Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
Energy regulator expected to be called before Oireachtas committee over ‘price gouging’ investigation
CRU yet to report after Minister asked agency to review failure of wholesale companies to pass on 72% price drop
Energy poverty: ‘I am basically on the breadline. I never have the heating on’
Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her family
Reader left baffled by Flogas refund that never arrived
Consumer says he doesn’t understand why Flogas could not credit the refund to his bank account
Electricity bills in Ireland among the highest in Europe
Dependence on natural gas and rising network charges blamed by experts for high energy costs
An issue of low-energy use: Why data centres are linked to fears of electricity blackouts
Eirgrid has flagged concerns on data-centre behaviour that must be addressed by new code of practice
Environmental groups seek High Court review of fossil-fuel allowances for data centres
Case is being taken against the energy regulator which gave go-ahead to new data centres last December
‘Shocking’: Taskforce to tackle high electricity prices has met just three times
Record disclosed to Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly, who said it was a ‘talking shop’ to deflect from crisis
Almost one in seven homes struggle with electricity bills
More than 297,313 homes were behind with their electricity bills at the end September, and almost 180,000 had fallen behind with gas bills
Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
North-South electricity price comparisons face scrutiny amid claims of Republic ‘price gouging’
Cross-Border cost differences far from clear but questions are being asked of State’s regulator
Up to €4bn to be invested in Irish commercial property in 2026 despite global risks
CBRE expects market to move from period of stabilisation to new phase of growth
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homes
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
New plan for large energy users envisages almost €19bn investment in electricity network
Key part of plan includes upgrade for large users, which are expected to use up to third of electricity in State
Why are Irish electricity prices so stubbornly high? There are two issues at play
Just because we have a high-cost economy doesn’t mean our energy prices have to be at the top of the European league
Household electricity prices could rise by €1.75 a month to fund €19bn system boost
This could add up to €1.75 a month to household electricity bills to fund the investment plans
New data centres must generate and supply electricity to wider market, regulator rules
Decision follows CRU’s review of grid connection rules for large energy users
CRU to rule that new data centres supply electricity to market in return for grid connection
Big electricity consumers will have to build their own power plants
‘Difficult to establish’ why Ireland’s electricity prices are so high, says ESRI
Residential electricity prices have doubled between 2018 and 2024
Regulator urged to consider inquiry into high electricity prices
Economic and Social Research Institute says there is no clear reason why prices are so high
Four steps to being clever with your smart meter
Two million of us have smart meters but most don’t use them to cut electricity bills
Yuno Energy could extend price freeze
Company poised to take number three slot in market as it reports €4.3m profit
Judge lifts stay on potential fine against Shannon LNG
Judicial review proceedings brought by company against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and EirGrid
Shannon LNG granted short-term order restraining enforcement of potential €7m fine
Judicial review proceedings brought by company against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and EirGrid
Why are Irish energy prices so high?
Irish households are paying about €350 more a year for electricity compared to other EU countries
File on Creeslough explosion submitted to DPP
Move comes just before third anniversary of the tragedy which occurred in the Donegal village
Energy regulator to investigate Energia for claiming price increases were sanctioned
Centres have become controversial due to their use of over 20% of electricity generated in Ireland
New policy on large energy users and data centres about to be published – Minister says
Survey finds two-thirds of energy stakeholders prioritise energy security over cheaper imported power
Suspended gas installer left house like ‘ticking time bomb’, court hears
Judge highlights public safety warning of Daniel O’Donnell’s television advertisement
Families face €29 rise in electricity bills to cover cost of maintaining energy networks
Network charges to increase from October 1st as State companies seek approval for investment
‘Breweries are going to go out of business’: Water charges hike another setback for sector
Further setback comes as struggling independent brewers grapple with ‘astronomical’ input cost increases
Planned 9.8% increase in non-domestic water charges undermining viability of hotels, says IHF
Uisce Eireann had originally suggested a 13 per cent increase in charges to the CRU
Cabinet approves scenarios for firms to build private electricity lines in Ireland
Change would end ESB Networks monopoly of electricity line sector
Consumers to face higher electricity costs amid networks investment
State companies could spend €22bn on power infrastructure
Data centres and other large users of electricity to be allowed to build and operate own lines to power plants
Department of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructure
Upgrade of power system could spark €83 yearly increase in household electricity bills
Government should consider energy credits to help households struggling with costs, Electricity Association of Ireland says
15 data centres awaiting decision on gas network connection
Industry executive warns that existing Irish retail data centres are nearing maximum capacity or ‘going dark’
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
The man lobbying for data centres in Ireland: ‘Disparaging them means you’re effectively demonising the big tax takes’
Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
Almost 320,000 premises in electricity arrears and 171,000 behind with gas bills
Regulator’s figures show numbers behind with energy bills falling
Wholesale electricity prices rise 67.7% to highest level in over two years
Provisional figures for the first half of February show wholesale prices remain at a similar high level, with more pain coming for consumers
What does the latest regulator ruling on data centres mean?
Electricity consumption by installations has long been a problem
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Any new data centres here will need to supply electricity to other premises under revised rules
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Data centres to supply electricity under proposed new rules
Energy industry regulators to publish decision on Tuesday
Could electric cars help us keep the lights on during power cuts?
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is hailed as a panacea for concerns about electricity supply and flexibility, but can it be made to work?
Supreme Court asks EU to interpret law in dispute over payments for green energy firms
Cases were brought by Energia Group Holdings and a number of its subsidiaries, along with GR Wind Farms and its subsidiaries, against the Commission for Regulation of Utilities
Energy regulator ordered to reconsider power firms’ access to electricity auction
High Court quashes decision of grid operator Eirgrid, supported by Commission for Regulation of Utilities to bar Kilshane Energy and Coolpowra
Energy companies open challenge to exclusion from EirGrid auction
Kilshane Energy plans two power stations at Huntstown, while related companies are connected to east Galway projects
Power company secures expedited hearing on lockout from grid supply auction
Kilshane Energy and related companies want to be allowed to bid in auction for right to sell electricity to the grid
Energy switching rates are under 20% despite potential for savings - CRU report
Customers who switched every year for the last four years could have saved €946 on electricity, €775 on gas or €2,018 on dual fuel costs
A hassle-free way to save at least €300 on your energy bills
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Most A-rated homes are in wealthy areas, while renters are stuck with higher heating bills
Energy is yet another area where the poor pay more, not just in monetary terms, but in health outcomes and quality of life
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
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