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

Prices to stay at this level until 2025. Anyone with solar panels is a smug so n so

Are those rates including VAT?

Is that on a smart plan?

I was speaking to Energia as I have a similar credit on my account. They said it would be transferred to a new provider if I moved.

Also with Energia and contract due to expire on the 20th of this month. Was on to customer service yesterday as I am €838 in credit. He said if I switch to just give them a call and once the final bill is taken from the credit the remainder will be refunded to me and not the new supplier. Also on something that came up earlier in this thread, my next bill will be generated on the 11th of this month so I questioned whether I would get my 41% discount for the period 11th to the 20th. He said their billing works different to contract in that my next billing period starts on the 12th so whatever rate I am on on the 12th will be the rate for my next two month bill. I am not holding my breath on that one.

I got a similar jump, average 350 up to 540.

The 2nd €200 from the government did land in my account on the 5th so at least that's a help.

What is appalling is that the gas wholesale price is at pre war levels for some time now. However the monopolistic cartel with the blessing of the "green" minister is not passing the savings to consumers. They will make crazy crazy profits in the coming periods and noone says a word....

That is not true.

The price we pay is based on wholesale prices purchased in bulk by the likes of the ESB.

They are quite conservative by nature and had hedged the price of electricity quite substantially, therefore, it took a long time for the energy price increases to be reflected in our bills.

It will also take a similar period of time for the now lower costs to be reflected in our bills.

This has nothing to do with the Green party or government. It is just how modern energy markets work.

It would be nice if energy company's listened to government. It would be great for FF/FG if the cost was lower instead they have to use the corporation tax boon to top up our private electricity accounts. I personally believe the energy companies would be more likely to tell the government to F off before they would take direction on pricing. That is one reason why governments are talking about a special "excess profits" tax on energy companys.

Anyone know what is up with bonkers? I just searched for electricity & it is only showing me flogas, pinergy & pre-pay power.

Flogas have launched a fixed priced energy offer. Lower rates than the market but you obviously take the risk that market prices won't decrease over the year.

It may be the first that doesn't require you to pretend you have an EV

I had them call to the door this w/e. My wife answered & told them i look after the bills so he came back the next day. Trying to convince me to leave my current provider, pay €100 for leaving early & then go onto higher rates & higher standing charge just to get €400 for switching.

I pointed out that at their rates my last electricity bill would be 170 higher so id be loosing money switching. He still tried to push me into switching.

I hate when they call to the door, this was the closest I came to telling them to f off. I've warned tre wife to tell them not to come back next time.

With €150 cash back it works out dearer than the BG OBS offer by circa €280 for an average 4,200 KWH user.

I’m always polite and just tell any utility/charity callers that I don’t buy anything at the door and then close it. It got so bad where I live at one stage anyone who called id follow up with the company they represent and told them to remove me from their databases. Seemed to work for a while anyway