Electric Ireland

State-owned utility reports record half-year operating profit of €676m for the six months to the end of June

Move will save dual fuel customers an average of €435 annually, according to company

Price decreases of between 10 and 20% announced this month not enough, Varadkar says

Pricewatch: A reader who ended up €1,000 in the red is frustrated at receiving a ‘patronising lecture’ from Electric Ireland on how an ‘equal pay’ billing method works

Relations between man and woman have broken down but neither has money to move out, Family Law Court told

Move will save domestic duel fuel customers in excess of €400 over 12 months

Electric Ireland, Bord Gáis and SSE cite hedging for price cut delay as survey says Dublin consumers pay nearly twice EU average for power

CSO report follows a Eurostat publication showing Ireland increased its greenhouse gas emissions more than any other EU country in the first three months of this year

Consumers report ‘significant difficulties’ with contacting their supplier

Despite wanting to limit price increases on consumers here, the former State monopoly was prevented from doing so by EU competition law

CRU estimates that SSE gas customers get best standard-rate deals while Flogas offers biggest discounts

Some solar-powered homes are still on waiting list for smart meters

Suppliers tied to expensive hedging deals struck during crisis

Unsuccessful bidders say they intend proceeding with offshore power projects

Consumers suffer double whammy as prices rose faster here than in other euro zone states and are now not falling in line with those countries

Gas likely to continue slipping on European markets

Gas stocks at record high as March ended with further shipments likely this week

In one case study, an unidentified company debited €2,274 from a customer’s bank account without prior authorisation

State energy company will pay €327m dividend to Exchequer bringing total payments over the last decade to almost €1.5 billion

On The Money: High energy bills this winter are making people fearful but the key message is to contact your supplier and don’t ignore the problem

Pensioner living alone says ‘no one seems to be able to explain the huge increase’ in her electricity bills

On Wednesday, the Dáil heard of a 100-year-old woman receiving a €957.49 bill, further highlighting how customers are struggling to meet rising prices

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No sign of relief for domestic customers despite a fall in prices for businesses of around 10 per cent from next month

Small and medium businesses will benefit from lower electricity costs but charges for homes will remain the same

Consumers and businesses wearying of arguments around hedging and losses incurred on residential business six months after prices start to fall

Energy crisis may have peaked but ‘has not gone away’, says chief executive Enda Gunnell

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Eamon Ryan to unveil plan to install charging points countrywide in bid to address driver anxiety

CRU analysis says customer could have saved average of €581 a year by opting for best electricity rate, and €316 a year on gas

Utility also beefs up hardship fund after prices jump 90% this year but no relief for its gas customers

Q&A: Customers deserve transparency, especially when the news is bad

State’s privacy watchdog reviewing legal basis for harvesting of half-hourly data by ESB Networks

Suppliers not ruling out further increases as longer-term price outlook shows gas will cost them even more in winter 2023

ESB subsidiary gained most customers from June’s record switching as two of the big four suppliers suffer net loss of customers

Imported green certs account for high proportion of renewable fuel

Politicians hear that State energy company will review €3m hardship fund

Light goes out for fledgling supplier Bright Energy

Remaining 1,500 customers moved to supplier of last resort Electric Ireland

State energy firm says allegations ‘appear based on limited understanding’ of market