UK power generator SSE posts 23% jump in annual profit British power company SSE has today reported a 23% jump in annual profit and said it was investing significantly more than it was making in … Business • 25 May
How businesses can take the edge off their energy bills Slashing energy costs doesn't always involve a large investment with a slow return; there are ways for businesses to make significant - and immediate - … Business • 24 Apr
Flogas to increase energy prices by almost 30% from May Flogas Energy has today announced increases in its residential electricity and natural gas bills as it becomes the latest energy provider to announce price hikes. Business • 07 Apr
Iberdrola Ireland increases gas and electricity prices Iberdrola Ireland has become the latest energy provider here to increase its household gas and electricity charges. Business • 05 Apr
Energia's gas and electricity prices to rise by 15% Gas and electricity company Energia is to increase prices charged to its customers which will see their average bills go up by 15%. Business • 25 Mar
Funding secured for 190km Ireland-UK interconnector A new electricity interconnector between Ireland and the UK is on course to be delivered in 2024 after the project secured the €500m in required … Business • 21 Mar
Bord Gáis Energy prices to rise from next month Bord Gáis Energy is increasing its rates for both electricity and gas customers from next month. Business • 15 Mar
ESB reports 10.2% rise in operating profits for 2021 ESB Group made a €679m operating profit before exceptional items last year, an increase of 10.2% on the 2020 figure. Business • 10 Mar
Electricity market signals price shock RTÉ News has learned that electricity generators have requested industry regulators to 'urgently' re-calculate a key price marker "...to reflect the sudden rise in gas … Business • 09 Mar
Wind energy supplied 53% of electricity demand Wind Energy Ireland said that wind energy provided 53% of the country's electricity needs last month - the highest share of demand ever achieved by … Business • 07 Mar
Price triples as Eirgrid agrees deal for new gas plants Eirgrid, the national electricity grid operator, has completed an auction with power companies which will lead to the construction of nine new gas generators around … Business • 04 Feb
Less than 40% shop around for electricity and gas deals A new survey reveals that almost 70% shop around for car insurance every year, and more than half do so for home insurance - but … Business • 01 Feb
Data centres get to grips with EirGrid's Dublin pause EirGrid says that Dublin's electricity system is under pressure, but its moves to manage that have surfaced tensions between it, business and other sections of … Business • 16 Jan
Plans for €100 electricity credit to go before Cabinet Plans for a universal, one-off electricity credit of €100 per household will go before the Cabinet on Tuesday. Ireland • 10 Dec 21
New data centres may need to show power ability The ability of new data centres to have their own onsite generation capacity equivalent to or greater than their demand, to support supply if needed, … Business • 23 Nov 21
Flogas to increase gas and electricity prices again Energy supplier Flogas has today announced another increase in its electricity and gas prices for residential customers. Business • 15 Oct 21
Price shock: Why are energy prices rising so sharply? Energy companies have announced multiple price increases so far this year, with some households likely to end up paying hundreds of euro more per year … Business • 02 Oct 21
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
Energia announces its third price increase this year Energia has become the latest energy provider to increase its prices for residential electricity and gas. Business • 17 Sep 21
Pinergy electricity prices rise for fourth time in 2021 Energy provider, Pinergy, has become the latest in a long and growing line of suppliers to announce an increase in residential electricity prices. Business • 10 Sep 21
2nd amber alert on electricity generation system lifted An amber alert on Ireland's electricity generation system was lifted last night, according to a statement on the website of SEMO, the Single Electricity Market … Business • 10 Sep 21
Call to publish cost of move to more renewable energy The Irish Academy of Engineering has called for an official estimate of the cost of Ireland's planned transition to more renewable electricity to be published … Business • 08 Sep 21
Pinergy acquires solar energy supplier Solar Electric Energy firm Pinergy has acquired Co Wexford-based solar installation company Solar Electric. Business • 18 Jul 21
Get Smart: How your meter could help cut energy costs With electricity prices on the way up for more than one million customers, the arrival of a smart meter could offer a rare (albeit modest) … Business • 05 Jul 21