Best Electricity Plan for new EV Owners

Ring Energia, still the same 15% off. Couldn't match the SSE Airtrictiy Day / Night rates. I guess I'll try the switch over and hope Energia get back to me with the 20% offer. Both (for me, D/N rural) have standing charge of €377. They'd better start decreasing the standing charge in line with newer rate decreases. Since it went up when the rates went up, for the most part.

Expensive at dinner time alright - will see how it goes. But the rest of day time and EV overnight seems decent (we were moving house so would have had to pay a cancellation fee in the old house to move)

when the 15.5% kicks in it goes to

2am to 5 am 9.1c -> 7.68 c

11pm to 8am: 27.1c -> 22.9c

8 am to 11pm: 36c -> 30.4 c

5pm to 7pm: 50c -> 42.25 c

I think as long as you avoid dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer during 5 to 7, its probably the best plan I can find as I think I will need the full 3 hours for the EV every night

Would the energia 36c day and 2-6am 8c tariff not suit you better? 3 hours charging is very tight.

Hi folks, in a bit of a conundrum here myself.

1) I contacted energia (had the cheap night saver rate a lot of people on here had) to find out when my contract is expiring they said my contract "had ended on the 15-09-2023.", I checked and only received the welcome email on "Oct 3, 2022" So I need to see what the story is there. But I thought they had to let you know when your contract was expiring??

2) In between Solar panels + batteries for another 3 to 4 weeks, I think I should wait until I get them reinstalled and then move to smart plan so staying on the standard contract or something until then? Not sure if I can extend an existing only for a few months?

I did similar and Energia moved me on to a discounted plan (originally 15%, then 20% with €50 credit when I cancelled) and backdated it to the end of my last contract. They also said that I could move to the smart plan once the new meter is installed

Finally bit the EV bullet this weekend. Bought a 2019 Leaf 40 KW.

I drive the car about 200km per week. So I'm thinking one charge a week will do me. It didn't make sense for me to switch to a Peak/Day/Night rate. as when I'm home, I have the PC all day on might use the oven for food etc.

Will cost around €15 euro a week to run the car.

Mostly OK.

Oh what fun I'm having today.

Trying to switch to Energia but they were rejecting my application.

I finally spoke to a human today and he said, although I have a smart meter, the connectivity is not strong enough (they rate it from 1 to 4 and we are 1. They will only connect a 3 or 4.). So I rang my current suppliers (Electric Ireland) who said the meter was 4 until last January but has deteriorated since to 1. They are still able to provide me with my usage hour by hour, every day, so they couldn't explain why better connectivity would provide anything more.

They don't know what's wrong but do not do house calls to repair individual meters. It looks like I am stuck. I may take a sledge hammer to the meter and wait till they come to fix it.

First bill since coming off the best energia plan, with flogas, and got a roasting. Bill has gone up by about 60%.

I don't think theres any good news to be had on this front for the moment.

The really cheap night rates will only get 21kw into the cars in the 3 hour window (both electric).

Yep, depressing, particularly when you need 21kwh for each car. Still €450 in gov credits to make you feel better about being shafted…

Hi

Crazy that the ESBN is rolling out a new system which should be operational far into the forseeable future when they know that it already has problems.

Good luck finding someone knowledgeable and more important willing to share that knowledge at ESBN. If you do get one, see if you can find out what network they use, perhaps they have their own infrastructure or else which carrier they piggyback on.

The carrier they use may have closed down a repeater which covered your area. ?

Do you have neighbours ? If so, check with them. They may have the same problem, if not, it's' your meter

If it is your meter, perhaps if you tell Energia you will leave unless they replace your meter. ?

Energia replaced my day-night meter with new smart meter in two days when I said was going to Pinergy

When I got my smart meter installed last year the installer asked me were any of us on Vodafone as that's the carrier they use, my data is readily available from esbn and there's a 4 on the meter. I have been contradicted here and was told they use the 3 network. 3 in my area is absolutely shocking I was with them for a while but it was unusable even for basic phone calls, I couldn't imagine the meter scoring a 4.

Might be worth asking their loyalty/retention team rather than the hassle of switching again

Yes many are in the exact same boat, be thankful you got onto that low rate in the first place. as many missed the boat on it, and it was pulled sometime around October last year.