Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

377 is over a euro per day, that's very high, your bill will be 60-80 quid every two months even before you switch anything on

But that 7.9 rate inc vat, comes with a very expensive day rate, of 27.43 day rate incl vat, would really only suit people with PV, as thats a very expensive rate to be paying, especially for our quite lengthy winter months.

I did look at that tarriff, but it didn’t stack up for me, as usual, it depends on individual household usage etc. One needs accurate usage data, over a year at least, to find the best fit.

I'm currently with Energia but switching to Bord Gais EV electric only plan. Energia smart tariffs seemed more expensive.

I was switched to a "Smart" meter earlier this year but to avail of Energias EV Tariff, I would have to switch again to a Day/Night meter which they said they would do cost free, but if I'm ever to switch back to a Smart meter, I'd be paying a few hundred euro to do so. It's probably already clarified in here, but the phone call I had with Energia was very frustrating, because they can clearly charge different rates for different times in the day on a smart meter, but they can't do it for their own EV tariff. They couldn't explain it at all.

Not sure why the average person has to put so much effort into understanding a household requirement and then finding the best deal.

I'm on Energia too, renewed contract at same rates above:

27.43 at day rate, 7.89 at night rate. Way more expensive that last year's plan but prices are up approx 15% too. Is a 12 month contract

That would be after the discount.

Did the opt-out for smart meter today after hearing the relentless ads in the media lately,had a look at the pricing again there at weekend, 2-4 in the morning low rates and super high rates 5-7 in the evening???absolutely crazy what good is that to anyone?,they've no more need for meter readings so if anything pricing should be cheaper surely?🤔

Great business plan from electric ireland/fitting smart meters that people don't want and then replacing them a few weeks later???🙈🙈🙈

Folks I got my charger installed last week and have to make an appointment with ei to wire new tails into the smart meter. I wonder should I just ask for the day/night meter install at the same time?

Thanks John - wasn’t sure if that the case but if it is then I could work it to my advantage alright. I defo use more energy in the morning than around bed time - would also mean putting on washing machine and dishwasher in the morning rather than during the middle of the night. Cheers

Anyone know if Bord Gáis Energy has a night boost rate? Can't tell from their website or from the switching sites.

Night rate of 10.51c/kwh incl VAT looks good, but hoping there's another lower rate for 02:00 - 04:00?

Also - a little advice - I'm with EI on a standard 24hr meter. Should I:

1. Switch providers and then order a Day/Night meter
2. order a Day/Night meter and then switch

Wondering if the installation of a D/N meter locks you in for a further contract period, or restricts you from switching plans internally etc.

No, that's after the discount. Their rates are significantly more expensive (up from 16c at day and 4.7 at night) but still seem competitive. Not using a smart meter, just old fashioned day/night one

Flagging , i made a huge mistake by switching online, and it took 6 weeks to switch over, i rang them multiple times, but was told as i switched online, i could not reverse that. Its way faster by phone. Long and short of it was, i got caught for my previous supplier - out of contract rates for a few weeks, (as my contract expired just after i got the day/night meter installed. This is why i mentioned this in my previous post yesterday.

Also, it was a bit of a drama, getting EI to DD my N26 bank account,i had to fill in a form and send it off, (an email of the form was rejected by EI, must be hardcopy)that took more than 2 weeks to rectify, had the same issue when i switched to Bord Gais in April 2021, they can’t seem to handle non Irish Ibans on their systems, or, are discouraging it, and when you call customer service, they read off a script that says only irish bank accounts accepted, which is incorrect, you have to fill in paper DD form, its all a bit much, but it is what it is.

IBAN discrimination, i think its called !

It will always be on GMT, hence why in summer the night rate is one hour later.

Should change automatically,check T1(night)-T2(day) arrows around changeover time and you'll see where you're at.