Panda Power Electricity

delahuntv · 09-06-2015 10:16AM #1

New entrant Panda Power - same as the waste people.

18% off standard electricty rates.

What I really like is the dreadfully easy sign-up process. - About 30 seconds.

https://www.pandapower.ie/Switch

Remember, most discount plans end after 12 months, so you need to switch yearly to maximise savings.

TallGlass · 09-06-2015 11:00AM

What are they like for bins? And discount if you wanna get bins and electricity with them...

cruais · 09-06-2015 11:06AM

I wonder if the offer is too good to be true

firestarter51 · 09-06-2015 11:11AM

site says save up to 196 euro when you switch
never like that phrase myself, "up to" could mean saving a tenner lol
i will stick with electric ireland as i have a easy pay card which is very handy,and powering rewards gets me a tenner off every two months

TheDriver · 09-06-2015 11:26AM

Bonkers lists all the things like standing charge and unit price for operators so allows for proper comparisons. Panda and energia are cheapest using direct debit.

firestarter51 · 09-06-2015 11:31AM

TheDriver wrote: »

Bonkers lists all the things like standing charge and unit price for operators so allows for proper comparisons. Panda and energia are cheapest using direct debit.

does bonkers include 60 euro saving from electric ireland using poweringrewards when shopping at supervalu ?

foggy_lad · 09-06-2015 11:40AM

Maybe I am missing something but I cant see their price plans anywhere on their site!

TheDriver · 09-06-2015 11:40AM

No idea but I do see cash back noted

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 09-06-2015 11:43AM

There's a link on the page the OP posted. Here's a direct link view rates.

foggy_lad wrote: »

Maybe I am missing something but I cant see their price plans anywhere on their site!

firestarter51 · 09-06-2015 11:45AM

the bonkers site is good
my mate was working for pre pay power and tried to get me to sign up, going by bonkers it would have cost me 120 a year extra lol

http://www.bonkers.ie/

irishgeo · 09-06-2015 11:47AM

the price plans

https://www.pandapower.ie/Rates

delahuntv · 09-06-2015 12:03PM

firestarter51 wrote: »

site says save up to 196 euro when you switch
never like that phrase myself, "up to" could mean saving a tenner lol
i will stick with electric ireland as i have a easy pay card which is very handy,and powering rewards gets me a tenner off every two months

If you are already on a discounted rate, savings may not be huge, but I have a reminder set on my computer every June to switch electriclty providers as discount deals are usually for 12 months and the companies will never "remind" you hat the discount is finished.

My useage last year was just over €1400 on the unit costs (excl fixed supply cost) before discount of 13%. Discount ended on 21st May, so now a 18% discount will mean a saving of €250 when compared to standard rate.

cruais wrote: »

I wonder if the offer is too good to be true

Naw - they all have "new customer" discounts. Panda are very slightly better athan Energia (17%). It was the ease of this switch that I liked - if I always got over €200 for less than a minute's work, I'd be up at Denis O'Brien's level!

SeamusFX · 09-06-2015 12:09PM

delahuntv wrote: »

if I always got over €200 for less than a minute's work, I'd be up at Denis O'Brien's level!

Except DOB gets millions for doing nothing, FG just hands it to him!

Niemoj · 09-06-2015 05:43PM

Never heard of this crowd before but this looks like a very good deal!

mikeecho · 09-06-2015 06:03PM

i switched electric provider to energia, and it was almost 12months ago, how time flies.

anywho, going by bonkers.ie, it will be cheaper to go with Bord Gas for electric (only) when you take into account the €100 cash back.

so , fair dues to Panda, but they they need to up the game with a cash back in order to be more competitive.

also, on one of the radio shows lately, either newstalk or today fm, it was said in an interview that a new german provider was going to launch an electricity supply service here soon . Is Panda German ??, or will another provider come on stream shortly ?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 09-06-2015 06:24PM

E.on?
Wasn't there talk of them entering the market years ago?

mikeecho wrote: »

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also, on one of the radio shows lately, either newstalk or today fm, it was said in an interview that a new german provider was going to launch an electricity supply service here soon . Is Panda German ??, or will another provider come on stream shortly ?

mikeecho · 09-06-2015 06:26PM

yeah, Eon was what came to my mind as well.

kn · 09-06-2015 07:32PM

Niemoj wrote: »

Never heard of this crowd before but this looks like a very good deal!

