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

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Ardrageen




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Simi


    There's so many errors it's impossible to determine what rates you're actually signing up for?

    E.g. when you click through to the terms and conditions the standing charges are far higher than on the front page.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭pacman114


    Thanks for that. Looks like the 24hr dual fuel is only available as a smart plan? 23.44c per unit inc VAT for electricity too which is not bad!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    cowboys activated my smart meter…the 24.9 electricity rate is for smart plan



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    is the smart plan worth activating ? i like the day night although our usage is low but no harm in activating if price is good



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭xboxdad


    I just renewed my dual fuel contract yesterday on the basis of a day/night meter. So I got 26.49c day, 13.35c night, €331.33 standing charge.

    I actually got a smart meter installed last week, but it's not showing as a smart meter on anybody's system for 30 days.

    I hope I can get transferred to those cheaper plans. Even the non-smart plan with a smart meter is cheaper than what I got. (especially the standing charge)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    can this plan be used on existing smart meter without activating smart features?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Looks like no standard 24hr electricity rates or plans…only smart plans for 24 hr !!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭pacman114


    Yup looks to be the case, have a smart meter but it's unactivated. Will probably activate to get the better plan…any downsides?! It will eventually happen i'm sure



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Simi


    Can't really tell what's on offer for unactivated smart meters. There's a night rate under the 24hr? So 24.03c day 13.35c night and a much lower standing charge would make it better value than the activated smart plan offerings, but I'm assuming you can't get the night rate without a day/night variant smart meter?

    There's so many typos when you click through on each offer it's hard to know what you're signing up for



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,226 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    just renewed my contract for 18 motths, the woman said the standing charge is wrong on the listing for me and it’s €70 more because I’m on a smart meter 🤷‍♂️

    I’ve got day peak and night contract again, I saw the 24hr plan for smart but I wasn’t too sure about that, I’m a very low user

    2 emerald park tickets is a nice bonus

    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bonjurkes




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,226 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bonjurkes


    wait isn’t that too high? If you are on urban rate of course.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    fails as it asks for night meter reading on sign up



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭donnacha


    That was easier than I expected, no wait time at all. Got the two tickets for Emerald park also - rates below include VAT.

    GAS 18mth Fixed BWG

    Gas Unit Rate

    7.903

    Standing Charge

    151.18

    ELEC 18mth Fixed BWG

    Unit Rate

    24.03

    Standing Charge

    257.38



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Simi


    The 422.23 rural standing charge on the smart day/night plan is abominable. Makes the Energia plan better value for me.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭flyandrain


    The standing charge is different for Smart Dual fuel and Smart Electricity. it might worth to sign up separtetly ?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    is that smart meter or standard ? Also did u do it on line ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,226 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    all depends what plan you’re on I guess, I’m on a smart meter plan

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭wassie


    One of the BWG T&Cs

    "This is a fixed energy contract meaning that the energy component of the unit rate and standing charge are fixed for the duration of the contract, but regulated pass-through charges may change. If we need to adjust these rates because of regulated charge changes, we will write to you 30 days in advance of the change".

    Any idea what these 'pass-through charges' are. Does it mean if wholesale network charges increase they can increase rates?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,226 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    someone said yesterday it’s about Esb networks raising prices to all suppliers

    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭ActingDanClark


    Screenshot_20250401-113828.png Screenshot_20250401-113813.png

    Thoughts on these from flogas? Non activated smart meter



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    its variable so no point in sticking to flo gas…go with Energia AXA…I am thinking of moving to smart 24 hr plan on Flogas BWG. Our peak usage and day time usage constitutes almost 90% use, so we dont want to go to a smart plan and mess up with trying to do things at night to save some bucks.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,674 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Is this worthwhile?
    As I said in a previous thread, I may want to change from 24 hour to day / night in August,
    This is with Electric Ireland and they wont charge for changing from 24hr to d/n.

    Screenshot 2025-04-01 at 12-11-58 Switch electricity price plans today Electric Ireland.png


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Well the 24 hr plan is infact standard….i did not enter the night readings and it went through fine….so smart 24 hr plan has some cents savings for electricity !



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,332 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    I'm confused, were the BWG fixed rates people were signing up for yesterday for non smart meters?

    I have an unactivated smart meter and don't really want you activate it if I can avoid it and not pay over the odds in the meantime.

    Still no email from BGW for me anyway (but I see link above).



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Invincible


    I imagine this BWG deal is only for existing customers, not available to sign up to 18 mth deal otherwise ?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭jgbyr


    I have a smart meter which is not activated & I'm on electricity only. Rang earlier to enquire about renewing & was told it's 24.03 inc vat, standard charge of 257.38.

    Renewed for the18 months. When I received the email it had two rates, day & night.

    Rang again to find out what was going on & Sales indicated it must be an issue with the email as my account is 24 hour rate.

    I received the following explanation.

    "The reason that it says day rate and night rate basically means that the 24.03 rate is a 24hour rate , and the night rate is only a night storage heater rate (this is only applicable to you if you have a night storage heater , if not you can ignore this rate)"

    Thanks to all those who have posted updates on this.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭Gerard93


    Rang Flogas now I am on the BWG group rate like others I was told I will get an email today with the link …….. she didn’t check my email address so will wait and see not too hopeful.
    Different CS reps seem to be doing different.
    I enquired by email weeks ago and was told I will get a link by email never did



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