, but with the next price increase I am fucked.

Single dad, paying all my own bills + money for the kids (no problem with that) but I've been on the line for a long time. This is just too much. I got my April bills in and I am clueless as to how I can pay them. And since when did they start charging for Gas and Electricity on the same month?

Sorry to hear that and as people have said already the standing charge rip off is getting a whopping increase as well so even if you try reduce use they still have us.

I try save in little ways, for example I shower at the gym as much as i can. Get out of the house as much as I can.

I think it’s coming off the back of a stagnation period in salaries too- my own at least was frozen during Covid and with a modest increase (less than inflation) this year that is 50% gobbled up in taxes etc.

Most of us are becoming much less well off. Someone is creaming it off somewhere - the rip off that is the Irish exchequer is well known but the energy companies must be too. Appreciate a lot of it goes abroad but with 40% of Irish electricity wind generated now it’s time to ask serous questions.

Nice work if you can get it… “BP’s Irish boss sees pay more than double to £4.4m”

https://www.independent.ie/business/bps-irish-boss-sees-pay-more-than-double-to-44m-41463682.html

I can see a lot having to pay bills by instalments that they might have paid in one go previously and availing of the level pay type options that some utility providers offer. The likes of the €200 credit due in April will hopefully take some of the pressure off people but I fear with the other inflationary pressures it may only be a drop in the ocean.

Would it be a good move to drop Oil and move to Gas for heating?

I don’t have one because the new building is classed as an extension. It’s linked to an older building by a corridor.

I am fecking raging I didn't spend the extra to get a back boiler stove when I was doing up the house.

Our household energy needs are costing a lot recently and seeing them due to go up more has lead to us redoing the household budget, definitely cutting back on discretionary spending and focusing on sticking more to a list with the weekly household shop. I'm not sure I can support the sanctions against Russia anymore since it risks having a severe impact on our quality of life via cost of living soaring - given the severe financial impact to us in the West by supporting sanctions against Russia, it almost seems madness how we are letting a localised conflict in eastern Ukraine bother us so much.