I think its good for the bigger domestic electricity users like families but not for singletons or houses where people are out all day and weekends as well. Unit price is low but standing charges are higher.

unkel · 09-06-2015 11:52PM

An article in the newspaper this morning about Panda reminded me that it was over a year ago since I switched to Energia - meaning I had lost all my discounts!

Switched to Panda (electricity) and Flogas (gas) earlier today. Saving €326 per year (average use of both gas and electricity)

Switch every year folks. And NEVER opt for prepay, always opt for direct debit. It will save you a fortune.

Gooser14 · 10-06-2015 12:42AM

I have remained with Electric Ireland & have negotiated a discount that matches the Panda offer. The point being it is not always necessary to switch provider to get a discount.

firestarter51 · 10-06-2015 12:48AM

Gooser14 wrote: »

I have remained with Electric Ireland & have negotiated a discount that matches the Panda offer. The point being it is not always necessary to switch provider to get a discount.

Tell me how you went about this
I want to stay with electric Ireland
Thanks in advance

Gooser14 · 10-06-2015 01:15AM

About a year ago Electric Ireland were offering 15% discount to anybody who switched to them. I called their customer service & asked for the 15% discount as a long & loyal customer. The guy on the phone would only offer me 8% which I didn't accept. When I finished the call I emailed customer service & advised them that I would be moving to another provider if I didn't get 15% discount. Within 30 minutes I got a reply agreeing to the 15% discount for 12 months provided I paid by direct debit & went paperless billing. I agreed to this. My 12 months is up shortly so I called them recently to see what they could offer in view of the discount being offered by Panda. They offered me a continuation of the 15% discount for a further 12 months & a cash credit on my next bill. Based on my annual consumption the discount plus the cash credit matches what I would have got by switching Panda.

firestarter51 · 10-06-2015 02:28AM

I will contact them tomorrow and see what they say
Only reason I stay with them is the easy pay card, very handy to drop a tenner every week when I'm at the post office

L1011 · 10-06-2015 08:22AM

EI offered me a significant discount beyond the advertised rates to stay also but as my usage was low enough the BGE cash back more than covers their slightly higher rates

ct5amr2ig1nfhp · 10-06-2015 11:58AM

Looking at switching elec. and gas. Rang EI this morning and the agent said there was no way they are allowed match competitor discounts. It's the advertised discounts only. Another agent said the same yesterday.

Tried Bord Gais this morning as well and they said the same. No budging on Level Pay as a requirement for the discounted rates also.

Looks like Energia have the best dual fuel offer at the moment for our usage.

L1011 · 10-06-2015 01:56PM

Bord Gais definitely won't let you off level pay. However, when you actually start to process a move wait for EI to offer you more (and their standing charge is marginally lower too).

lotas · 10-06-2015 02:06PM

Seen this:

196 is the estimated saving that you could make and it is based on the average electricity usage of an Irish household (5,300 kWh per annum) with another supplier on 3 June 2015.

We used 5000kWh ever 2 months... Defiantly not average!

TheDriver · 10-06-2015 02:07PM

do you have electric heating maybe? You should make a lot more savings as its the unit rate is the saving

lotas · 10-06-2015 02:09PM

TheDriver wrote: »

do you have electric heating maybe? You should make a lot more savings as its the unit rate is the saving

Nope. Gas. Got a lot of servers though...

L1011 · 10-06-2015 02:11PM

lotas wrote: »

Nope. Gas. Got a lot of servers though...

If you're not on a business contract, you need to be. Very different pricing there than from consumer providers and some providers that don't even do consumer contracts.

irishgeo · 10-06-2015 02:29PM

went with ESB from airtricity 80 euro a year

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