Cheapest electricity for business?

mikeystipey

Hi all, could anyone involved in running a shop or business of any sort please advise on which company gives the best value, i.e. ESB, Airtricity or Bord Gais? (I know this last one is a newbie). We run a medium size shop in Stephens Green shopping centre and would like to minimize our bills in these challenging times. Its a jewellery shop so a fair amount of lighting is essential

any help much appreciated!

Mike

rco2000

Bord Gais

darc

mikeystipey wrote: »

Hi all, could anyone involved in running a shop or business of any sort please advise on which company gives the best value, i.e. ESB, Airtricity or Bord Gais? (I know this last one is a newbie). We run a medium size shop in Stephens Green shopping centre and would like to minimize our bills in these challenging times. Its a jewellery shop so a fair amount of lighting is essential

any help much appreciated!

Mike

tell your landlord to drop the rent by 30% just like some of the bigger retailers have managed. e.g. bests!

jimmytheman

we have moved from bord gais to Energia --- saving of 12.5% on ESB -

seems to best rate on market at the moment -

but -
if u use a lot of lighting - look at Ecoled lighting - expensive to install -
but u save 75% on energy usage -
and the government give u back the cost of installition against your year end profits -
a no loose situation really!

Shelflife

mickey, just get your lastest bill and the rates from the various companies and just jot them all down on a sheet of paper, its just a matter of crunching the numbers.

you should talk to them also about what package would be the most suitable for you as well.

rco2000

jimmytheman wrote: »

we have moved from bord gais to Energia --- saving of 12.5% on ESB -


a no loose situation really!

It is if your company does not make a profit in these recessionary times! But well done for pointing it out.:)

mikeystipey

darc wrote: »

tell your landlord to drop the rent by 30% just like some of the bigger retailers have managed. e.g. bests!

very interesting info darc, they had a tenants meeting on Monday about dropping the rent (its my fiancee who runs the shop really). Anyway I'm getting off the point but thanks for that

mikeystipey

thanks for the suggestions everybody Will get rates off each and do a comparison chart.

mikeystipey

jimmytheman wrote: »

we have moved from bord gais to Energia --- saving of 12.5% on ESB -

seems to best rate on market at the moment -

but -
if u use a lot of lighting - look at Ecoled lighting - expensive to install -
but u save 75% on energy usage -
and the government give u back the cost of installition against your year end profits -
a no loose situation really!

cheers for the Ecoled suggestion Jimmy, hadn't heard of them before, government rebate sound even better Will look into it

alexmcred

I moved our business to Energia from Bord Gais am now back with Bord Gais as our Energia bills were all over the place i.e. small one month and big the next which was an absolute pain.