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

This is something I'm confused with as well,

Also had a peek at the Electric Ireland website and found this ominous message, we can expect an announcement later today I think

Updating the prices on the site is trivial. You wouldn't need to take the site down to do this. I don't think its indicative of an announcement, just the site taken down for maintenance.

Obviously, my opinion could age like milk.

I spoke with Flogas saying I didn't receive the link. They confirmed my email address and put me on hold. Came back and said new link will be sent out next week and they will honour the current rates after the 31st March until the new link is sent out

Then let's hope there'll never be a link :)

why wait after contract has ended to send a new plan ! Sounds dodgy but fingers crossed if everyone gets them.

that email is going to go only if u have a valid BWG email is my guess

Is the Energia Axa link still available? Had it open in browser before, can't locate now. Found it

https://www.energia.ie/exclusive-axa-promotion-offer

Update: - Phone call yesterday from Energia. They have now received notification I am leaving. They wanted to point out I have a 14 day cooling off period with my new supplier and can still stay with them. In return they will give me the 32% discount and a cash back of €100. I declined, they could have had me with the 32 a week ago, but choose to mess around. This morning I got an email from them offering me a smart plug, smart light and smart light strip as well.

(As this is the second time this has happened, I might exclude Energia from my annual tender request in future)😁

I understand where you are coming from but the thing with these utility companies, it is a game of sort for them. As long as you prepare your mindset from the perspective that it is purely transactional and leave out the emotion, you'll be fine. At the end of the day, we all just want the best value. If they are now offering you the best rates for your situation (and end up costing them more money to retain you than if they had just given to you in the first place), I'd say take it as a win.

You won't have much suppliers left if you keep ruling them out permanently each time this happens (which it will eventually with the one you are with)

that makes no sense to me, it’s all a game of cat and mouse and threatening to leave and them coming back to retain you is all part of the game, once you get a better price that’s the bottom line

Standing charge on that plan is €236.62

You might want to get that in writing, as it directly contradicts what they said in their contractually obligated end-of-contract notice sent out last month, where they notified everyone of their post-contract reversion to Flogas' standard rates - a 29% increase to 10.49 c/kWh, if you're on the 8.13c/kWh tariff btw.

Even though they didn't actually bother to include the actual standard rates themselves (at least not on the one I received), just an increased EAB amount (from €1166.38 to €1508.59); which I thought was particularly underhanded, considering the whole point of that letter was supposedly to inform people of the actual tariff they'll be paying once the contract ends, but then not even including the specific pertinent information in the letter. What a joke!

Tbh, I don't for a minute believe they're sending out any such mails or we'd already have them. We should have had them two weeks ago, in reality, if they were ever actually coming.

Who doesn't send a new contract offer for existing customers out until the previous contract lapses, in a market where the only real value to be gained is by moving for discounted rates?

It makes absolutely no sense.

No they did not…may be on Monday😉

I had an interesting phone call out of the blue from Greyhound now getting into the market with a joint supplier to bring some deals for their clients and will be getting a letter next week.

Currently on the BWG deal and have been watching the thread with interest!

Currently its looking like the AXA deal is the way to go alright, according to Energypal it would be even cheaper for me to go on the smart tariff but Im still nervous of that step, so I think I'll be moving Tuesday like the rest of us BWG refugees!!😂