Electricity tariffs

[Crow555]

Ah ok, apologies. I read it as SSE were changing their prices.

 

[VinR]

Anyone have the current comparison table, I can only find the old one online.

 

[RolyaT]

I’m in a similar position, what’s my options now? Move to another company or can I try get a better deal than standard rate?

 

[Mark Irwin]

I’m in a similar position, what’s my options now? Move to another company or can I try get a better deal than standard rate?

Definitely price around - I change electric company every year but probably more often this year!

 

[Ghost]

Click energy is still the cheapest.

 

[Rocko]

New Click Rates...

 

[Ghost]

New Click Rates...

That's it, back to candle light.

 

[Mark Irwin]

Got my Click Energy Email and rang SSE to see what they are going to offer. They do not have rates currently but if they apply an extra 10p per Kwh it could be 27.38 Kwh per day and 18.47 Kwh at night rate with 10.22 p standing charge. Click Energy's email says EPG is being reduced by 9.84 pence per Kwh.

 

[svensktoppen]

The government support scheme will be extended to June at current levels, as per budget announcements this week.

So not sure why prices would jump that much in April? They might have if the support scheme had been reduced. But it's not now.

Then again, wholesale prices have dropped a lot, so all the "support scheme" seems to be doing at the moment is to actually inflate prices, pumping government cash straight to energy company share holders.

The whole scheme is completely nuts... Never mind the totally broken "system" underneath...

 

[Snoopcousins]

Yep - just like when the £600 voucher came out prices of oil went up and only coming back down a little now

 

[dub]

Yep - just like when the £600 voucher came out prices of oil went up and only coming back down a little now

Reminds me of a post on reddit.

 

[svensktoppen]

Entirely coincidental

 

[KyleR]

The government support scheme will be extended to June at current levels, as per budget announcements this week.

So not sure why prices would jump that much in April? They might have if the support scheme had been reduced. But it's not now.

Then again, wholesale prices have dropped a lot, so all the "support scheme" seems to be doing at the moment is to actually inflate prices, pumping government cash straight to energy company share holders.

The whole scheme is completely nuts... Never mind the totally broken "system" underneath...

NI was getting an additional discount due to the scheme starting later over here, that ends at the end of the month, hence the prices going up a few pence.


Ultimately I'm glad I stuck with PowerNI, they seem to have the most consistent prices across the market and about to be a good few pence cheaper than Click once again.

 

[Coog]

There’s really no hassle in switching about other than taking a meter reading and filling a form in online. I’ve moved about a few times over the past 12 months

 

[Rocko]

PowerNI up 14%

Energy bills: Power NI customers face electricity price increase

Government support with energy bills will be reduced in Northern Ireland at the end of March.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Rocko]

Electric Ireland new rates....

 

[KyleR]

PowerNI are shafting their E7 customers. I was expecting a 14% rise after they announced it, however day rate is going up near 20% and might rate is up 57%.

 

[Crow555]

BBC News - Northern Ireland electric car users to pay for street charging

Northern Ireland electric car users to pay for street charging

The move, which will take effect on 26 April, is part of a £10m investment in the charging network.

www.bbc.co.uk

On-street charging to be paid for from end of April and hopefully to @Rocko's delight, an overstay fee for those who hog the charging bay long after the car is done charging.

 

[Rocko]

Already crying about it in the Public Charging Points thread

 

[svensktoppen]

Doubling the number of rapid chargers. So that's going from one to two then

 

[Rocko]

ESB need to make some investment, everyone else has.

Including me

 

[davyk31]

Doubling the number of rapid chargers. So that's going from one to two then

Doesn’t actually say the 2 rapid chargers will even be working

I think we will see other operators investing and marching on and leave ESB behind with their poor network. They will survive on a network of 22kW chargers but may need to reduce prices to make sure people will use those. Most drivers will want to find a rapid charger where they maybe pay a bit more but 45 mins later are on their way with a full battery.

 

[svensktoppen]

Haven't seen recent numbers but I believe EV are still a tiny portion here, far lower than the rest of the UK. Don't know if there's enough of a market here for anyone else? They would surely be here already?

Even in England they're struggling to build out infra beyond major cities and motorways.

 

[Rocko]

Weev are here, BP have finally got their units working, new EV hub in Kinnegar and a few more planned across the province. ESB will get left behind, their charger in Bloomfields hasn't worked reliably in over a year.

 

[Mark Irwin]

Staying with Click E7 when I compared them all. With regard to the charging network we had the chance to have a world leading single, consistent system but only here could they mess that up and end up with a plethora of providers, cards, fobs and different type chargers.