Electricity Bills skyrocketed

Some old mechanical meters had very worn springs and massively under-read. Most cases of people seeing a huge increase in unit usage since going to a smart meter are down to this.

Now, are you seeing an increase in unit usage or just in cost?

Have you changed plans within the last year? You really do need to change annually.

If it is in units; faulty meters do exist but its more likely the old one was faulty. Turn everything off and see if the meter stops pulsing, then turn on something with a known medium/high draw to see if its pulsing at the expected rate.

ignore the cost.
what is your usage in kWh ?

How was last August compared to this August ?

was last August estimated and if so when was the next reading taking ?

I presume your smart meter isn't activated for smart plans? Sounds like the meter needs calibration

CRU are introducing charge of €102pa from 02 November. It is up to suppliers to pass it on in customer bills. EI said they would not. He is just telling customers to shop around and switch. No need to activate Smart

we got our heat pump serviced this year and I think it’s a really good thing to do every couple of years. Just to ensure there’s no issue from that.

Something you plug in with a display on it isn't much use with a fixed kitchen appliance as the socket is usually hidden in behind it.

Hi, not sure if this is the correct forum, but it’s the nearest I could find to answer my question. I am in contract with a company on a dual fuel tariff, electricity is on now what is called a legacy rate, ie not a smart plan. I was offered a good deal by a competitor who called to the door, they also refund the cancellation charge from my current provider. Interesting they said to stay on my “legacy” electricity plan. I was called today my my current provider who offered a better rate, along with a €100 credit and a free boiler service. However I had to sign to a smart tariff plan. I have asked my friends, googled and cannot find anyone who has taken the smart tariff. I am reluctant to do so, as once gone from the legacy plan, can never go back. Any advice welcome

So wrong, on 6.5c per Kw night rate now (more than half my usage is at night) thanks to guy who called to my door.

My work is with prepay (my personally don't like it but that's just me ) and the boss got the units down from 51 cent a unit to 28 cent so where already noticing the difference, I personally also think not everyone should get the energy credits for example people on well paid jobs etc , shop around if your contract is coming to an end you never know ....

You need to check your last years of bills and see how many of the previous ones have "e" readings. Smart meters can end up with no signal and not report back.

90 would be a very very low two monthly bill and I suspect you may have been on a far too low estimate reading for years.

Thank you both very much, I have storage heaters,2 of them in use, I turned them on 6 weeks ago been off since last april, I don't use TV, have electric shower, don't really use electric cooker. Charge phone but I can't thunk what otherappliances could be causing a problem. Buy I will check the previous bills to see how many have been estimated.

Storage heaters but you seem to be on a 24 hour tariff? no night rate discount or smart tarriff? 😯

Storage heaters are bad enough at the best of times but running them on full rate electricity is nuts.

Looks like you're with Electric Ireland, give them a call. Try arguing that if you'd been billed properly you would have realised this mistake well before now and switched. Really they should have asked you when you signed up whether you had storage heaters, just mho rather than an obligation on their part but signing people with storage heaters onto a 24 hour tariff is just wrong.