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

Going for this (Bord Gais) due to EI rip off. FYI, if you put in your email on the website without completing a switch, they will email an offer with an extra 3% off. Don't have an EV but should save with the heat pump on during the EV 2am to 5am hours:

Your rates:

Urban electricity annual standing charge: €325.52

Urban electricity day unit rate: 23.38 c/kWh

Urban electricity peak unit rate: 32.60 c/kWh

Urban electricity night unit rate: 17.63 c/kWh

Urban electricity EV unit rate: 5.96 c/kWh

B*alls! Didn't know about the extra 3% for stopping half through. Just switched a few weeks ago. Was worth it here as we have an EV

Not since I got solar, no. Probably 3-4years+

Why?

Correct me if I am wrong but one analyses your HDF file and can look at your usage in terms of day/night/peak. It assumes your pattern will continue in this manner and calculates your cost for the year based on it. The other asks for a single number for your total usage and makes assumptions to give you an estimated cost for the year.

If the above is true, it seems obvious which is the better one to follow.

Is EI the only ones where you can be billed monthly or it’s possible elsewhere too?

FYI for existing customers of EI, if you are out of one year contract you can get 150 euro credit to renew. I didn't see this on their website. I saw they have 28% off for contract renewals and called but I was told it won't apply to night saver rates but rep offered 150 euro credit for renewal instead. :)

Rates are same, they have 28% discount rates but it doesn't apply to night boost package I am on. My electricity usage is low with heat pump running at night and ev rates anyway so I am happy with the credit.

Got my first flogas affinity bill after being with yuno. 75 euro for the month. It will be winter i will see the big differnce with the heatpump. We only do cooking between 5-7 and try to do washing and dishwasher on night rate which we never done before but we may aswell try make use of smart meter now that its activated.

Have SSE Airtricity always had a €100 early contract exit fee, per fuel? Thought they were capped at €50.

Is there an equivalent of energypal for dual fuel?

Thanks.

(Edited for a typo)

Thanks for coming back Bren2001. Thought I may have missed an easier option!

if you've an activated smart meter upload your HDF to energypal.

If you have an unactivated smart meter, on bonkers you select standard tariff, not smart. It will give you the best tariff.

You can download your data from the ESB site but you've to request it donut won't be helpful this year. In a year's time it would be useful to determine if you should switch TK s smart tariff.

For now, select standard tariff on bonkers.

I’m not sure how relevant it is for us but the predictions are U.K. fuel prices to rise 10% towards this winter season after a rise in wholesale pricing

Anyone any idea how long a smart meter takes to "activate" post fitting?

Was told 30 days that's past spoke to chap on the esb helpline he then said 40 days, tbh I don't think he had much of a clue nice guy n all that.

Seems strange to me, what triggers the activation?

Surely there must be some form of signal/ pairing ?

Anyone any clue ? Tks

Out of curiosity, has anyone who left Electric Ireland recently with a credit on your account, have ye had to chase them up to send on the refund? Wondering if they're pulling a fast one and not paying it in the hope people forget about it

Yes he seemed embarrassed when he mentioned 2G technology.

Just seems weird that it takes so long to acquire a signal.

I live in an urban area so we will wait and see.

Tks for the reply.

2G is ideal for that sort of stuff, the amount of data being transmitted is tiny.

just seen in one of the papers your man from bonkers expecting the others to drop soon after SSE today but also mentioning the pso coming back & vat increasing to normal.

if the last two happen bills will be up a bit anyway whatever about unit prices

I had a problem with the flogas form when using my browser's auto-complete. I typed it all manually like an animal and clicked the "find address" button (editing the business name i live above) and it went through.

Currently coming off the flogas beg fixed that was suggested here last year.

Is there a simarly best priced plan this year or is it just go to bonkers and find a plan. Yuno energy is the current suggestion.

I'd go fixed if possible. Talk of price increases for the winter already.

I'm looking around as well. I'm up in August with flogas.