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

I emailed energia and they set me up on 24hr smart meter tariff paying 32.94c including vat. Looked around and that was best deal for me after loosing my 30% electric ireland discount

Just off phone with Energia. Electricity contract is up in November, and I was out of contract on Gas.

I'm on a smart meter D/N/P as it is. So they were offering me an additional 12% discount to stay in contract for 1 year or 14% for 2 years. I pushed him about that being the best additional discount he could give, as I was hearing SSE door-door people were offering better rates, and then people that had switched that were with Energia were being offered an additional discount not to switch, and I didn't want to go through that rigmarole 😀

I wasn't interested in a two year contract for just an additional 2%, So he upped the additional discount to 15% for 1 year contract.

Electricity (inc VAT):

Day: 34.57c

Peak: 36.23c

Night: 18.51c

Annual Standing charge 236.62

GAS (inc VAT)

For the Gas, he also applied the 15% discount to, for 1 year contract, and back dated it for me. The rate is working out at 10.07c

Annual Standing charge 141.60

So I'm reasonably happy with that for now, as Energia have the better standing charges I believe.

If things drop further or better options appear in the new year, I wont be worried about breaking contract if it makes sense.

Same, just got mine yesterday after signing up to BWG rate on 23rd of August

I rang Bord Gais to confirm they had manually changed the renewal discount from 15% to the previously offered 33% as agreed, was told it's been done.

I rang BG last Friday and was 1st in queue, talking to a foreign girl, Indian maybe, I asked about the 33% deal that was on account for renewal, the fact it had decreased to 15%. I said I'd have renewed at 33% but got sidetracked with domestic issues. She couldn't do anything. I received a call yesterday from BG, explained situation again, told me he'd speak to his supervisor and get back before week out, rang back this morning, said it'll go through at 15 and manually change to 33% after, for a unit rate of 27c odd from 9/11. Contact up 21/10.

Not a big deal so long as their margin isn't creeping up...

What’s the best rates for electric and gas today as a new sign up? I got a new house and need to sign up asap

Also, I remember someone on here posting some link of an employee only rate for some company that was actually available for everyone, where the hell was that again :D

Use bonkers - it’s not a one size fits all sadly

the special offer for staff members is long gone

Did you get the offer from them in writing ? I wouldn’t believe anything they say in a verbal agreement

Trying to compare plans and have a quick question. In my smart data where I am trying to work out what I use on peak rate between 5 and 7, should I be looking at 17:30, 18:00, 18:30 and 19:00? My thinking is the time is the measurement time and it is for the previous 30 mins.

Thanks ! Energia looks the best at the moment?

EI not willing to offer anything decent to stay with them

Not until the day afaik, was onto a sales agent Friday and they said I’d have to call back on contract end date, not sure if online through a third party is any different.

Did you check Bonkers and Switcher as Energia not come up in the results for plans?

Which energia plan did you go for?

Yes, but also direct with the suppliers, over the phone to ask for best rate.

Smart 24h with 15% discount as someone else posted a few days ago. I live in an apartment so running appliances at night isn't an option.

When I rang them they gave me 15%.