Lowest Gas Prices in Ireland  (For New customers)

Bord Gais  has three competitors for the supply of Natural Gas in Ireland – Flogas and Airtricity and  ESB (Electric Ireland)

Airtricity, ESB and Flogas can set their own gas prices  – while Bord Gais are still bound by the Regulator and cannot change prices without agreement from them.
All the gas suppliers in Ireland increased their prices from October 1st 2011
Shown below are annual figures for GAS ONLY based on the cheapest tariffs from each provider – and the most expensive for comparison. (Assuming 20000 kwH per year)

Figures  correct as at   January 31st 2012
( including VAT ,  standing charges and carbon tax) Rounded to the nearest Euro

As you can see from the comparison above -  a Bord Gais  customer using  20000 kwH of gas a year would save  €162 a year on gas if they switched to  Flogas and paid by Direct Debit.
This represents a 13% reduction in gas bills .

Note:  It is possible that gas customers who changed suppliers in the past year will be still on special lower tarrifs or fixed rates. The figures shown above are the prices charged for new customers.

NB – 20000 kw/h  gas usage anually would be typical for  a 3 or 4 bedroomed detached house that uses gas for both heating and hot water.
See our page on Cheapest Electricity in Ireland here

If you have an older gas boiler – you could cut your bills even  more by upgrading to a new efficient condensing boiler. There are grants available to help – and you could cut your gas usage and bills by as much as 23% . In the example above – with usage of 20,000kwh – a new boiler could reduce gas bills by €245 a year.

See more here about Grants for new Gas Boilers and more here about  Financing of New Boilers