The unused amount stays with your original provider, as a a credit. You have to contact them yourself and request it; they will then send you a cheque for the remaining amount.What happens to remaining government credit if you switch providers with unused credit?
Less cumbersome?Can I suggest a less cumbersome method of publishing and comparing electricity prices using the Actual burdened cost/unit including VAT?
Outstanding summary. Very useful. You’ve done the work for us all there, FCBC12Shopping around for electricity provider. Has anyone managed to secure better rates than those available below? This would be useful when calling to 'negotiate' for the next 12 months.
Currently with Bord Gais on a 24 hour urban plan. Roughly 4,000 kWh pa.
Unit rates offered excl. VAT:
(€0.4421 -18% discount) = €0.3625 : Bord Gais
(€0.3970 - 6% discount) = €0.3752 : Electric Ireland
(€0.4426 -10% discount) = €0.3983 : SSE
(€0.5713 -20% discount) = €0.4571 : Flogas (however they offer €150 or €0.0375/unit welcome bonus which would bring the rate down to €0.4196).
(€0.4444 -10% discount) = €0.4000 : Energia
Standing Charge offered excl. VAT:
€257.91 : Bord Gais (increase of 31% yoy!)
€277.91 : Electric Ireland
€221.08 : SSE
€222.47 : Flogas
€217.08 : Energia
You’re obviously mid contract , cremeegg. Well done on those rates. Current contracts tarrif discounts are smaller as FCBC12 has shown.I am currently (!) with Energia paying:
€ 0.4444 - 29% discount = € 0.3155 per unit plus VAT
Standing charge € 265.50
I take it you don't like my spreadsheet then?Less cumbersome?
What does the jargon even mean?
I take it you don't like my spreadsheet then?Ah well, I can please some of the people some of the time, others not at all. C'est la vie
Pity you all didn’t jump on the Energia EV plan I mentioned back in August. It is fixed rate for the length of the contract. I’m paying €0.2744 incl VAT during the day and €0.079 incl VAT at night.
Plan is no longer fixed unit rate for new subscriptions. And it’s now significantly more expensive. There is a monthly limit but it’s nothing I’d ever hit. And even over that limit, the prices I’d be paying are still much less than prevailing market rates. The info is all in the original post I linked to.Excellent rates, I switched in July and wasn't aware of it. Is the plan subject to Energia's usual monthly limit on units?
My plan with electric Ireland is up end November.
Which company offers the best for switchers in those above? It looks like electric Ireland but I'm already with them so I presume they'd charge me more if I dont move.
I've 45 euro credit left from the first 200 given for electricity isnt it awkward to have to request it?
Hello Sue Ellen,
Speaking as an Electric Ireland customer, their customer service has gone to hell, in recent months, unfortunitely. I've tried calling them a few times recently - with average writing times of about 45mins.
I was up this week also with Electric Ireland, they rang & offered me what Bonkers did also, stay with them, get 10% off as existing customer discount. So unit price of 35.73 exVat. 277.91 standing charge exVat. One of the other suppliers was giving €150 cash back, but the rates were very expensive. I stayed for one more year. Very few cheaper offers to move anymore.My plan with electric Ireland is up end November.
Which company offers the best for switchers in those above? It looks like electric Ireland but I'm already with them so I presume they'd charge me more if I dont move.
I've 45 euro credit left from the first 200 given for electricity isnt it awkward to have to request it?
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