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

Floral gas has a new fixed rate on offer. While there standing charges are high they now have the lowest fixed rate on the market from what I can see.

Gas 11.77 including VAT standing charge 239.98

Elec 37.99 including VAT standing charge 302.92

Hoping other suppliers start dropping there rates. Gas bill was underestimate by 200 euro, maybe the rates are down by the time it comes in 😃

I agree, locking in a fixed rate when we all expect rates to reduce isn't a good play. However I do take it as a good indication that reduced rates are going to creep.

SSE offering 10% with cash back or straight 15% recently.

Other players such as EI or Bord Gais have not yet made any changes that I can see in 2023.

01-9025245 Electric Ireland retention.

When I ckecked a week or so ago EI were offering 10% discount to existing customers. They must have changed the plan recently. I'm currently getting 30% discount with them but will be out of contract at the end of May. Hopefully there might be some better plans available by then but I'm not holding my breath.

My 26% discount with EI is coming to an end, and by default I revert to 8.5% discount. No tie-in contract. If I do tie in for a year, I get the same rate, with €150 cash bonus. It's not much incentive. I'll hang on to see if rates come down.

One thing that occurs to me is that the companies each appear to have different "standard rates", so it's not as simple as comparing the percentage discount. E.g. EI 8.5% discount on electricity results in a rate of 39.6c incl. VAT. The Airtricity 15% discounted rate sounds great, but actually results in a rate of 41.01c incl VAT.

yeah, the standard rate and discount aren't much use in isolation. You need to know how many units you use a year and figure out what it will actually cost you (including the standing charge).

Got an email from Energia that my plan has a month left and it’s going to change from €1250 to €2k roughly but I can call to get a reduced rate, I’m not expecting a great discount tbh

So they offered the increased price as a deal ? Fmd my account is on herself name too

might be time to shop around, the 40% I got last time was good

Just what you need a google speaker to use more of their lovely pricey electricity . Solar and windmills all round.

lads my electricity contract is expiring tomorrow. On Energia now.

Who would be the best provider

You sound very angry and who what makes you think people don’t have common sense to work out the best financial option for them, maybe you’re trying to be helpful but it comes across as very condescending on a thread where people are just chatting about offers

FYI

I'm with Electric Ireland and my contract is about to run out, a few weeks ago they send an email with 10% off. at the bottom of the email is states that the offer is valid till the contract runs out.

today they rang and tried to get me to sign up for 8.5% and said they could not do any better even after I said about the email they said it was not available anymore. I rang back after checking the email to be sure, and they gave me the 10% discount when I said the email said it was vaild to the end of the contract. I had checked beforehand and with my usage they were the best for Electricity and gas combined even at 8.5%.

just to say if you got the email with 10% offer, it is still valid as long as your contract has not run out.

EI offering €100 cashback again via bonkers

Walter is One of the best posters of useful info on this and other threads. Through our taxes we are funding a National Consumer Agency. Walter provides a better service for free on the energy side at least

On the 8 v 18% discount. I got an 18% discount for renewal from an expensive provider (was previously on 40%) . The 18 brought it in line with other providers, so I'm betting that should we see similar prices following expected falls in April, the 18% discount will be much better, if we don't 50 euro exit fee will be paid

It says 150 for electric ireland on bonkers