Switching electric/gas providers (see first post for links)

-Just Switched over to (OBS) B.Gais Dual Fuel while the offer is still there 😁-(Also switched the gas provider over - the €50 early exit fee will balance itself out in time).

Thanks again for highlighting the terms of the offer! For existing BG customers its a no-brainer and will save a decent few €€ for the next while!

just spent an hour most of it on hold, absolutely no way EI want to hang on to their customers. Got transferred to loyalty department etc, they cant match the BG prices, basically see you later.

Only thing is, my contract not up for just under a month, so hopefully the BG offer will still be available(€50 exit fee electric, €50 exit fee gas they told me, even though im practically at the end).

Out of contract with Electric Ireland so looking at switching providers

Ok tried the one big switch and they are saying the rates are below

So for standard user with smart meter who we use more at weekend and from 5-8 each night

Below are the Bord Gais rates

https://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/home/our-tariffs

So if reading correct then savings on the Urban Domestic standard is €1,637 (one big) v €2,127 (bord Gais) I am reading this right

So comparing to Flogas whom I have GAs with is Big swtich best option

Including VAT

• 37.98 cent per kWh (Smart day rate)
• 29.6 cent per kWh (Smart night rate)
• 44.92 cent per kWh (Smart peak rate)
• €338.89 annual standing charge

Make sure you're not currently on the smart meter plan. Because Onebigswitch deal is not valid for those who are already on Smart Meter plans.

The general consensus is that a smart plan only will work out more expensive for the majority of people. The OneBigSwitch offer is not a smart meter plan. If you're out of contract, you should just switch to that now. Highly unlikely a better deal will come along. My sister and parents have switched to BG on this deal (funnily, my sister is with BG and rang but they wouldn't give her the 33% off but she was told she could just sign up through OBS and get it).

No, you will remain on non-smart meter plan with BG via Onebigswitch.

By asking that question, you've probably jinxed it and the offer will be gone tomorrow :)

Am in same situation myself, just a few days left on contract so fingers crossed the offer won't disappear over the weekend!!

My contract ends on 18th November. From what I can see the savings are in the region of ~€600 over a year for the average customer, so even allowing for the break fee it makes sense to switch now rather than wait and hope for the best? Even if my bills will go up now to a higher rate when compared to the original deal I'm on?

Which company offers this 'one big switch' plan people are referring to?

Unless the offer is still available in a month (and that’s taking a risk) it makes sense to switch via OBS. The difference in standing charge cost between EI (for ex)and BG is about €20 (BG, being cheaper). So if you switch with the exit penalty of €50, I’d look at it as a €30 loss. The 33% off is the best offer and I wouldn’t rely on it being there for another month.

You’re right- good point - the standard rates are much higher with BG. But as it stands EI’s best unit rate pKwh offer at present is 40.90 vs 32.29 (BG OBS).

That’s a 21% difference on a fuel bill regardless of the standard rate. (Vs Energia at present it’s a 25%difference). It’s significant.

And the EI standing charge is €20 higher.

If the standard rates go down in a few months I imagine it will be across the board , esp the main providers.

I've had very little traction from loyalty teams of late apart from squeezing €50 one off gesture from SSE electric. In that case it was during the 14 day cooling off period and I threatened to cancel the switch as they had just announced a price increase. Customer retention beyond the 1 year contract term doesn't seem to bother providers at the moment. The introductory deals have also been paired back to the minimum. The talk of windfall taxes hasn't helped the consumer in my view as suppliers have gotten out in front of these.

BGE is paying 18c if I remember correctly Electric Ireland is 14c. neither have paid out yet. EE have only committed to sometime before the year end. I am currently leaving EE and moving the BGE so I wonder how many hoops I have to jump through to get paid for export from both