energy

What the Pinergy increase means for Irish households Pinergy is putting up its standard residential electricity prices by 7.6% from next month, adding roughly €169 a year to the typical household bill. The supplier, which has around 28,000 electricity customers in Ireland, confirmed on Friday that the increase takes effect on Monday 14 September, with […]

2 weeks ago

Topics such as housing affordability, tackling crime and the cost of living crisis were raised in the debate. Energy credits for earners under €70,000 was proposed in the Dublin Central by-election debate. Less than three weeks out from the election, four candidates in the area made a cost of living pitch to voters. The by-election […]

4 months ago

The move is estimated to affect around 180,000 electricity customers and 60,000 gas customers, while other energy providers are expected to follow suit in the coming weeks. Pay-as-you-go electricity and gas provider, PrepayPower, has announced it is raising its electricity and gas prices from 1 June. The company has cited the increase in wholesale energy […]

4 months ago

Consumers could see a huge increase Electricity prices could surge over the summer months, according to Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien. Speaking about the rising costs today, the Minister said as conflict in the Middle East continues, prices will jump by as much as 4-9% over the months of May, June and July. He told RTE, […]

4 months ago

“There is a real issue. It has been very tight, it is very tight.” Energy supplies in Ireland are entering a “very tight situation”, according to Eamon Ryan. The Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, Transport and Climate said on Monday that while the situation remains “very tight”, he believes the country “will […]

5 years ago