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Electric Ireland gas prices fall, no rise in electricity

Electric Ireland is to decrease gas prices for 140,000 customers by 4% from the beginning of November, while there will be no increase for the company's 1.1 million electricity customers ahead of the winter.

Ireland • 10 Sep

Average monthly saving of €91 for solar panel owners

Almost three-quarters of solar panel owners cited cost savings as the main benefit, with an average monthly saving of €91 on energy bills.

Business • 20 Jun

ESB's half year operating profits down by 34% (Pic - RollingNews.ie)

ESB Group's half year operating profits dim by 34%

ESB Group has reported a 34% decrease in operating profits for the six months to the end of June due to the continued normalisation of global energy markets after what it called the "extraordinary" volatility and peaks in pricing seen in 2022 and early 2023.

Business • 17 Sep 24

Electric Ireland is the country's biggest energy supplier

Electric Ireland to cut electricity and gas prices

Electric Ireland is to cut its prices for domestic electricity and gas again from November.

Business • 05 Sep 24

Electric Ireland has 50,000 domestic customers in the north

Electric Ireland to withdraw from NI domestic electricity

Electric Ireland has said it is withdrawing from the Northern Ireland domestic electricity market to concentrate on business customers.

Business • 09 May 24

ESB's Customer Solutions' division, which includes Electric Ireland, reported an operating loss of €12m for 2023 compared to a loss of €109m in 2022

ESB profits after tax rise over 30% to €868m for 2023

ESB has reported profits after tax of €868m for 2023, up over 30% on the previous year.

Business • 07 Mar 24

Electric Ireland last reduced prices in November

Electric Ireland to cut prices again for 1.1m customers

The Tánaiste has said he believes energy companies could be doing more to reduce their prices.

Business • 15 Jan 24

Electric Ireland said about 8,000 customer accounts may have been compromised

8,000 Electric Ireland customer accounts 'compromised'

Electric Ireland has said an employee of a company working on its behalf may have inappropriately accessed customer accounts leading to the potential misuse of personal and financial information.

Business • 08 Nov 23

ESB's half-year group operating rose by €157m to €676m, which it said allowed it to invest €779m of capital expenditure in critical infrastructure

ESB Group's half-year profits up 30% to €676m

ESB Group has reported a 30% increase in its group operating profits for the six months to the end of June after what it called a period of continued uncertainty and change for the energy industry.

Business • 19 Sep 23

Electric Ireland said cuts to both its unit rate and standing charge will lead to savings of €212.06 a year on the estimated average annual bill for electricity

Electric Ireland to cut electricity and gas prices

Electric Ireland has announced a 10% cut in domestic electricity prices and a 12% reduction in gas charges.

Business • 07 Sep 23

The CRU has published figures on the cheapest and most expensive Estimated Annual Bills across electricity and gas suppliers

Electric Ireland offers cheapest electricity plan - CRU

Electric Ireland had the cheapest standard domestic electricity tariffs available while Flogas had the most expensive Standard Electricity Plan, new figures from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities show today.

Business • 29 Jun 23

ESB's operating profits jump to €847m on higher prices

The ESB Group has reported operating profits before exceptional items of €847m for the year to the end of December, up from €679m in 2021.

Business • 22 Mar 23

The ESB said it is not permitted to subsidise the prices in its Electric Ireland subsidiary with profits made in other parts of its business

ESB defends pricing approach at Electric Ireland

The ESB has defended its approach to pricing for its residential and business customers in a briefing note posted on its website.

Energy • 03 Mar 23

The energy company said it is very difficult to project the trajectory of residential electricity and gas prices

Coveney: 'Fair' to question Electric Ireland rates

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has said Electric Ireland needs to answer questions as to why they are reducing bills for business customers but not households.

Ireland • 28 Feb 23

A €50 credit will be applied to each of Electric Ireland's residential electricity customers in the New Year

€50 credit for Electric Ireland's electricity customers

Electric Ireland said today that it will forgo profit from its residential electricity business as consumers continue to face pressures from surging energy costs.

Business • 19 Dec 22

ESB Group said it has invested over €10 billion in energy infrastructure over the past decade and paid over €1.2 billion in dividends

ESB Group reports €390m profit in first half of year

ESB Group has reported a significant rise in profits for the first half of the year against the backdrop of surging energy prices on international markets and soaring bills for consumers.

Business • 16 Sep 22

More energy price increases from Electric Ireland today

Electric Ireland to up gas and electricity prices again

Electric Ireland has announced further increases to its residential electricity and gas bills from 1 October after increasing them in August.

Business • 01 Sep 22

The bill for €9,836 was for two months, from July 8 to August 19

Café owner speechless at €10k electricity bill

The owner of a café in Co Westmeath has said she was left speechless after receiving an electricity bill for almost €10,000 this week.

Business • 30 Aug 22

There were over 35 price hike announcements last year from Irish energy suppliers and the trend has continued into this year

Electric Ireland price rises now in effect

Price increases announced last month by Electric Ireland came into effect yesterday.

Business • 02 Aug 22

Electric Ireland blamed the complexities of the temporary VAT reduction on the delay

Electric Ireland billing delay hits 24,000 customers

Around 24,000 Electric Ireland customers will receive two bills at once as a result of a billing issue at the utility company.

Business • 27 Jul 22

Iberdrola's Irish gas customers will be moved to Bord Gáis Energy while its electricity customers will be transitioned to Electric Ireland

Iberdrola to exit Irish gas and electricity market

Spanish energy supplier Iberdrola has announced it is exiting the Irish gas and electricity retail market due to market conditions and pricing here.

Business • 31 May 22

The utility provider also told the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach, that the code was not designed for the bulk account switching activity

Concern raised over aspects of CBI switching code

Electric Ireland has expressed concern at the impact that the the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) switching code process may have on the smoothness with which Ulster Bank and KBC customers will be able to move accounts to new banks.

Business • 30 May 22

SSE Airtricity said it will increase its residential electricity prices by 24% and gas prices by 32.3% from 1 May

Airtricity electricity prices to rise 24%, gas by 32%

SSE Airtricity has become the latest energy provider to increase its prices for both electricity and gas.

Business • 01 Apr 22

Electric Ireland said it will increase its residential electricity prices by 23.4% and gas prices by 24.8% from May 1

Electric Ireland to increase prices by almost 25%

Electric Ireland has become the latest energy provider to increase its prices for both electricity and gas.

Business • 30 Mar 22

Electric Ireland's residential electricity prices will rise by 9.3% and gas prices by 7% from November 1

Electric Ireland to raise gas and electricity prices

Electric Ireland has today announced its second price increase for residential customers this year, becoming the latest energy provider to raise prices.

Business • 01 Oct 21