Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

anyone faced this issue before with EI. my contract is until aug on standard plan. im getting an ev this month. so if I want to switch to their SST smart plan they wouldn't let me. they can only offer their costliest night boost plan but not the cheapest to their existing customer?

They have a 2 hour window for the ev rate, will that be enough for you? I switched to BG and they gave 50 credit which will nullify the charge to break contract from Electric Ireland.

thanks im on standard 23 cents 24hr plan. its good enough but not worth it night charging ev. im have 6months remaining on contract.

It only goes up by a few cents for the units above the threshold.

Hi all, does anyone know when I can switch provider without incurring a penalty charge. My Bord Gáis deal runs out in March and it looks like energia is the best one for me from energy pal. I don’t think I can specify a future date when I want to switch.

It’s odd seeing as the energia plan doesn’t seem to have an EV part but I guess overall it works out cheaper, the energia plan is Smart Data & 33% Discount and the night rate is 13.49 cents.

my flogas BWG deal is up end of March, nothing as good currently available, Energy pal suggests that the energia smart data 33% discount plan will end up with a similar annual bill due to the lower standing charge.

Anything i am missing?

Interesting the section where it tells you what size battery you could use, looks like it needs to be 25kwh+

That's pretty much the same as the Flogas BWG offer from last year.

Good to see a viable option for anyone coming off that plan. Are the rates fixed though?

I'd grab it. Seems extremely competitive.

Slight o topic. I have solar and a battery, I'm currently on the electric Ireland 24 hr rate.

Should I change to the night rate to make better use of the battery and draw from the cheap night rates?

No, rates are variable and discount is fixed. Hence the Affinity Flogas fixed rate was far more attractive this time last year. If nothing better turns up in the next few weeks, it’s probably as good as it gets even though it has a hefty standing charge too.

Have you got a smart meter? If you have, the Energia smart plan is very competitive, not the EV plan the SC and unit rates are too high on that one. The Energia rates are 25/26/13c for day/ peak/night with 250 SC urban I don't know how much the rural rate is.

Anyone found a plan with a nice long night time range? I'm on Energia's Smart EV plan, the night rate is from 2am to 6am but it's never enough for charging 2 cars (drive a lot) and a heat pump so invariably we eat into the day rates at 40c ish

Energypal.ie has Energia Smart Data + €75 cash back as the best tariff for me. My flogas bwg contract is up at the end of March so will hang on until it expires before moving and pocket the full €75 welcome offer.

I love the battery tab at the bottom. The person who set this site up deserves more than just a coffee.

Every home/EV setup/needs, is completly different, what works for someone, won’t work for someone else,

You need a decent sized battery, and average to below average daily EV mileage, for the Energia Smart EV Drive plan to work, it has the longest sub 8 cent night rate on the market, 4 hours @ 7.54 c inc vat, and rising up to 8.67 c inc vat for the excess above1000 units in 2 month billing period.

I looked at Pinergy’s 3 hour window, but that would not work for us, albeit cheaper @ 5.45 cent, and EI’s 2 hour night boost window is totally unworkable for all but very low mileage, single EV households, and it is 8.84 c inc vat.

We’re lucky, our EV mileage is lowish, but we manage fine with 3 EV’s exclusively charging on the 4 hour Energia window, + timed: battery charging, heat pump water heating, washing machine, dishwasher, 4 hours is just enough for us, 3 hours is not.

I see Energia now have a “EV Smart Drive plus” tarriff,:

The 4 hours 2 am to 6am @ 8.31 cent inc vat, limited to 1000 units per 2 month billing cycle, then that rises to 15.62 for the excess above 1000 units, but also has a 5 hour night rate (11pm to 2 am & 6am to 8 am)of 18.54 c inc vat. Wouldn’t work for me, but might for others.

Which ones?