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

That assumes gas prices are the same in June as they are in December. Higher gas consumption overall in winter so I assume prices go up?

my 12 month contract with sse is up on the 17th. The rate was 32.32 vat inclusive. Standing charge was 66 for the year.

based on now is the flogs community best? it seem so.

do any experts reckons prices will fall soon with others?

What's worrying is a lack of vision and competence on the supply side. It's bonkers that the whole country is powered literary on gas alone for days at times. That is what is doubling our price of electricity.

It is taking too long to bring volumes up. It shouldn't take 20 years to scale up and clone the Arklow Bay wind park. Now finally work in progress.

Different to volumes is tackling a peak demand. It appears there's a consensus that we'll need gas for a foreseeable future. No, we shouldn't. Which country in Europe gets 90% of peak electricity from gas? Not even Russia, country with the biggest world gas reserves.

There are numerous solutions. Existing hydro technology for example that only needs to be scaled up. My flatmate did part of his PhD on possible dam feasibility 15 years ago. Yet there's one miniscule lake called Turlough Hill reservoir operational nationally. No vision of scaling up.

Hydro dams are relatively cheap and proven technology, and can be done taking into the account country's obsesion with brick and mortar.

France operates one nuclear plant per million inhabitants. China is planning or building almost 100 right now.

We're the rich world. Our salaries are on par with Sweden and Germany. Their children get free lunches in schools. Our children pay for sandwiches at a petrol station.

Gas, isn't it?

We are building an interconnector with France to import nuclear.

The Ukraine war is relatively recent in the scheme of energy. We are redesigning everything for renewables and removal of coal and peat. Gas has been cheap and is greener then the other, we had the infrastructure.

I am all for critising the government. This isnt one. Everyone would have made the same decision over the past 20 years.

Are you sure about the standing charge rate?

I am not with you on this, the government is totally to blame, the France interconnect has been in progress for a long time I think 7 years. it takes 10 years to plan and build a generation plant. Domestically we are all using less energy but industry is using more and we have a limited supply.

There is no plans in place for a new substantial generation plant. Dublin is getting some short term load levelling gas generation plants. Yet the greens keep mentioning they want to shut moneypoint yesterday.

So we all will compete for the same energy and pay more. Off shore plants have been slow in the uptake due to government red tape. Domestic solar uptake has been slow due to price gouging by the industry. We are well behind where we should be and there is no chance of us catching up

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Ah lads, please stop..

Had a great year on Energia EV plan but its over for me early September saved a fortune on it.

Is the Flogas day night meter urban the best deal currently ? Or the waterpower variable?

My contract with board gais ends on the 26th, can i switch to flogas now or do i need to wait until my current one expires? thanks

Clutching at straws here but my 1yr contract for elec and gas is up with Bord Gais in about 28 days. Is there any way to sign up to the Flogas community offer now and have it kick in when my BG contract ends. I'm worried the Flogas offer may end before my contract is up. Cheers.

Yeah, that is the daily rate - €0.6602 per day which equates to just over €240 in a full year.

Im in the same boat as you with my Energia EV plan running out on Aug 20th. We really did have a great run with that plan but now the downside is prices are just shocking. It looks like we are going from 30 cents day 10 cents night to 41 cent day and 21 cent night with the Flogas fixed plan. It will be a doubling of the night rate for me which is a pain as Id saved quite a bit by shifting about 40% of my electricity usage to the night rate by running the dishwasher and washing machine after 11pm. I guess the EV plan got us off the hook for the last 12 months and now we are going to get absolutely ridden.

Did you look at the Flogas Community Plan rates? Only sign up online if you ring they will say you can't get it. https://www.flogas.ie/flogas-community-plan-electricity-fixed-1-yr.html 33.38 day and 14.75 night rate including vat. As said above people have used their cooling off period to push out start date.

Going by people who said they used their cooling off period to push out the switch around the 15th of August. Just make sure it works so you don't get caught for an exit fee.