Electricity
Every electricity plan in Ireland, and what it actually costs.
105 plans from 11 suppliers, re-checked against each supplier’s own price page (last checked 26 September). At typical usage the gap between cheapest and dearest is about €1,001 a year.
The cheapest unit rate is rarely the cheapest bill. Standing charges alone vary by about €237 a year between suppliers, every discount below applies to the unit rate and not the standing charge, and every one runs for twelve months and then stops. Change the usage below and the order changes with it — there is no cheapest plan, only a cheapest plan for a given household.
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What we’re assuming
Based on a real Irish household’s half-hourly meter data — quiet overnight, busiest in the early evening. no ev charging. These two are guesses on your behalf. Upload a bill and we’ll use your own.
The five cheapest here, over two years. Most discounts run twelve months, so the second year is the one worth looking at.
30.75c day · 16.90c night · 34.54c peak · 72.61c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 27% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Energia’s site →28.10c per unit · 72.61c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 30% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Energia’s site →30.46c day · 19.58c night · 34.12c peak · 72.29c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 30% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on SSE Airtricity’s site →28.79c per unit · 72.29c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 30% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on SSE Airtricity’s site →31.82c day · 16.72c night · 33.95c peak · 68.70c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 21.5% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Electric Ireland’s site →Everything above uses a typical household’s usage. Yours depends on how much you use, when you use it, and what you’re paying now. Upload a bill and we’ll run it against every plan here — including telling you to stay where you are. Free, no card.
Check your own bill32.20c day · 22.84c night · 36.58c peak · 67.58c a day standing · 12-month contract
See it on WaterPower’s site →29.31c per unit · 82.25c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 29% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Flogas’s site →29.25c per unit · 68.70c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 21.5% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months. Includes a €30 credit in the first year.
See it on Electric Ireland’s site →31.94c day · 23.05c night · 37.79c peak · 82.25c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 29% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Flogas’s site →37.56c day · 22.98c night · 40.76c peak · 64.59c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes a €50 credit in the first year.
See it on Yuno Energy’s site →35.81c day · 21.00c night · 40.21c peak · 72.61c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 15% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Energia’s site →31.76c day · 24.66c night · 40.95c peak · 106.07c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 29% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
EV Night Charge 9.96c/kWh · 2am–5am every day
See it on Flogas’s site →31.31c per unit · 71.88c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 31% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →35.41c day · 17.46c night · 90.02c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 11% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Night Boost 10.24c/kWh · 2am–4am every day
See it on Electric Ireland’s site →36.40c per unit · 68.70c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 11% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Free Saturday or Sunday 0.00c/kWh · 8am–11pm weekends
See it on Electric Ireland’s site →33.46c day · 24.70c night · 40.73c peak (weekdays) · 71.88c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 31% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →33.46c day · 24.70c night · 40.73c peak (weekdays) · 71.88c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 31% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →32.95c day · 29.47c night · 40.20c peak (weekdays) · 71.88c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 31% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Weekend Night Rate 31.61c/kWh · 11pm–midnight Fri; all day Sat; all day Sun; midnight–8am Mon
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →40.33c day · 25.95c night · 45.19c peak · 97.59c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 15% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Weekend Day 20.16c/kWh · 8am–5pm weekends; 7pm–11pm weekends
Weekend Peak 22.57c/kWh · 5pm–7pm weekends
Weekend Night 12.96c/kWh · 11pm–midnight Sat; midnight–8am Sun
See it on SSE Airtricity’s site →38.93c day · 23.99c night · 51.08c peak · 72.61c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 10% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Electric Car Charge Time 11.03c/kWh · 2am–6am every day
See it on Energia’s site →32.86c day · 24.84c night · 41.93c peak (weekdays) · 107.08c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 20% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
EV 12.86c/kWh · 2am–5am every day
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →38.58c day · 38.58c night · 38.58c peak · 97.87c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 20% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Smart EV Max 6 Hour 13.86c/kWh · 11pm–midnight every day; midnight–5am every day
See it on SSE Airtricity’s site →39.71c day · 24.30c night · 41.83c peak · 82.74c a day standing · 12-month contract
See it on Community Power’s site →40.16c per unit · 72.61c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 10% off the unit rate for paying by direct debit and online billing, for 12 months.
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Electric Car Charge Time 9.42c/kWh · 2am–6am every day
See it on Energia’s site →37.98c per unit · 82.80c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 10% off the unit rate, for 12 months.
See it on Ecopower’s site →40.95c day · 25.38c night · 47.97c peak · 82.80c a day standing · 12-month contract Includes 10% off the unit rate, for 12 months.
See it on Ecopower’s site →45.80c per unit · 77.66c a day standing · 12-month contract
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Working from Home 32.06c/kWh · 9am–5pm weekdays
See it on Pinergy’s site →45.80c per unit · 77.66c a day standing · 12-month contract
Costed against typical usage — this one moves a lot with when you actually use power.
Family Time 27.48c/kWh · 7pm–midnight every day
See it on Pinergy’s site →42.20c per unit · 82.80c a day standing
See it on Ecopower’s site →45.50c day · 28.20c night · 53.30c peak · 82.80c a day standing
See it on Ecopower’s site →45.80c day · 34.84c night · 49.04c peak · 77.66c a day standing · 12-month contract
See it on Pinergy’s site →45.38c per unit · 71.88c a day standing · 12-month contract
See it on Bord Gáis Energy’s site →32 options, cheapest first.
How these figures are worked out
The same way we’d work out yours: the selected usage against each plan’s real unit rates, standing charge, PSO levy and discount, over that plan’s own contract term rather than a fixed period. Time-of-use plans are costed against a real household’s half-hourly meter shape, which is why the EV option moves them so much.
Prices are new-customer rates, which is what every comparison site quotes. If you’re already with a supplier that price usually isn’t open to you — but it’s the number to quote when you ring them. Discounts assume you pay by direct debit with online billing, which nearly all of them require.
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