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

Flinty997 · 30-04-2026 11:46AM

I haven't shifted any load to nighttime intentionally. With a 24hr plan I've never needed to. I've never have a D/N meter or plan, and got a brick wall trying to get either.

Currently on a smart 24 plan due to mix up with flogas. I need to try shifting load to nighttime as a test that is viable. As was suggested earlier.

Ryath · 30-04-2026 09:58PM

Contract is up with energia and looks like I'm in for a big jump from ~12c night 25c day.

Fully electric house, Heat pump, 1 electric car 30km each way commute. Over 53% usage at night rate last year. There is pretty much always someone home. I do have solar but only 7x280w panels which doesn't do much more that cover base load a lot of the year. I really need to invest in more panels and hybrid inverter and add diy battery storage.

Leaning to the Electric Ireland Night boost. Will mean plugging car in car nearly ever day. Can heat water at that time also and try to get wife to time dishwasher for it. Will probably refuse to do washer or dryer though as clothes would be sitting there. Think I can offset enough on night rate hours to 2 to 4 to take the sting out of that but the day rate is going to be a killer next winter when heat pump is running full blast.

150 a year cheaper than Bord Gais Day/night according to energy pal, pretty sure I can save more than that even just by sticking to 2-4 for car most of the time. Still slightly hesitant to move to smart metre tarif. My full year data isn't fully accurate either as an electrician switched of my panels when he was doing work and forgot to put them back on last year so I have no export data for May and June. Only noticed when I got a bill 🤬

https://www.electricireland.ie/switch/new-customer/price-plans-search?priceType=D

TabbyLongTails · 01-05-2026 10:24AM

unbelievable how the cheapest electricity rates including VAT is now 31c a unit.

I was on 24c a unit up until recently :(

beachhead · 01-05-2026 10:44AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124430193#Comment_124430193

Trump persuaded them to leave OPEC. He will be buy all their oil for US needs and tell their selling price on the open market

Flinty997 · 01-05-2026 11:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124434595#Comment_124434595

Same. Just jumped overnight.

matterd · 03-05-2026 06:46PM

Hi there, sorry probably been asked a lot before. I want to avoid any exit fees with switching to a new provider. If my contract with bord gais ends on 03 June, can I make the switch to another provider in advance so that I start with the new provider on 04 June. Or do I have to wait until the contract ends before switching? I was looking at switcher.ie to do the switch but it is not clear if they start the switching process immediately and it seems like it takes 14 days or so.

bren2001 · 03-05-2026 07:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124441405#Comment_124441405

you switch on June 4th

Nigzcurran · 03-05-2026 10:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124441405#Comment_124441405

The likes of switcher or bonkers start the switch process immediately

Dr Robert · 04-05-2026 07:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124441440#Comment_124441440

Correct.

Always wait until contract is finished.

newincity · 05-05-2026 02:46PM

Are any affinity plans live currently? I need to sign up in a day or 2.

jeffk · 05-05-2026 03:25PM

Just signed back up for another year with Electric Ireland, Energypal gave me a deal and when I rang of course new customers only, if I wanted cash back then higher unit price, or turn into a vampire and use the night time cheaper units.

I did look on Bonkers/Switcher and Airtricity and Yuno Energy came up as good deals, then read horror stories about them.

In a council apartment so hands tied with a poor signal and in turn then getting readings too counteract the estimated bills.

Buy some Vaseline and start saving as its warmer and can have the electric radiators for a few months!

newincity · 05-05-2026 04:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124445811#Comment_124445811

What offer did you get?

jeffk · 05-05-2026 04:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124445949#Comment_124445949

30 or 31c a unit is all I can remember, still waiting on confirmation email etc

I am guessing 24-Hour Plan: A flat rate applies to all electricity usage 24/7. This is the standard plan for homes without a smart meter.

My meter is level 2 even after a "upgrade"
Low connectivity your connection will only support non-interval services (level 1 or 2) and may still need to be read manually.

zell12 · 06-05-2026 01:18PM

We're No 1! woohoo! https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0506/1571946-ireland-electricity-prices/

amdaley28 · 06-05-2026 02:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124447947#Comment_124447947

No surprise there 🙄

L1011 · 06-05-2026 04:12PM

I have no idea where they're getting that claimed unit rate (40.42c all in) from, as it is higher than effectively any package on the market.

MojoMaker · 06-05-2026 04:17PM

These packages you're seeing are reduced by discounts.

Not everybody is getting a discount however, and many again only getting a small discount, so they are correct to reference the headline rate for uniformity across countries.

