There has been a big increase in the use of prepaid electricity meters in Ireland over the past 2 to 3 years. The idea of prepaying using meters was initially aimed at people on lower incomes who may struggle to budget for large bills. But it seems the use of pre-pay meters is more widespread […]
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Cost of Charging an Electric Car at Home The cost of charging an electric car at home will typically cost significantly less than using public charging points. For example – someone with a day/night meter, charging a car at home overnight will pay about 18.87c per kwh . (Sept 2024)That would work out at about […]
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All the electricity providers in Ireland have higher standing charges for rural households compared to urban ones.ESB Networks assigns the Urban or rural charge rate based on the location of a property. Rural electricity charges are higher only because the electricity suppliers charge a higher standing charge. ESB Networks charges your Electricity Supplier for use […]
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Here at MoneyguideIreland we are always advising people to shop around and switch energy suppliers to reduce bills – but how many people have actually switched their Electricity provider?The CRU (Commission for Regulation of Utilities ) publish information on the numbers of people switching electricity suppliers in Ireland. In 2022 – Electric Ireland still had […]
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The price of wholesale gas rose during 2022 and we saw price rises from all the energy suppliers in Ireland in 2022 and 2023. Prices started to come back down in Autumn of 2023. There are many ways to reduce your energy bills and cut down on energy usage in the home, some of the […]
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