Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

mmm, true, but then I have heard that fixed rates are a thing of the past etc but BWG somehow still seem to have them.

I see this from another thread:

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".

Have you decided to renew the BWG plan after all? I'm on the same boat and Energia works out a bit cheaper.

Just saw the BWG rural standing charge of €422 - ouch!

@Exiled RebelExport rate for Flogas 18.5c + vat = 20c

For Energia its 20c INCL vat

Fair enough.

I've just seen the flogas bwg offer. The €422 standing charge is eye watering...€121 more than the Energia SC I signed up for this morning.

Well ****, I just signed up to Energia earlier today

Anyone know how I can cancel the switch?

for those with no battery, or a small one(5kw) Energia 20cent export rate, added to a lowish standing charge, may suit some users.

For those with larger batteries(10kw or more), the choice is Energia Smart Drive, 4 hour window @ 7.54 cent inc vat for 1st 1,000 units per 2 months, rising to 8.67 cent inc vat. thereafter, and 20cent for export.

or Pinergy, who pay 25 cent for export, but only a 3 hour window @ 5.45 cent, which maybe too restrictive for some when charging EV’s + battery+ appliances simultaneously during cheap night rate window.

Silly question....

I have a non activated Smart meter (dont want to go smart currently) and I want the BWG d/n rate do I sign up to (1) smart dual 18 month fixed or (2) dual 18 month fixed.

I presume (1) will activate a smart plan so (2) is the one for me?

Thanks

Yeah. Thought as much - just making sure. Going to sign up tonight. Cheers

Now that the renewed BWG offer has finally been made public it looks like it trumps the Energia D/N plan with 38% discount. The standing charge is much lower as well.

Someone posted earlier that they were 'renewed' onto a Flogas plan that is not as competitive as this new BWG plan, so hopefully those users will be migrated painlessly over to the rates now being offered.

Fixed for 18 months looks handy as well as there are a lot of kites up at the moment preparing us for imminent energy rises.

What email address did you use to cancel Energia?

Excellent - thanks.

So I created a 2 custom plans

• Top one is the Energia Axa Smart Plan (Custom Plan - Smart)
• Bottom one is FloGas BWG (Custom Plan - D/N)

I only have 4 weeks of data, but we have changed our energy usage in that period to reflect expected time of use consumption patterns. Whilst it is only a small data set, it is still enough to make an informed decision I think.

The Energia Axa plan is the cheapest in my case, but I am not eligible as an existing Energia customer. However the Smart Data 33% is only marginally more expensive (€22.21 extra).

The Flogas BWG plan is estimated to be €101.42 more expensive than Smart Data 33% - mostly accounted for the difference in rural standing charges (Energia - €300.91, Flogas - €422.23, a difference of €121.32).

TLDR - So for me as it stands at the moment, I either go with Energia Smart Data 33% (no cashback) with a variable rate and take my chances, or else lock in for an €100/year extra with a fixed rate for 18 months.

I would have thought if u took a year contract its exactly that, also 18 months ties you down particulary if prices drop , im thinking of getting an EV but wont know till prob next January and if i take an 18 month contract might not be the one

What's this about emerald Park tickets? Ladydidnt mention to me when renewing

On D/N plan standing charge is 331, if you click into details it shows exact prices. Assuming you are not super heavy user Energia has lower standing charge and unit rates.