L1011 · 06-05-2026 04:28PM

delete

TabbyLongTails · 06-05-2026 05:10PM

energia smart meter is 28.1c a unit atm, hard to beat that considering everything

tiegan · 08-05-2026 06:23AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124445811#Comment_124445811

I heard the horror stories about yuno too - but also plenty of good ones. I am now with them for 18 months with no issues - upon renewal I switched to flo gas but yuno immediately came back to me with a better deal when the switch went through. No complaints here.

jeffk · 08-05-2026 09:27AM

Anyone cancelled during cooling off period then got the other half too sign up?

bored_newbie · 13-05-2026 09:18PM

For some reason, the SSE Airtricity 25% discount doesn't show on energypal. It has the other 15% + €150 cashback one.

On the SSE website, they claim the 25% deal saves me ~ €200 in the year compared to [15% + €150 cashback]. On switcher.ie using average usages, it says the 25% discount saves me ~€25 in the year vs the cashback one.

I'm not sure why it isn't included in the results on energypal (standard plans).

CoBo55 · 14-05-2026 08:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466210#Comment_124466210

Put it in as a custom plan and see where it lands on the table.

Cape Clear · 14-05-2026 08:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124448437#Comment_124448437

In the article it says it includes vat and levies. So I imagine that it includes the PSO.

Anyone paying that rate is being ridden by their supplier and probably have a part to play in it as they probably have never switched in their lives.

graememk · 14-05-2026 09:11AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124466780#Comment_124466780

Also standing charge, basically yearly total bill divided by the number of units.

Most standing charges are pushing or not more than €1/ day and that's comparable 4kWh of electric.

Lower use customers will have a higher effective rate than high use

zell12 · 15-05-2026 08:47AM

Yuno gripe! @tiegan

Noticed in-app that my D/N/P kWh usage 0800-0900 was charged at day rate. Suppliers charge night rate 0000-0900 in summertime (2300-0800 winter), right? But no, Yuno is different! Hidden in t&c's 3.1.6

• Night kWh rate is applicable to usage between 2300-0800 everyday

Urgh. I've frittered ~€12 since 29th March (clock change) for not knowing this. One is upset.

Gooser14 · 15-05-2026 09:06AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124469593#Comment_124469593

All TOU plans on activated smart meters operate 2300 to 0800 hrs year round.

tiegan · 15-05-2026 09:11AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124469593#Comment_124469593

Why am I tagged?

CoBo55 · 15-05-2026 09:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124469593#Comment_124469593

Yuno aren't different. You're on an activated smart meter, night rate runs from 23:00 to 08:00 all year round a smart meter knows what time it is and adjusts accordingly for winter and summer.

benny79 · 15-05-2026 10:32AM

Can someone please help me!

I have been with SSE years and they have been messing me around since Christmas!

Got smart meters put in last Oct (not my choice) Told I dont have to do any meters readings.

I am on a budget plan years and its reviewed every 3 months. When my bill went from €250 monthly for both Gas & electric to €350 in Feb.

I rang to question it & told I havent done a meter reading since OCT told them I was told I dont have to ffs.

Seemly I have to still do Gas. So he advised to do a reading come off budget plan pay monthly for a few months then in summer go back on it. As it be cheaper.

And what a sh!t show its been since! first bill was €700 + then €600 questioned all this and was told because I was on budget plan I was in arrears!

So long story short and believe me its a very long story! I was meant to go on budget plan starting last April with 15% discount for new contract. They set it up but didnt activate it. So I got no bill last month. I pay DD so didnt notice and hears me thinking come end of month I was up money (happy days) But low & behold I get a bill this week for €555.

Rang to question it and told that no budget plan has not been set up & it billed bi monthly! Even though i informed them I should be on budget plan have been for years till bad advise from their colleague etc sorted all that, cleared what I owed and was onto a colleage of theirs for ages setting it up in March. That I should be getting billed monthly (I get paid monthly) But they are like fcuking robots! wont entertain me at all and are saying I have to get bill under €500 before I can go on budget plan! I done all this months ago and pay DD on the 22th so it be out then.. Still like talking to a brick wall!.

Im sick of it now and want to switch!

Can anybody advise on who to go to? I commute to work from Kildare to Dublin & so does the misses so theres nobody in the Hse MON to FRI etc during the day. I am serious pissed at SSE and I hate switching suppliers its the hassle. I have always done monthly readings online and paid DD

I was thinking of Electric Ireland but really havent a clue

Any advise much apparated!!!

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

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