Have Electric Ireland increased their prices yet?
Energia have announced price increase of 10.9% on electricity from 9/10/'25
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They have announced that they are reducing the price of gas and not increasing the price of electricity.
Electric Ireland gas prices fall, no rise in electricity
Electric Ireland is to decrease gas prices for 140,000 customers by 4% from the beginning of November, while there will be no increase for the company's 1.1 million electricity customers ahead of the winter.
Bord Gais and Pinergy announce increases.
Bord Gais - Unit rates for electricity will increase by 13.5pc while the standing charges will rise by 12pc. Gas unchanged.
Pinergy is to hit its 28,000 customers with a rise of close to 10pc, from October 13. This will add €199 to the typical annual bill.
www.independent.ie
Bord Gais - Unit rates for electricity will increase by 13.5pc while the standing charges will rise by 12pc. Gas unchanged.
Pinergy is to hit its 28,000 customers with a rise of close to 10pc, from October 13. This will add €199 to the typical annual bill.
Bord Gáis and Pinergy latest to hike electricity prices
More energy companies are to hike electricity prices, despite the largest player in the market committing to leaving its electricity prices unchanged.
www.independent.ie
Switched to them a few months ago. That's a very big increase.
Will wait to see what way others jump and incur the 50 euro fine and change from BG if it makes cents
Mental.
Market natural gas prices are not up, yet retail elec prices are going up 10%+.
Bonkers.
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Market natural gas prices are not up, yet retail elec prices are going up 10%+.
Bonkers.
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TTF Gas fell to 32.20 EUR/MWh on September 12, 2025, down 0.20% from the previous day. Over the past month, TTF Gas's price has fallen 1.22%, and is down 9.81% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this...
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That cost is a small fraction of the overall grid maintenance figures, and there are calls for significant further investment to make it more resilient to increasing storms and support the increased levels of domestic generation.
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They kept their export rate at 25c at least, so for anyone with solar who exports a lot they are currently looking like the best option, particularly if you have a battery as their day rates are high.
I'm on Energia urban nightsaver with a 32% discount (smart meter but a legacy MCC02 "Nightsaver" mode)...
I'll have to have a look at www.kilowatt.ie and www.energypal.ie to see if it might be worth switching even after taking the €50 early termination hit.
Edit: a quick look at www.energypal.ie suggests that it will indeed be worth my switching to another day/night or even a smart plan, very likely with Electric Ireland. I'll have to have a proper look anon...
| Cents per unit/day ex. VAT | Before | After | % increase |
| Day units | 24.58 | 27.90 | 13.5% |
| Night units | 12.17 | 13.81 | 13.48% |
| Standing charge | 72.22 | 80.90 | 12% |
I'll have to have a look at www.kilowatt.ie and www.energypal.ie to see if it might be worth switching even after taking the €50 early termination hit.
Edit: a quick look at www.energypal.ie suggests that it will indeed be worth my switching to another day/night or even a smart plan, very likely with Electric Ireland. I'll have to have a proper look anon...
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Wholesale electricity prices are not particularly high right now, but grid fees are. 20 years of blockages to the North-South interconnector hasn't helped.
Indeed
Totally irrelevabt given time of yr. Lets see if they keep it heading into next Summer.
Not if everyone switches to Electric Ireland. Leave the more commercially motivated providers to stew in their own juice.
Then what. EI increaee their prices
Doh! I'm actually with Bord Gáis not Energia but it's almost certainly worth my while switching to Electric Ireland (Home Electric + SST Saver 30% smart plan) between now and October 12th when their price increases kick in...
| Cents per unit/day ex. VAT | BGE Now | BGE from 12 Oct | Electric Ireland |
| Day units | 24.58 | 27.90 | 23.78 |
| Night units | 12.17 | 13.81 | 12.50 |
| Peak units | N/A | N/A | 25.37 |
| Standing charge | 72.22 | 80.90 | 63.03 |
I'll have to pay BGE €50 for the early termination but will get €20 cashback from EI.
I've checked with www.energypal.ie and this EI plan is the most competitive for my usage at the moment.
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I switched from Bord gais to electric Ireland yesterday ( was overdue switching in any case)
I use so much electricity the €50 cancellation fee not really an issue
Went with the 30% discount smart meter plan (3 different rates)
Just need to figure out how to change settings so I can charge battery at the cheap rate and discharge between 5pm and 7pm
I use so much electricity the €50 cancellation fee not really an issue
Went with the 30% discount smart meter plan (3 different rates)
Just need to figure out how to change settings so I can charge battery at the cheap rate and discharge between 5pm and 7pm
But isnt there a break fee? And switching often isnt ideal
You need to crunch the numbers - ideally using your smart meter data and sites like www.kilowatt.ie and/or www.energypal.ie to find the best value tariffs for your specific usage patterns - but very often it's still worth switching even with the €50 (€100 in the case of Yuno) breakage charge. It certainly is worth it for me to switch from Bord Gáis to Electric Ireland before the former's price increases kick in on 12th October even with the early termination charge.
Switching energy utility providers is seamless.