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

You got a lucky escape. Who are you with now and what unit rate and standing charge are you going to be paying from tomorrow? Have you had any offers from your provider?

I thought Flogas standing charge was lower than that?

Sorry, so many subsets. Making out a table of rates here, to make a choice for my situation. Urban, dual standing charge with a good night rate looks best. We have a small solar array and no battery, 2 EVs using about 800 units/month. Charge EVs by night, and FIT will be fairly near night rate. Have dinner cooked by 5 o'clock if we're getting really miserable. Looks the best option for us.

With a properly working smart meter that shouldn't be the case, maybe the meter doesn't have a good connection to the mobile network and isn't providing figures, who knows? If the poster has a look at the bill next time they're home they might find the answer.

So you didn’t check your contract end date ? Or did flo gas tell you lies ?

Did you go with the Energia ev plan? How long do you wait before the 2 to 6 cheap rate kicks in?

Have you not been getting the EV rate since you switched?

This too? If one switches to this plan, is there some kind of delay before the EV rate becomes available?

With your current meter, you can opt for a Standard 24 hour rate (assuming its unactivated which that appears to be the case), a Smart 24 hour rate or a Time of Use tariff which would be similar to D/N but with a higher unit rate between 5-7. Both "smart" plans activate the meter meaning you cannot switch back to a standard tariff.

You would need to get a different smart meter installed to get a D/N rate. It appears that no company will facilitate that.

You're not "banned" but it would be pretty difficult to switch across to a standard D/N plan.

Smart meter changed for another smart meter?

Sorry to hear this. It is worth noting that suppliers are contacting customers up to 6 weeks in advance of contracts expiring advising them about renewal deals etc. A lot of commentators in the media are making a lot of noise and imploring people to switch providers annually which is great in one way. What they don't appear to be telling people as loudly is that most providers will impose penalties for leaving early and will attempt to claw back welcome credit on top of breakage fees.

The wording is quite weak on the CRU website when it mentions breaking a contract.

• if you are on a fixed-term contract, find out when the contract ends. There are no charges when switching to a new supplier. But there may be a charge if you break a fixed-term contract.

Switch energy supplier | CRU.ie

I think there is a difference. You were going from old style 24 hour meter to old style D/N meter.

The poster asking wants to go from Smart 24 hour meter to Smart D/N meter. I have not seen anyone successfully make that switch. Ultimately, I don't know tho, its a guess you wouldn't be allowed change that type.

Ah apologies, I'm wrong then!

I wouldn't say it's a no brainer since there's no going back once activated and it costs nothing to move to SSE and keeps your options open should the smart rate revert to being a total ripoff as they have been.

EI offering €150 cashback with 'EnergySaver Electricity 14%' via bonkers. Good deal for low usage peeps