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Plain answers, with the working shown.
Questions Irish households actually ask, answered from the tariff data we maintain.
The cheap window on an EV tariff is worth more than the cheap rate
Irish EV plans are compared on the overnight unit rate, but the window it applies to ranges from two hours to six. What that means for a car, and for a home battery.
Read this guide →Is the smart meter peak rate only on weekdays?
No. It runs 17:00 to 19:00 every day, weekends included. The evidence, and where the weekday claim comes from.
Read this guide →Your tariff and your meter configuration are not the same thing
Most arguments about going back from a smart plan come down to this distinction. Once you separate the two, the contradictory accounts usually turn out compatible.
Read this guide →Every energy discount in Ireland lasts twelve months
Not most of them, every one. What rolling off costs per day, and why the exit fee is usually smaller than the delay.
Read this guide →Your discount does not touch your standing charge
Every Irish electricity discount applies to the unit rate only. Standing charges run €240 to €540 a year, and your meter type changes them with the same supplier.
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