Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

Indeed. Also a possible way to get a smart meter installed quickly if you're looking for one.

How did you get the 38% as an existing customer. They are refusing to give to me, max they are offering is 29% discount. Did you have to instigate a move to another provider.

I'm out of contract too. Switched to SSE. Then a fella from Energia called to offer their best rate.

SSE - fixed 12 months:
Day - 24.05c
Night - 14.91c
Standing charge - €309.57

Energia after the call - variable 12 months:
Day - 27.50c
Night - 12.5c
Standing charge - €298.39
+ €50 cashback

I'm doing 50% night and 50% day so the new Energia comes to the same amount per year given the cashback. With the bonus of a lower night rate that comes in handy.

My Energia Smart Drive plan is coming to an end shortly, rate of 33.86c and 2-6am of 7.54c. I have 60% of my useage on the cheaper rate.

I was looking at the BG EV New Elec plan as an alternative:

The night rate is cheaper although an hour shorter but I reckon I could move the majority of my usage into the shorter window.

Although the BG Standing Charge is €100 more expensive and the Microgeneration rate paid by BG would leave me about another €150 short, from looking at my useage I think the cheaper rates during the day will more than make up the difference.

Yes above prices include VAT.

I have air to water so during the winter we would see a significant saving due to the cheaper day rate.

With 90% usage in the EV window obviously the savings might not be as much

Looks like dynamic tariffs will be with us next year.

https://www.cru.ie/publications/28339/

I just renewed with Energia with the 38%, hopefully unit rates drop at some point in the coming months.

I had an interesting call with Energia (im up for renewal and started the switch to EI).

Energia tell me that they wont renew on MCC02 anymore unless you want standard rates.

If you want a discount you have to go to MCC12 (smart plan). Its still a d/n rate(no peak) they quoted me (27.5/13.2 inc vat and discount for rural)

He reckoned all the providers were now being told this was mandatory recently.

Anyone else get that spiel from energia or other provider?

Yep, I got the exact same last week. Switched to EI and didn't get any retention call from Energia. So I rang them again myself - still no budging and all they could offer was the smart plan. Might try again before the 14 days are up.

when was that?

He said this was a recent directive to offer no more MCC02 renewals unless you don’t have a smart meter.

I'll be doing this dance with them next week. It will be interesting as my smart meter is in apartment basement and can't connect to ESB Networks (it is CTF 01) – so they'll have no choice but to keep me on MCC02?

What will the rates be from the 6th?

Rates remain the same

Just rang Electric Ireland (tied into a contract until Feb '25).

I currently pay €0.3287 minus a 18% discount = €0.2629. I have solar being installed in mid Oct including a 10kWh battery.

From Nov 1st, their night rate with a smart meter is as follows...

€0.34c 8am-11pm

€0.1693 11-8am

€0.9c 2-4am 

Includes 5.5% discount but I lose my current 18% if I switch but there is an electric car to be charged every week or so.

They will buy back excess energy from the solar for €0.21c per unit if I switch.

Anything I'm missing?!

Thanks for the reply.

I do a lot in the 4 hour window that is available at the cheaper rate, charge a hybrid car, fill a 5kw solar battery, run the immersion, dishwasher and washing machine. Dont think I could do all of that in the 3 hour window as the car alone has a 12kw battery and I can only get about 3kw an hour into that.