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

Is this a good deal? One big switch.. Going from panda..

i am with electric ireland for electricity only. using non smart meter and national average both switcher and bonkers now only show prepay power or electric ireland as plans that can be switched to?

Anybody confirm that the market has narrowed this much

SSE: 44.26, 13

Energia: 44.44, 13.58

BG: 44.21, 13.4

EI: 39.7, 13.46

FloGas, 57.13, 19.65

[Elec, Gas]

I think they are all the unit prices when they go up in October. The 33% off is easily the best deal on the market (for me) at the moment.

the rates that are not available for signup, how do you get these if they are not available. I dont even see them on the providers site. Bord gais website are still displaying rates it says are from March this year.

Never mind the T&C for BG still show march of 2022 for the rates being correct as of... but I understand your point, do your own switch after finding a plan on bonkers or similar.

The rates not available to sign up means through bonkers. You are not able to sign up for them through bonkers. You can sign up directly on the energy providers site however.

The 33% for BG is through one big switch.

Did I read somewhere that an up coming report was to recommend that utilities were to make their cheapest tariff available to all customers not just the switchers/ new customers or bolchy ones like ourselves that chase best rates.

Might be stupid here, but wouldn't it just be 33% of the October tariff that's on Bord Gais site for the price rise?

It reads to me as 33% off the standard rate. If it goes up, or down, it's still 33% of the prevailing rate.

Recoverable!

Is this in their terms and conditions? I've had a look for it a couple of times but haven't come across it.

I’ll have to fish out the original email from them but from the basic terms on the website I believe it would be covered under “…The Offer can only be redeemed following the successful payment of your first bill and provided the Customer continues to be supplied by SSE Airtricity.”

Thanks for looking into it. I would be of the view that as it doesn't expressly mention clawing back the cash they would be on shaky ground legally. Maybe one for the small claims court! I asked $$E recently to add my wife's name to the account. They told me they would have no issue doing this but it would mean paying a €50 breakage fee as it they would need to cancel the existing account and set up a new one. After telling the agent how off the wall this was I went on to ask him what would happen if I left for a new provider. To which he answered that I would only be liable for the € 50 break fee.

In contrast here is €lectric Ireland's wording. Which seems a lot more explicit than $$E.

• If you receive a Switching Bonus and cease to take electricity and/or gas from Electric Ireland before the end of price plan contract term, Electric Ireland reserves the right to cancel the Switching Bonus and debit your account with an amount up to the value of the Switching Bonus.

Customer offers Terms and Conditions | Electric Ireland

Did anyone switch providers while the last government credit was still applied to their account? I have to wait till mid-December before I'm out of contract so it's likely that the account will be in credit at that stage (depending on what way they spread out paying the 600 obviously). I'm just wondering if it'll turn into some total drama if I try to move, or will it just be treated as any sort of credit and refunded to me.