Government Electricity Credits

When Will the Next Government Electricity Credit be paid? Further electricity credits were announced in Budget 2024 All domestic electricity customers will get €450 off their electricity bills. The credits will be paid in 3 instalments of €150. These payments will be made automatically between the end of 2023 and April 2024. The first payment […]
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Prepaid Electricity Prices Compared

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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Switching Electricity Supplier in Ireland

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 CER (Commission for Regulation of Utilities ) released some information on the numbers of people switching electricity suppliers in Ireland. In 2020 – Electric Ireland still […]
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PSO Levy 2024

On 1st October 2022 , the PSO levy was reduced to zero . This resulted in an annual saving of €52 (excluding VAT) on average household electricity bills. However – in an announcement on June 14th 2022 – the government proposed a further PSO levy decrease that will result in a negative figure or a […]
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