I've seen people post that Irish energy prices are high in global terms.
Is it true I wondered ? ( after all the services by-in-large work which is useful and worth paying a bit for )
Thinking in terms of a similar country to compare with Ireland I decided on New Zealand.
Google.co.nz brought me to a number of companies offering electricity and natural gas to the domestic market
Pricing for electricity is circa NZD 0.20 / kWhr day or night ( i.e. anytime with reductions available for off peak use only )
Pricing for gas is circa NZD 0.06 / kWhr ( day or night )
At present one Euro buys 2.5 NZD
So the comparative prices are
..............................................New Zealand.............Ireland
Electricity Euro/kWhr ......................0.08c...................0.19c
Natural gas Euro/kWhr.....................0.024c..................0.054c
Even allowing for the expected 10% - 12% reduction in the Irish prices in April it is clear that Kiwis pay about half of what Paddys pay
I think that the energy regulator has some explaining to do.
What do you all think ?
Is it true I wondered ? ( after all the services by-in-large work which is useful and worth paying a bit for )
Thinking in terms of a similar country to compare with Ireland I decided on New Zealand.
Google.co.nz brought me to a number of companies offering electricity and natural gas to the domestic market
Pricing for electricity is circa NZD 0.20 / kWhr day or night ( i.e. anytime with reductions available for off peak use only )
Pricing for gas is circa NZD 0.06 / kWhr ( day or night )
At present one Euro buys 2.5 NZD
So the comparative prices are
..............................................New Zealand.............Ireland
Electricity Euro/kWhr ......................0.08c...................0.19c
Natural gas Euro/kWhr.....................0.024c..................0.054c
Even allowing for the expected 10% - 12% reduction in the Irish prices in April it is clear that Kiwis pay about half of what Paddys pay
I think that the energy regulator has some explaining to do.
What do you all think ?