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

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    I can't sign up with Electric Ireland with my N26 account. Had to raise a complaint for IBAN discrimination FFS



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭batistuta9




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    Don't want to use my Rev. I use N26 for all my house hold bills. The issue is with them.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 353 ✭✭tx_tx


    On the SuperValu thing:

    You can enter 2 valid codes (yours or anyone's) every bill cycle.

    To receive a code, you need to 1/ create a Real Rewards account 2/ link that RR account to an EI account 3/ make a purchase in SV with the RR account.

    When you close your EI account, the RR account that was linked to it will keep receiving valid codes when you make purchases. These codes can be used by you or someone else who has an account with EI.

    So, what works is using 2 accounts if for example you're a returning EI customer and you create a new RR account on top of your old RR account.

    But if your question was that you don't have an old RR account and you're thinking of creating 2 RR accounts and get codes from both, that won't work, because you'll only be able to link one of them to your EI account.

    Hope it's understandable.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 353 ✭✭tx_tx


    I see that as well, but no mention of it when looking at their offers, nor during the switching process (the EAB quoted at the end is the same as on the offers page, not €60 lower).

    Their current fixed rate is actually better than the BWG deal for my usage (NightSaver). It seems it's a "real" fixed rate as well, not like BWG?

    My contract with EI is up next week and I'm likely to switch to that FloGas offer (NightSaver or Smart, I'm undecided for now), even better if the €60 bonus applies. Anyone can confirm?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    but it's your issue right now, you can't sign up with them. a bit like telling someone who's punching you in the face they're breaking the law, it won't help you.

    you're right to complain about about it though might help in the future. other companies that didn't accept them online used to with a paper mandate.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 861 ✭✭✭bigboss1986


    All I can see 150€ bonus for smart meters on Flogas website 26.03c unit



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,739 ✭✭✭rx8


    My electricity contract is up today. Set up an account on ESB Networks site and downloaded the usage file, put it into Energypal and it comes back with a cheaper plan than I'm on, which was pretty good last year.

    EI smart plan,30% discount, 27.65peak/25.92o-peak/13.62night(Inc vat) FIT 19.5 cent too. Wants me to go on a smart plan though… There's €55 difference if I don't activate the meter on the next cheapest plan. Is it really worthwhile paying to keep it un-activated???? Should we all be going for smart plans now?

    I expected peak rates to be much dearer than 1.73cent/unit extra.

    It just goes to show that you definitely need to shop around, the cheapest plan showing for me is €820 / year and the dearest is €1682 / year, more than double if you just were to auto renew basically.(Electricity only)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Escapees


    There's €55 difference if I don't activate the meter on the next cheapest plan. Is it really worthwhile paying to keep it un-activated???? Should we all be going for smart plans now?

    I think all this has been discussed around 10 posts back...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,132 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    the choice is yours really, I’d be keeping the €55 in my pocket

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭blinking




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,132 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 446 ✭✭smilgy


    I've read through a few of the pages here but couldnt find the answer, so maybe someone knows off the top of their head. Currently with BG dual fuel. BG raised their electricity prices and give 30 days to move provider without a fee. Does this apply to both electricity and gas, or just electricity?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,132 ✭✭✭✭OmegaGene


    The internet isn’t for everyone



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭Lester_Burnham




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 446 ✭✭smilgy


    Yes I did, it states the following:

    **As a result of this price change, you've the right to terminate your contract within the next 30 days. Your contract will continue if we don't hear from you within this period.

    But the email was only in relation to electricity, rather than gas and electricity. So wasn't explicitly clear.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,155 ✭✭✭John arse


    Got the final Energia bill eventually today,so up and running with EI since September 19th apparently- D/N 27.46c/13.54c with €75 credit.With my meter which is an hour slow, fierce handy in the mornings.So happy with that!👍



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭Entonces


    Is kilowatt.ie the only one that takes account of PV and projected PV generation?

    I'm getting wildly different prices from it and energypal.ie or bonkers.ie

    Eg kilowatt.ie recommends Pinergy @ -€900 credit

    Energypal.ie rec EI @ €540 cost

    Bonkers rec Flogas @ €990 cost

    Any one else have this experience?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Moving2017


    I do my own estimation based on last years use + a buffer.

    Most appear to be 18.5c feed in tariff, so I can’t see it making a major difference to which is cheapest based on your non solar usage.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 161 ✭✭Entonces


    Yeah I wasn't aware that kilowatt uses a projected PV generation in their calculations until now. I only have solar a few months so it's really useful and changes the results by over €1000 in my case.

    Might be useful to someone in similar situation 👍



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭fafy


    depends on individual setup, but with Pinergy still paying 25 cent, yes, it can make a big difference, if you can cope with that 3hour night window, which goes up from 5.45 inc vat, to 5.99 inc vat on October 13th



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Moving2017


    Thanks, I didn’t know that about Pinergy.

    I’ve never given them any solid consideration before as I may have had them mixed up with prepay power, that used to require a prepay meter which I wasn’t interested in.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,935 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭plonker


    I changed over to EI monday night from Flogas threw Bonkers…didnt hear anything since..no email etc..should I make contact?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,155 ✭✭✭John arse




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭lobbylad


    I've built a similar site for checking your usage, its at powersaver.ie - takes your esb file and shows you what each tariff would have cost you on that plan (for options such as, the entire file, last 12 months, or specify the date range from within the esb file)

    Full disclosure - we do get paid by the suppliers for bringing them customers, we currently operate mostly in a very narrow market - tenants and landlords via Letting Agents. And for transparency, the results are listed in the order of cheapest first (based on your ESB usage file)

    I just got frustrated recently when my own contract ended, and found published EABs to be nearly useless for making an informed decision. Of particular note, I would have expected that EV tariffs were attractive, but I can't yet see any EV plan that results in saving money (due to the more expensive rates across the rest of the week).

    Please note, if you do follow the "Sign me Up" it will result in your supply being transferred - email me if you want it cancelled with the reference number you get.

    I'd really appreciate any comments or suggestions, good or bad!

    I don't show all Tariffs as yet, and obviously there are some we cannot sign you up for, but that's marked and it tells you to go directly to that supplier website instead.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭Hippodrome Song Owl


    Contract ending on Wednesday with Energia and think I've settled on not activating the smart meter still.

    From EnergyPal says the cheapest standard plan is Flogas 30% discount with €149.99 welcome credit. No guarantee they won't increase the price in the year though, so I am tempted by the Flogas fixed plan too. Projected difference is €743 v €815 or import costs €591 v €513.

    I think that means a price increase of 4.8c per unit would cancel out any savings if it was to occur as early as 3 months time. Not sure how likely that is? As a relatively low user (2150 units) the cash part changes everything.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭xpletiv


    Just gone with the EI offer. Was with Yuno, worked out i use about 33% of my useage at night and about 10% during peack, so worth going for the different rates vs one rate.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Escapees


    Apologies for being slightly off topic, but is anyone else finding that their smart meter usage data is often not accessible via ESB Networks site? I usually check at weekends and once again no charts are showing and no download data is available under My Energy Consumption after I log in.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,157 ✭✭✭.E_C_K_S.


    Yes, have seen that quite a number of times. Seems completely random, my only advice is to continually check unfortunately.



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