Bord Gais have two competitors for the supply of Natural Gas in Ireland – Flogas and Airtricity.
Airtricity and Flogas are competing for new customers while Bord Gais are still bound by the Regulator and cannot drop prices without agreement from them.
Both Flogas and Airtricity claim “20% Savings” on Bord Gais prices – but those figures are not really true.
have dropped their gas prices for new customers – if they agree to sign up for at least a year. (Airtricity will only supply customers with gas if they also get electricity from them.)
How much can you save by switching gas suppliers ?
Natural Gas Prices Compared (New customers)
Company
€ cent
per Kwh
Total € for
20500 kWh
Annual
Saving €
Bord Gais 4.463 1047 0 Airticity Dual Fuel DD Ebill 4.02 970 77 Flogas DD (Standing Charge
€124.85) 3.57 921 126 Flogas DD
(15% Off) 3.793 910 137 Airtricity “Biggest Save” DD
Dual Fuel and Ebill
1 Year Contract 3.57 877 170
1 Year Contract 3.57 877 170 Figures correct as at October 5th 2010
(These prices shown include standing charges and the new carbon tax)
As you can see from the comparison above - a Bord Gais customer using 20500 kwH of gas a year would spend €170 a year less on gas if they switched to Airtricity . This is a saving of just under 18% on Bord Gais prices. (Not the 20% advertised !)
Be aware though – that this Airtricity special rate is for customers who also get Electricity off them and pay by Direct Debit and sign up for a 1 year contract. (€100 penalty to leave). The Airtricity deal does not guarantee Electricity prices to drop if ESB prices fall during those 12 months.
Consumers also need to consider their total spend on both gas and electricity – especially when some of these cheap deals tie you in to getting both fuels from one provider.
You may get a better deal on Electricity if you check out our item on Cheapest Gas and Electricity . Overall it could work out cheaper to go with 2 different providers.
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