Gas price to rise by 39% and Electric by 27% in April.

I'm with SSE, im expecting my kwh usage for the year to be around 410 euro ex VAT, so about 50 in tax, i get 30% discount so i reckon it will be a 20% rise, so about 80 quid, the government will be taking another 10 quid on top of that. Not sure how much the rural standing charge will be shooting up.

I guess if someone has never switched they can totally nullify the rise by switching with a 33% discount.

Not looking forward to refilling the oil next winter

This post is depressing but spot on at the same time.

Look at alternatives.. but only ones we've "approved" for you to use so that greater control over behaviour can be exerted.

It's like this...

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/peak-time-energy-price-could-be-50pc-higher-under-new-plan-to-tackle-spiralling-crisis-41509062.html

Translation: Not enough of you have switched onto the tariff that will give us greater control over how much you pay/use, so we're going to try and force you to - even if it means violating the same rules that we'll throw back at you when we're asked uncomfortable questions!

Yup.. I had one of these "smart" meters installed by the ESB last year but looked at the tariffs and saw no benefit for me in it so stayed on my existing plan

If Ryan has his way, I'll be moved over to the new rates anyway (unless I can indeed opt out) and if he's later questioned about how much the companies have made as a result, you can sure he'll hide behind data protection and "commercial sensitivities".

The most galling thing about it is many people have bought into this nonsense that castigating ourselves in Ireland will somehow save the planet while Putin wages war and the US, China and others do whatever they want.

Sadly I think you're right. It might sound like a conspiracy theory but the EU and the Green agenda increasingly seems to be more about disenfranchising citizens and taxpayers for some notional sense of "doing the right thing" and solidarity.

Look at how so many things have moved to a subscription model - including property if you include renting. Before long we won't be able to own anything or decide very much ourselves. But don't think about that - here's the next social media culture war to distract you!

Which the hysterics banned of course during covid. The paranoid climate cult can barely decide which control freak useless measures they prefer

Don't feel bad though, SSE, Energia and Electric ireland are all really close on price anyways. Depending on your usage you might be up or down a little bit on the other 2. Iberdola look a lot cheaper but they will rise. The big saving is from switching.

That was a bit silly of them

Switch to either energia or airtricity and then switch again next April and again the following April

It takes a couple of minutes online

Doesn't it just show you how much you will save when the welcome cash back bonus is applied? I don't know why you would not want to consider that as part of the overall price.

I'm also seeing iberdrola as the by far the cheapest option, but I might disregard their price as they are one of the only ones not to have announced a price hike in the last couple of weeks. So I expect they will announce very soon.

If I'm not mistaken metres will be read prior to the price increase. As it is they are usually read 4 times a year where there isn't access issues.

Cost of living increases and housing now (unsurprisingly) the biggest issues for people, overtaking things like the war in Ukraine and resettling refugees, Covid and any Green agenda..

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/growing-public-alarm-over-spiralling-prices-as-living-costs-start-to-bite-poll-reveals-41515343.html

When something is replacing housing and health care as the top issue you know it's serious.

It is!

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/consumer/utilities/electricity_account_credit.html