Electric Ireland

Finance subsidiary shows energy business repaid €300m last year

Irish electricity prices are the highest in the EU but there are steps you can take to pay as little as possible

From simple DIY upgrades to deep retrofits – take your home from brr to a high Ber

Garda investigations ongoing following Monday arrest

Green investment also promises lower energy bills and the chance to sell any surplus power back to the grid

Energy company says its business is growing and investment in renewables is continuing

Energy provider cutting cost of electricity for smart meter customers by 5 per cent, while others will receive 3 per cent cut

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New rate is ‘€500 cheaper annually’ than average standard rates, says energy retailer

Electric Ireland has made a further price cut, with other providers expected to follow suit. But the market is volatile and prices are still high compared to 2021

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Move by electricty and gas provider could save some customers close to €300 annually

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Date issue: Affected customers who may have experienced fraudulent activity have been asked to contact Electric Ireland directly

Almost all households will see cuts of between 10 and 30 per cent over coming days as suppliers start competing for business

The experts will be on hand to talk about retrofitting and energy upgrades at this autumn’s Ideal Homes show

State-owned utility reports record half-year operating profit of €676m for the six months to the end of June

Move will save dual fuel customers an average of €435 annually, according to company

Price decreases of between 10 and 20% announced this month not enough, Varadkar says

Pricewatch: A reader who ended up €1,000 in the red is frustrated at receiving a ‘patronising lecture’ from Electric Ireland on how an ‘equal pay’ billing method works

Relations between man and woman have broken down but neither has money to move out, Family Law Court told

Move will save domestic duel fuel customers in excess of €400 over 12 months

Electric Ireland, Bord Gáis and SSE cite hedging for price cut delay as survey says Dublin consumers pay nearly twice EU average for power

CSO report follows a Eurostat publication showing Ireland increased its greenhouse gas emissions more than any other EU country in the first three months of this year

Consumers report ‘significant difficulties’ with contacting their supplier

Despite wanting to limit price increases on consumers here, the former State monopoly was prevented from doing so by EU competition law

CRU estimates that SSE gas customers get best standard-rate deals while Flogas offers biggest discounts

Some solar-powered homes are still on waiting list for smart meters

Suppliers tied to expensive hedging deals struck during crisis

Unsuccessful bidders say they intend proceeding with offshore power projects

Consumers suffer double whammy as prices rose faster here than in other euro zone states and are now not falling in line with those countries

Gas likely to continue slipping on European markets

Gas stocks at record high as March ended with further shipments likely this week

In one case study, an unidentified company debited €2,274 from a customer’s bank account without prior authorisation

State energy company will pay €327m dividend to Exchequer bringing total payments over the last decade to almost €1.5 billion

On The Money: High energy bills this winter are making people fearful but the key message is to contact your supplier and don’t ignore the problem

Pensioner living alone says ‘no one seems to be able to explain the huge increase’ in her electricity bills