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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 …

Business • 19 Sep

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

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 …

Business • 29 Jun

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

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

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 …

Ireland • 28 Feb

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 …

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 …

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

Electric Ireland said the increase in its gas and electricity prices is due to more expensive wholesale energy costs

Electric Ireland to increase prices from August

Electric Ireland is to increase its residential electricity prices by 9% and residential gas prices by 7.8% from August 1.

Business • 01 Jul 21

The company introduced the moratorium last October

Electric Ireland extends disconnection moratorium

Electric Ireland has extended its disconnection moratorium until the end of June, meaning that residential customers who can't pay their bills won't have their service …

Business • 01 Apr 21

Electric Ireland is today launching a range of plans for their customers who have already had the meters installed

Smart electricity meters go live for 250,000 households

New smart electricity meters will go live today for the 250,000 households in Ireland that have had the technology installed over the last 18 months.

Business • 26 Feb 21

Electric Ireland said its disconnection moratorium which started on October 22 will now run until March 1, 2021

Electric Ireland gives vulnerable customers €100 credit

Electric Ireland said today it would credit the bills of about 10,000 of its registered vulnerable customers with €100 credit each.

Business • 15 Dec 20

Electric Ireland has also asked all customers who are experiencing financial difficulty to make contact

Electric Ireland reintroduces disconnection reliefs

Electric Ireland has announced the reintroduction of a disconnection moratorium for its 1.3 million residential and business customers.

Business • 21 Oct 20

Switching site bonkers.ie urges customers to switch and save to offset the increases

Electricity bills set to rise for 1 million customers

A combination of an increase in the price of electricity by Electric Ireland and Prepaypower, as well as a 130% rise in the PSO levy …

Business • 30 Sep 20

Electric Ireland said the increase will equate to a rise €2.88 a month on the average residential electricity bill

Electric Ireland to up electricity prices by 3.4%

Electric Ireland has said that due to recent costs hitting the broader electricity system and market it will increase its average residential electricity bill by …

Business • 01 Sep 20

Bord Gáis said it will cut its electricity prices by 4.5% and its gas prices by 6.5% from May 1

Bord Gáis Energy latest company to cut energy prices

Bord Gáis Energy has again cut the cost of energy for its electricity and gas customers - its second cut in six months.

Business • 04 Mar 20