Switching electric/gas providers (see first post for links)

You're correct. Don't know what I was looking at earlier. There is a €150 welcome bonus also.

Submit a meter reading on your account and you will get a bill (or at least I always have). My last bill with EI was very late July. The previous was April but the €200 subsidy was applied there and I think may have been the reason for such a big break.

Do all providers need direct debits on your bank account? Don't fancy a giant bill wiping out all my savings. I'm with electric Ireland at the minute and pay in the post office when I get a bill. Prefer to have that control.

I might be wrong but I think it is an EI condition to pay by direct debit & to use online billing in order to get the 5.5% discount.

Want to get this straight, so ESB Networks are finding homeowners leaving a note on their meter not to install a smart meter? Im keen to avoid them too at least while the tarriffs are so high so dont want it forced upon me. Is there a specific email address to ESB Networks to ensure one doesnt get installed?

Hi guys,

A lot can change in a week!!!

This is the way it looks to me today.

Now that Panda has confirmed they are leaving the electricity & gas markets their customers have until 28th Sept to switch to a supplier of their choice. After that date customers will automatically switch to Electric Ireland for electricity & Bord Gais for gas.

Is there a calculator online to compare usage on a smart tariff compared to standard 24 hour tariff?

As in, I input what my usage was & it tells me that the cost would be if I switched to the smart tariff (with the sat/sun free) ?

That jump is insane, a little over €1,000 for signing up this week as opposed to last week. My contract isn't up until the end of October. I'm starting to wonder did I miss a trick in paying the €100 exit fee and locking in the big discounts. I'm holding out hope that the providers removing the discounts until they see what the budget is and what the EU do.

Some crazy trends at the moment. Most suppliers seem to be phasing out discounts. For electric only Bord Gais is dearer than 2 of the prepay energy companies. Look's like suppliers don't want new customers at the moment as the savings for moving are decreasing. The talk of windfall taxes has driven supplier prices up as they have moved to protect their existing margins. I'm not sure Robin Hood economics is going to help the consumers and ultimately may make the EU unattractive to multi nationals. What happens when a member state moves to put windfall taxes on other sectors will it frighten away pharma, IT companies etc?

Yes as of Yesterday.

Check their website directly rather than bonkers or on here.

We went for the 34% discount green standard meter with BG. Hey! We are green and obscene. 🤣 Partner wanted green. We can tell our kids we did our best to save the planet for future generations even if Bill Gates and family fly private jet. 🤣🤣

Also, haven't an EV or night or smart meter so other options limited or complicated right now.

Hard enough for us to just switch provides. SSE airtricity didn't value our long commitment to them 🤣 and their green energy. Only offered 15% discount.

Will see how things turn out over the next year re EVs smart meters etc etc meanwhile ESB making big profits.

Denis O Brien and friends will send us all a postcard at Christmas time from Barbados saying "having a great time, glad you're not here".

Is that from midnight to midnight? Also how do they monitor your free day? Do you have to submit readings twice a week?