Freddie59 wrote: » The CER is, as always, a toothless quango. "They looked for 28% - we told them they could only have 22%". FFS.:rolleyes: Could't they have told them to fcuk off and take 4 or 5%? When is all this going to end - if ever? There is only so many times the Government and the Utilities can go back to this well before it runs dry. Do they actually have any clue - at all? And all this while the Seanad (was supposed to be abolished) still sits, Fas gets a new suit, Politicians, Judges, consultants are disgustingly overpaid, and the HSE squanders even more billions. Something has to give. It is financially inevitable.
the groutch wrote: » I read that as a gas price increase by the others, not necessarily a leccy increase
Biggins wrote: » http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/surviving-the-recession/triple-whammy-of-health-and-energy-hikes-to-hit-households-2834768.htmlhttp://www.independent.ie/national-news/esb-and-airtricity-to-follow-bord-gaiss-latest-price-hike-2821180.html
the groutch wrote: » (reading smugly with my electric storage heating)
Some 110,000 Bord Gais customers are in arrears, while 150,000 ESB customers are behind on their payments.Mr Moynihan said the other three gas suppliers in the market -- ESB, Airtricity, Flogas -- would hike prices by October.
UTILITY companies ESB and Airtricity are set to follow Bord Gais in hiking their charges, energy experts warned.
HOUSEHOLDERS can expect to see an extra €15 on their annual electricity bills from October 1 next after the Commission for Energy Regulation approved a €2.3bn investment programme in the transmission system. ESB Networks will spend the money upgrading power lines, and the cost is levied on suppliers who generally pass it onto consumers. The CER said it would result in average price increases of 1.5pc on electricity bills. This equates to about €15 per year.
biko wrote: » Bord Gáis is a state owned enterprise so probably is supposed to help get money for the banks.
smash wrote: » Don't know if there's a thread already but last night on the radio I heard they've put forward a proposal to the energy regulator for a 28% price increase. The regulator replied by saying they'll grant them a 22% increase. That's a serious kick in the teeth for customers! And I was wondering why I got a phone call 2 days ago asking if I wanted to move to a fixed payment plan.
allanb49 wrote: » switched over to airtricity last month when this was announced an extra €300 or so a year on electricity
biko wrote: » mikom, you can provide me with the last one and I'll merge.
