Best electricity deal for night time charging of Electric Vehicle ?
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I was recently in a similar situation and decided to switch to the Energia Electric Car Energy Plan.
Be aware of the 2000kw/h monthly limit on the cheaper night rate with this plan. If your mileage in the two cars is in any way high you will easily exceed this and move on to the higher rate.
I understand from discussions on Boards, you can't have a Day / Night plan with a smart meter. People who want a Day / Night plan can have the smart meter removed and replaced by the appropriate day/night meter.
No you don't have to get the smart meter removed. And if you try to, you will have to pay for it.
On the electric Ireland website there are 3 plans available for smart meters (24 hour, Day/Night and Smart)
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You can charge any battery you want, but best value is on a Day/Night meter, charging during the 9 hour Night window.
Noting, some plans, have a night rate consumption maximum per billing period, before you move to a higher night rate, but most are generous enough.
Noting, some plans, have a night rate consumption maximum per billing period, before you move to a higher night rate, but most are generous enough.
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Perfect. Can you get a day night plan on a smart meter?
Depending on your charging requirements for the car, EI have probably the best Smart rates at the moment
Personally I'm looking to go this way (from Energia with 41% discount
).
For 5 years I've charged my car on granny charger! So I have a Tapo Smart plugged linked to it and will schedule the car to charge every night for the 2hrs of cheapest electricity.
EI Electricity unit price (Home Electric + Night Boost)
Personally I'm looking to go this way (from Energia with 41% discount
).For 5 years I've charged my car on granny charger! So I have a Tapo Smart plugged linked to it and will schedule the car to charge every night for the 2hrs of cheapest electricity.
EI Electricity unit price (Home Electric + Night Boost)
| Day: 08.00 - 23.00 | 43.68c per kWh |
| Night: 23.00 - 08.00 | 21.55c per kWh |
| Night Boost: 02.00 - 04.00 | 12.65c per kWh |
I only never understand this, on the basis, there is no alternative available.Depending on your charging requirements for the car, EI have probably the best Smart rates at the moment
Personally I'm looking to go this way (from Energia with 41% discount
For 5 years I've charged my car on granny charger! So I have a Tapo Smart plugged linked to it and will schedule the car to charge every night for the 2hrs of cheapest electricity.
EI Electricity unit price (Home Electric + Night Boost)
Day: 08.00 - 23.00 43.68c per kWh Night: 23.00 - 08.00 21.55c per kWh Night Boost: 02.00 - 04.00 12.65c per kWh
But there is,at least there is, for those who have never been on a smart plan, get your meter chaged to a day/night meter
I EV charge at home, once every 9 days or so, using Night Rate. So to go from that, to plugging in every single day, in rain, i just couldn’t be bothered. Am on Energia 8.9 c night rate, have it until early September, but i’d expect the currently available excessively high rates, to drop, before then.
Moving to a day/night meter, last May, was the best decision i ever made, the 9 hour period each night of low rates, not having to plug in and out every single day. The €1,000 + in annual savings. Have a heat pump as well, which heats all our water on night rates, and can-time heat pump to boost heat on night rate also.
The smart meters are a joke, ultra poor value, and very inflexible, - aka the narrow 2 to 3 hour, low cost charging window, in the middle of the night.
Appreciate domestic pricing, has gone through the roof, but as wholesale
prices have gradually reduced, i’d expect domestic pricing to reduce somewhat, by late summer, if it does not happen, the government will need to either force them, To reduce prices, or, re start energy credits & take a % of their profits, like they have done in the UK.
As i mentioned previously, it’s a waiting game, i expect reductions by the end of August.however, stay, Well away from
“Smart Plans”, once you sign up to
One, youre tied into “only smart
plans” indefinitely.
People can tend to be over anxious about leaving an electricity plan, its €50 to leave any plan, I was an an EI day/night plan, from May ‘22. They had a massive price increase announced in early September, and within an hour of hearing this, i had switched to Energia, €50Was nothing compared to what i have saved.
My average rate is under 20cent, between September and March, day rate is just under 30c, and night is 8.9 incl vat fixed for a year, its relatively easy to do 50 % on the night rate, with some habit changes. From Mid April this the average rate will be closer to 15c, as tempertures Improve.
When I last checked the smart rates (4 Feb)
This was the situation
EI had the cheapest Night Rate 23.39
Airtricity had the cheapest Boost Rate 10.55
Energia had the longest Boost Duration 4 hours
You'd need a degree in Math to figure out your best option.
This was the situation
| Energia | Airtricity | Elec Ireland | Bord Gais | |
| Day | 52.62 | 48.3 | 44.51 | 47.88 |
| Night | 28.17 | 27.35 | 23.39 | 35.36 |
| Peak | 57.53 | 64.92 | 47.46 | 58.3 |
| Night Boost | 12.64 | 10.55 | 12.65 | N/A |
| Boost Duration | 4hr | 3hr | 2hr |
EI had the cheapest Night Rate 23.39
Airtricity had the cheapest Boost Rate 10.55
Energia had the longest Boost Duration 4 hours
You'd need a degree in Math to figure out your best option.
This was the best currently available Day/Night tariff, i could see, it is with Flogas, this is fixed for 1 year, but suitability, depends on your consumption, as has a high standing charge.
Has a reasonably compeditive Night rate, and this is for 9 hours per day.
www.flogas.ie
Has a reasonably compeditive Night rate, and this is for 9 hours per day.
Night Saver Meter
| INC.VAT | EX.VAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Day Unit Rate (Fixed)Cent per kWh | 39.85 | 36.56 |
| Night Unit Rate (Fixed)Cent per kWh | 19.31 | 17.72 |
| Standing Charge (Fixed)Annual | €396.89 | €364.12 |
| PSO Levy (Variable)Annual | €-97.12 | €-89.10 |
| EAB (Variable)Estimated Annual Bill | €1542.29 | €1414.95 |
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Did you not do addition and multiplication in primary school?
A spreadsheet or the likes of Bonkers takes the work out of it.