Current Electricity offers

[peemac]

If you have time to take a couple of calls, you can get some very good rates.

Was with energia - did online switch to Electric Ireland. (28c/15c/30c - day/night/peak.

Then, as I suspected, got the phone call from Energia offering 26c/14c/29c.

ESB counteracted offering €100 cash added. Energia re-countered with discount applying for 2 years and a small further drop in rates. So now 39% off their admittedly high rates, for 2 years + 18.5c micro gen when solar is installed next month. and no need to do the leg work until March 2028 (added to google calendar already).



on a side note
If gov made a change to say max discount to attract new customers was 15% and the suppliers changed their standard unit rate to account for that, then Irish rates would be closer to mid table in the EU league (Northern Ireland is currently the highest in Europe - funny how sf haven't done anything there, but have all the solutions for here )

 

[mathepac]

Well done!

 

[Itchy]

Perfect antidote to all the rage bait on prices appearing in the Indo lately. Well done!

 

[dubliner8]

@peemac what were the rates you finally accepted with Energia?

 

[ClubMan]

I would always sanity check offers directly from providers against what EnergyPal throws up when fed with my smart meter data.

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[Clonback]

I just moved to Electric Ireland from Energia.
120 euro bonus plus 24 hour rate 25.86 incl Vat. 19.5 microgeneration

 

[joe sod]

If gov made a change to say max discount to attract new customers was 15% and the suppliers changed their standard unit rate to account for that, then Irish rates would be closer to mid table in the EU league (Northern Ireland is currently the highest in Europe - funny how sf haven't done anything there, but have all the solutions for here

don't know what you mean but irish electricity prices are among the highest in Europe, Northern Ireland is part of the single island energy market so it makes sense that they also have the highest electricity prices since it is effectively a single market.
Yes if you are assertive in getting a good deal and doing the legwork you can get relatively good rates but that also applies in other markets where electricity is alot cheaper.

 

[MrEarl]

How did these rates compare with those advertised on Bonkers or Switcher, out of interest ?

 

[ClubMan]

How did these rates compare with those advertised on Bonkers or Switcher, out of interest ?

Or, better still, EnergyPal?

I would always sanity check offers directly from providers against what EnergyPal throws up when fed with my smart meter data.

 

[peemac]

what were the rates you finally accepted with Energia?

25.92c day, 27.86c peak, 13.90c off peak.

18.5c microgen

It was the two year time frame of the discount that I particularly liked.

 

[messyleo]

It was the two year time frame of the discount that I particularly liked.

Though the discount is fixed, I think the unit price can increase though, or is it a fixed price rather than fixed discount deal?

 

[ClubMan]

25.92c day, 27.86c peak, 13.90c off peak.

Assuming that's ex VAT isn't it more expensive than what they offer on their website, albeit for 12 months?

 

[peemac]

Northern Ireland is part of the single island energy market

Even more reason why sinn fein should show how they'd reduce prices - they seem to claim they have the answers.

Best discounted new customer rate in NI is just over 29p.

 

[peemac]

Assuming that's ex VAT

Including vat @9%

 

[peemac]

Though the discount is fixed, I think the unit price can increase

Correct - variable rate.

 

[Pmc365]

I use very little electricity. I think Yuno offer the highest " welcome credit " of €265 which might suit me. Unlike others they bill per month.

 

[elcato]

The problem with staying is that they don't offer a cash bonus on signing up afaik. You signed for 2 years so you'll miss out on that next year as well as you're tied in. In Yuno's case above that over €500 over the 2 years. OK if you're bills are high but anything <1k or even 1.5k p.a. is a fair pelt.

 

[Pmc365]

I think Yuno energy have a 1 year contract which is the one I think I signed up to with approx €265 " welcome credit" for signing up.

 

[elcato]

I think Yuno energy have a 1 year contract which is the one I think I signed up to with approx €265 " welcome credit" for signing up

Yes and their current offering is €200 so over 2 years that's €465 that the OP potentially could miss out on. Of course, Yuno are not very competitive when it comes to their rates as they don't offer discounts on them as such.

 

[joe sod]

es and their current offering is €200 so over 2 years that's €465 that the OP potentially could miss out on. Of course, Yuno are not very competitive when it comes to their rates as they don't offer discounts on them as such.

they only offer the 265 euro welcome bonus on first year, I am a low electricity user too, I rang them to find out what they were offering to stay another year, they were offering a 220 euro welcome bonus but the 24hr rate was 32.5c excluding VAT. At first that still sounded like a good offer for a low energy user, however when I ran the figures Electric Ireland was still marginally better even though only offering 120 euro welcome bonus but a much lower rate of 22.5c excluding VAT.