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

I'm sorry. if this was asked before, I see it's a frequently visited topic. I'm trying to weigh up my options, contract ending with Flogas later this month. The well-known comparison website gives me no option to sign up to. Are there no deals to be had anymore?

I'm a low volume user, electricity is about 2000 kW, gas is 8000 kW for a year. Thanks!

You need to click No to: "Only show tariffs available for sign up?", this means only show tariffs that you can sign up to via Bonkers (or whichever site) itself where they get a commission. Clicking No shows all deals.

The best deal on the market are the moment is FloGas Community Plan (Elec, Gas, or Gas an Elec). This wont be available on comparison sites. An alternative to look at is WaterPower (Elec only). Its a variable tracker rate tied to the wholesale price of electricity. Theres plenty in this thread on both.

Just got my Flogas welcome pack, I signed up for the duel fuel community plan and it say my offer that i am on is Fixed Gas 12 A23 NB? does that sound about right to eveyone on this plan?

It's not that "if you dont change" its "if you dont opt out"

Some meters won't be on the plan for a few months or more. So you continue to get deemed fit payments until everyone who has not opted out has received a smart meter, then they remove the deemed fit for mcc02. This is what they did for mcc01.

I rang Flogas several weeks ago and got speaking to an agent within a couple of minutes. That was just after 9am if that's any help to others.

Head is still a bit spinning from trying to understand all this. Bord Gais just offered me 23% discount (Day - 39.22 Peak - 47.92 Night - 28.22) with a free weekend day of electricity off my dual fuel so trying to weigh everything up.

I have an activated Smart meter.

My question is - am I correct in stating that I can't access the Flogas Community 29.99 offer or the BWG offer? Only option from Flogas open to me is Fixed Smart Electricity?

Got through to FloGas after today and I mentioned about Community Plan offer and he said that was only for DCC employees and seemed sticky on it, is this the offer that people on here are talking about? Reading back through a lot of pages and know BWG was another offer as well.

Also rang around all other providers today and all a bit meh really but Bord Gais who I am currently with told me that they got an email today internally saying better offers are coming shortly, she couldn't confirm how soon but might be something to watch out for. They offered me 9% discount on dual fuel whereas I got 39% last year and to sign up as a new customer is 10%. That is something I don't mind as to me existing customers should be offered better discounts than new customers at least they are broadly in line whereas before they were nowhere close at all. We have been swapping over accounts with Bord Gais for last 3 years between myself and wife to make out like are new customers every time, painful at the time rather just renew with less hassle..

Contract up end of the month but just wanted to see what was out there today. Bord Gais tbf has an excellent Rewards section and I have won loads of comps through it this year most recently AI hurling final tickets. It would nearly swing me to stay if could give me a better discount rate been honest!!

Thanks for the reply, really annoyed about the Smart meter thing now. What I quoted above is after the discount applied.

Our electricity usage for the last 12 months is 2046.64

Looks like these are my two options so, kind of leaning towards staying with BG now cos of the standing charges difference... or is that wrong?

see the energy rate i posted and the standing charge works out at €215 if it is 59c per day and include it for your calculations just to see if its better, i got the 15% discount and he said that's standard now for direct debit etc

I gave up posting not to ring them up, people just want an instant answer here and won't read back a few pages.

Do come back when you get rates confirmed. I'm gonna call EI Friday to see what they'll do for me as I'll be out of contract next Monday. If the Flogas offer there works I'll give it a go too.

Really annoyed, signed up to Flogas Artzya dual. 29.99 inc fixed electricity unit and 9.x for gas about 6 weeks ago.

Got a generic welcome email shortly after, no mention of rates or plan but since took screenshots I assumed I'm ok.

Got first bills this week and they have me on peak, day and off peal rates, much higher than 29.99 inc (night rate is not much use to me)

Will contact them but did same happen to anyone else?

My meter is on mcc12 and was with the previous supplier on 24h rate.

Does anyone know, can you change providers while still having an out standing bill thats owed?