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

I really don't want to keep things going longer but I've only had the smart meter a few months, I was on a non-smart 24h plan with BG that they chose not to offer a better discount on. My contract was up a day or two before I started seeing most of the 33-44% comments

Yes and no. So currently the fixed rate you refer to offers a 33c/15c Day/Night rate. Currently rates with other providers are approx 42c/25c with decreases of about 12% announced so far to about 37c/22c. Even if you assume the non-fixed rates will drop next year they would need an 11%/32% drop just to match what flogas community/BG offer now

So while you could logically expect prices from other providers to reduce further next year you will already have been on a lower rate until that happens if you fix now.

Let's go mad and say for example the 37/22 rate gets halved to 18/11 in April of next year, 6 months from when the November cut takes effect. So with those rates you will have had 2 months at 42/25 followed by 6 months at 37/22 and 4 at 18/11 but with BWG/Community plan you would have had 12 months at 33/15 so that would work out cheaper. You would also be shielded from sudden price increases in that time

no, the old supplier will refund you any credit balance on your account.

You're lucky, my 600 was swallowed up in a flash, if you're using that little juice you'd be as well waiting a little while longer in case the Flogas plan comes back.

hi all, i had posted before as were on pinergy here. it looks like we cant move from this as it was there when we moved in and its a rental.....so as it stands, we're paying 36.8c per kw for 24 hour rate (which includes 20% discount, full rate 46cent) the only other option on pre pay is a 7pm to 10pm where you get 60% off original rate which will be 41 cent from October 1st. so 60% off would be 18cent per kw. Im wondering should we go on that and try and do most big things, cooking, washing etc during those hours. there are only 2 of us and we are not high users so I think it might work most of the time but if we go with that option we would be paying the full 41 cent all other times of the day. other option would be to leave it at the 20% discount which will be 32 cent all day from October 1st. any thoughts from the guru maths ppl out there?! thanks

If the 32c a rate looks manageable financially for you, and you don't have high use, I wouldn't try to make the lifestyle change based on uncertain calculations.

And there will be times you won't be able to delay stuff until 7pm... events, visitors, Christmas, illness.

I switched to that SSE offer yesterday, it worked out cheaper for me than their straight 20% discount, and was the cheapest of the companies offerings at the mo.

SSE looking like the cheapest for me too.

11 days left with BGE.

I'm with BGE on 33% discount through one big switch and my contract will expire next month but didn't get any discount offer directly on my account like others here have so I contacted their online chat to ask. Here is their reply

• Perfect, so what I can offer you is 12 month contract, the requirment for this offer is direct debit and paperless billing. The exit fee for this offer is 50 euro and please know, this offer is subject to change, so it may not be available in the future. In terms of discount and rates after discount is applied. The discount for this contract is 33% for 12 months and after applied to current rate - the discounted rate is 0.297 Ex VAT. The standing charge per year is 323.75 Ex VAT with the EAB of €1636 based on national average usage figures administered from the CRU - there is a cooling off period of 14 days from when you agree to this offer also. This offer would be applicable and enrolled for when your current one ends - but the cooling off period is 14 days from when you sign up for it. I will confirm this is the best current offer available at this current time and please know, the rate is not fixed for term, the discount is fixed.

so if you've not got a discount yet on your account contact them directly.

So I went through the top 5 electric providers and I'll post the details below. Please note that the figures stated are in respect of the standard 24 hour urban meter, new customer and the unit rate includes the discounted percentages. Figures are rounded up/down to nearest Euro.. Total for year is the estimated rate based on 4200 unit usage per year.

SSE: 38.60 cents per unit (includes 20% discount). €241 standing charge (yearly) Total yearly bill €1765

FloGas: 37.99/unit (fixed) €303 standing charge. Total yearly bill €1801

Electric Ireland: 40.89/unit. (includes 5.5% discount). €303 standing charge. Total yearly bill €1923

Energia: 43.60/unit. (includes 10% discount). €237 standing charge. Total yearly bill €1971

Bord Gais: 44.33/unit (includes 8% discount). €281 standing charge. Total yearly bill €2046

Mine (energia) was refunded to the account the DD mandate was for automatically once the CoS went through

Energia is 43.60 cent until 02/10/2023, 37.05 cent from 03/10/2023.

EI is 40.90 cent until 31/10/2023, 36.80 centfrom 01/11/2023.

SSE is 38.60 cent until 31/10/2023, 33.96 cent from 01/11/2023.

And BGE is very likely to be updated shortly, so it's not really a like-for-like comparison.

Better use Bonkers/Switcher.ie.

If they are wrong then so am I. Maybe you could contact them and tell them to update their online pricing.

Kinda pointless anyway, who uses the eab exactly?