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

My SSE plan expired yesterdday. Offering me online the same 10% rate new duel fuel customers get but no €300 cashback.

Anyone been able to get a better renewal offer by ringing or will they contact me now I'm out of contract?

There is a smart day night with 29% discount so 8c gas approx 26 day / 28 peak / 14 cent night rate electric.

As usual depends on what you use, 11,000kWh gas and only 2,000kWh electricity for me. Needless to say gas is more important than leccie here.

Hi,

Similar to others will be changing supplier in Oct for Electricity from BG as the discount offered is 24% and €50 credit. Am I correct that the switching sites are not including the €101 extra charges allowed by our "great" regulator from Nov 1st which can be added to the current standing charges which the ESB are absorbing for now?

There are slight differences in the standing charges currently but an increase on approx €100 euro from Nov1st is substantial.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/09/05/electric-ireland-announces-fresh-price-cuts-and-will-absorb-higher-standing-charges/

Haven't been on this thread in around a year and around 3k posts since but will go back through a few pages at some stage this week.

Just looking for some advise with contract up on 27 September with Electric Ireland 18% discount dual fuel. On standard 24 hour meter urban.

Current Rates Gas 9.84 incl VAT Standing Charge 155.98 incl VAT Electricity 29.39 incl VAT Standing Charge 250.77 incl VAT

Been offered to renew 8.64 incl VAT gas and 25.80 incl VAT Electricity and from 01st Nov goes to 8.38 incl VAT and 25.02 incl VAT.

Usage for year is 5,415 units with gas and 3,744 with electricity.

I looked on bonkers and seems Flo Gas Team Ireland with 300 cashback is my best option.

Does anyone have any options and advise on this and would you think other companies might reduce prices shortly?

Thanks

My BG plan (Smart EV plan) expires Oct 4th. Best offer on BG web site to renew is shown below plus a €50 bonus. Based on energypal.ie and actual usage there are def better plans for me (BG new customer offers, electric Ireland home electric plus or SSE smart fixed rates). I will keep checking the BG web site…

If I remain with BG is an additional 5% loyalty bonus off electricity and gas, as I’ve hit 12 mos., an additional bonus or factored already into the 25% and 19%?

Do you usually wait till after your contract expires to switch, with a new plan date retroactive back to the day your previous contract ended?

25% Discount

on our standard gas prices

19% Discount

on our standard electricity prices

GasUnit rates11.17 8.38 cent per kWhAnnual Standing Charge€131.69Carbon Tax€0.01013/kWhElectricityUrban Day units (8am to 11pm excl. Peak)36.53 29.59 cent per kWhUrban Peak units (5pm to 7pm)50.94 41.26 cent per kWhUrban Night units (11pm to 8am)27.54 22.31 cent per kWhUrban EV units (2am to 5am)9.31 7.54 cent per kWhAnnual Standing Charge€325.52

Hey thanks a lot for this, I used your post as leverage to get from an 18% existing customer discount, to a 29% discount! They said it's the best they can do for existing customers. This was going to a smart plan which would mean I'd never be able to return to a legacy plan. I queried any legacy plans and they had one offering a 30% discount, but it was slightly higher rates on electricity so 30% worked out slightly more expensive!

Smart 29% discount:
E: 25.47 (can't remember exactly but around that)
G: 0.799

Legacy 30% discount:
E: 26.66
G: 7.88


I actually figured out after the call, that the cent saving of the E Smart rate will work out cheaper overall based on usage, but I had read posts here of great hesitation to switching to a smart plan and not being able to switch back so got scared and just agreed to the more expensive legacy plan.

Any issues with signing up in a partners name to get the new customer discount as I'm coming up on 12 months now ?

Who did you switch to? What rates are you getting from them?

Well I can't guarantee you won't have a problem, but yes that's all you need to do. You normally have a 14 day cooling off period so should be fine

I did send them an email saying they should have just offered the discount before my contract is up, not that it would do much

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Give it a try the worst that can happen is they'll tell you to take a hike, be fantastic if it worked. I'd get the missus to sign up in her maiden name next year. Let us know how you get on.

I did that with electric Ireland. Applied online in my wife's name switching from my name. Same surname and it went through no issues.

e50 and e50 is my understanding