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Changing their name to ESB Electric Ireland‏

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  • 03-03-2011 6:23pm
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    lockers55
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭


    Received this by email today

    Dear ....

    As a valued customer we want to let you know that 2011 will
    bring exciting changes in the energy market with greater choice
    for residential customers.

    As you may know the Irish electricity market has been opening
    to competition gradually over the last ten years.The final stage
    in this process will be the de-regulation of ESB's residential
    supply business in the next few months. A condition for this
    final stage is that ESB must re-brand our supply business and
    we are doing this so that we can compete fully for residential
    customers and offer greater choice in the market.

    We are changing our name from ESB Customer Supply to
    ESB Electric Ireland. We will still be part of the ESB Group,
    together with ESB International and ESB Networks who will
    continue to provide network services to all electricity customers.

    Our new name describes clearly who we are and the services
    we provide to the people of Ireland. For the rest of this year
    you will see ESB Electric Ireland on correspondence, emails,
    advertising material and other literature.

    Over the coming months we will be offering you new energy
    packages and services to suit your needs. These will include
    competitive gas prices and new electricity price options offering
    you better value and control of your energy costs. We will tell
    you more about these offers in the next few months.

    For now, I would like to thank you for being our customer and
    we look forward to meeting all your energy needs in the future.

    Yours sincerely,
    ...
    ESB Electric Ireland


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Yes it was in the media weeks back and that letter was inserted in every bill. What point are you trying to raise?


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    lockers55
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭lockers55


    Hi srameen
    I never received this with any of my Esb bills.
    It seems to be that the de-regulation of the Esb in the next few months will be complete and hopefully reduce our esb bills sooner rather than later. That is all.


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    Electric Ireland: David
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Electric Ireland: David


    Hi lockers55,
    lockers55 wrote:
    I never received this with any of my Esb bills.

    Are you an ebilling customer? The communication quoted above went out to all ebilling customers yesterday. Customers receiving physical bills by post, on the other hand, would have had it included as part of a bill insert.

    FYI, you can find the original press release in relation to the name change here.

    We're very much looking forward to de-regulation and fully competing in the residential market, and really appreciate the interest shown by customers like yourself in this regard.

    We'll keep you posted! :)

    Thanks,

    David.


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    KM88
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭KM88


    lockers55 wrote: »
    It seems to be that the de-regulation of the Esb in the next few months will be complete and hopefully reduce our esb bills sooner rather than later.

    You're a funny guy! :D


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    lockers55
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭lockers55


    KM88 wrote: »
    You're a funny guy! :D


    The energy regulator will allow the ESB to set its own electricity prices for residential customers from April 4.

    check this out
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0304/esb-business.html


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    Electric Ireland: David
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Electric Ireland: David


    Hi lockers55,

    ESB Electric Ireland looks forward to providing greater choice and value in a dynamic market place from April 4th.

    Our own press release concerning the residential market de-regulation is here if you'd like a read.

    Thanks again,

    David.


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    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    Hold on a second ..
    is not the brand "ESB Electric Ireland" a grammatical redundancy similar to 'ATM Machine' (Automatic Teller Machine Machine) or PIN Number (Personal Identification Number number)..

    Hmmm


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    Tow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,434 ✭✭✭Tow


    Dont forget Allied Irish Bank Bank, so good we had to bail them out twice.

    When is the money (including lost growth) Michael Noonan took in the Pension Levy going to be paid back?



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    Electric Ireland: David
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭Electric Ireland: David


    Armelodie wrote:
    is not the brand "ESB Electric Ireland" a grammatical redundancy similar to 'ATM Machine' (Automatic Teller Machine Machine) or PIN Number (Personal Identification Number number)..

    Hmmm

    Hi Armelodie,

    The full brand name ESB Electric Ireland is temporary; we are retaining ESB in the title only during the transitional phase, until it becomes simply "Electric Ireland" (in the same way that Hibernian Aviva became "Aviva").

    Introducing the new brand was one of a number of CER conditions for ESB's Energy Supply Businesses to receive regulatory freedom to compete in the domestic market. You can find further info here.

    Thanks,

    David.


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