Did you get your electricity bill yet? Was there a hike in the bill?

I also got a shock when i got my Gas and Electricity bill last week and a friend said I was paying premium rates for both so I went on to bonkers.ie and i managed to change supplier and ill save a few quid. This is something i will look at every 12 months from now on and i would advise everybody to do the same

€307 for mid Nov to mid Jan. That's after a 38% discount.

Normally my bill was 160 and another 60 for gas.

But I've just moved into a house with an air to water system and Im not sure if the jump is solely down to that. I was adjusting the temp and water settings but apparently that makes the thing go into overdrive.

Leaving it alone now so hopefully the next bill won't be as bad.

You really should send in proper readings as the longer you leave it, the more it will end up costing you.

Also you need to take proactive action and change providers because if you with same provider over 18 months you are definitely paying through the nose.

My contract was up last September, I was with Energia and their new rates were astronomical. I change to Bord Gais after getting 30 and 40% off my gas and electric. Recent electric bill was €129 and gas bill today was €119, I have gas central heating and it's on several hours a day plus it heats all the water too. I'm happy with my bills. 4 people in the house. People simple must change providers and stay on top of it every year.

Someone has to pay the massive wages and incredible pensions the ESB are on.

I would be far too nervous to time electrical appliances to come in at night, especially things like dryers and washing machines. Even though I have excellent fire alarm systems I just wouldn't feel secure. I'm going to resist smart plans as much as possible as they peak times rates are absurd.

My latest bill is 180 euro. It wasn't that long ago it was always between 80 and 90 euro. Pure robbery.

Got mine yesterday, wasn't as bad as I was expecting, used to be around 145/180 depending but was 217 which considering it was over Christmas wasn't too big a jump, mind you the original bill was estimated at 147 which was low even if it was being averaged, anyway I sent in a reading and got the reissued one.

Last provider I was with always sent an email prior to billing date to send in the reading, with electric ireland now and will have to diary it forward myself or something as they don't seem to do similar and the bill just arrives.

305eur for 2 months period with me working from home (so electric heater on a few hours a day), family of 5 with 2 kids being older that have good habits of turning off lights when leaving the room etc,200sqm house.

60eur of it is charging EV at a night rate.

Compared to last years, 5.5% increase but I change suppliers every 12 months.

Is there a list of units rates anywhere? Both as a new customer or existing?

Only boil the kettle on special occasions 😂😂 Think I'll leave that suggestion until next week - might ruin the mood on Valentines Day.

Someone once told me to boil a full kettle costs 10 cent. Must look into a meter that can be used on a socket to find out exactly. Could be useful to test every power hungry appliance to see where I can save.

Got mine over the weekend, Electric Ireland, pleasantly surprised but I had made an effort to watch usage in anticipation of price increases. A €10 increase since last Bi Monthly Bill.

Full disclosure, I don't use electricity for heating (Thankfully), I've an LPG gas hob for cooking , and live alone so have greater control over usage unlike a family etc.

Had I choosen one of Electric Irelands smart tariffs after smart meter was installed, I reckon I'd have been looking at much higher bills as a low usage customer.

I would boil the kettle for tea at least 6 times a day with two of us here. I would also boil a kettle to make stock, gravy, soup etc., etc., all through the week. However I had the bright idea to make a mark on the side of my kettle to make sure that I only fill up to exactly the amount I need whether it be one cuppa or two, or half a pint/litre or whatever I require. My kettle only shows cup measurements so I find the mark handy.

I'm intrigued to know that public libraries have energy saving kits!!! That is news to me, so I googled it and amazingly it's true. Many thanks for that little nugget of information, it's very helpful.

Its the same with every bill. I happened to look on bonkers.ie the other day. Best I could get was 2c per unit off there so maybe 100 euro per year so not bad. Might try to get Electric Ireland to match it.

But when I looked at fixed line broadband + phone I nearly took weak. Digiweb have a bundle with same as I have now PLUS unlimited calls to UK landlines and mobiles for 33% less than what Im paying with vodafone. I will be leaving if vodafone dont match it. Its a 250 euro saving over 12 months.

€135 for two months. Prior cycle was €130 so not much in the difference.

2 adults, both of us home all day 95sqm. Use gas for heating everything else runs of electric. I am seen some crazy usage here honestly eye watering seen some people saying there bills are north of 300!

Our gas bill is about 120 every two months and it's on all day as I work from home. I suppose we have smart TRV's so each room has it's own schedule so no room is ever over heated which must contribute to our low usage.

I signed up to switch from EI to BGE on Feb 1st, and gave my meter reading on the online switch form. I have just been emailed by EI to say my final bill is available. It appears the switch did not go through until 15th February, so I have received a bill for 18 days - €46! I have only just paid a bill for just over €150 for the Nov-Jan bill!

Got my gas and electricity bills the same day. Electricity was fine but gas was higher than expected.

I dont know much about air to water but that would scare the sh!t out of me. Can you turn off the whole system for a week and take a metre reading before and after?

Ashoop?

2 bed house... 1 working from home so kettle on the boil a lot.. €190 for the last 2 mths.. same period last yr was €112!!!!!