# Electricity

Last month

May 2023

Wholesale electricity prices fell 40% in past year, but savings for customers will be delayed

Daragh Cassidy from price comparison website Bonkers.ie, has said that prices for consumers still remain high and may not fall for months.

17.5k

May 22nd 2023, 1:05 PM

This year

2023

# CSO

Wholesale electricity prices drop 50.5% in year, but consumers mightn't see decrease in bills just yet

The CSO figures show there has been a decrease of 8.7% in the price of wholesale electricity since February of this year.

39.6k

Updated

Apr 21st 2023, 2:32 PM

# Interconnector

North-South interconnector 'ready to enter construction phase' after independent review

Construction is anticipated to be completed by 2026.

8.9k

Mar 21st 2023, 9:14 PM

# Electricity

Darragh O'Brien says other energy companies should follow Pinergy's example and cut prices

The change, which kicks in on 31 March, will result in a 7.1% decrease to the typical household cost.

21.1k

Updated

Feb 20th 2023, 1:46 PM

# Cost of Living

All electricity customers to get €90 off bills over seven instalments

Customers normally have to pay a levy to fund renewable energy, but when electricity prices go up this levy is not needed.

29.8k

Feb 9th 2023, 4:43 PM

# technical error

Electric Ireland error means PAYG customers have avoided higher gas rate since August

The energy company says customers will have to pay the current, higher rate for their gas from 24 January.

34.8k

Jan 20th 2023, 7:01 PM

# rising costs

Price of wholesale electricity 93.2% higher than in November, CSO figures show

The price of electricity in December 2022 was 10.4% higher than December 2021.

12.8k

Jan 20th 2023, 11:52 AM

# Power Outages

Over 16,000 customers left without power in north Dublin and Meath this evening due to faults

Most customers have since had their power restored, however.

36.3k

Updated

Jan 16th 2023, 8:27 PM

Last year

2022

# Electricity prices

Gas and electricity to remain at 'historical high' for next two years, says Ryan

The Green Party leader said that it was due to international factors.

14.4k

Dec 23rd 2022, 6:45 AM

# energy costs

Long-awaited energy poverty plan published as Ryan warns prices may not drop for two years

The plan includes a €10 million Government hardship fund for vulnerable energy customers.

25.7k

Updated

Dec 13th 2022, 4:03 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Staff shortages leave energy regulator scrambling to keep the lights on

A report by

Niall Sargent

Noteworthy reveals the CRU needs almost 70 more staff to deliver on its security of supply and climate roles.

Core work of the energy regulator ‘frequently delayed by a lack of staff’, Government told

Concerns over staff burnout repeatedly raised by the regulator’s risk committee

Tánaiste says to prepare for risk of amber alerts in the run-up to Christmas

28.7k

Dec 12th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Electricity

Celtic Interconnector with France will promote clean energy and lower prices, says Taoiseach

The underwater cable connecting east Cork to Brittany will have the capacity to power 450,000 households.

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Nov 25th 2022, 10:59 AM

# Ukraine

Ukraine receives more air defence systems, as officials say electricity situtation is 'tense'

Attacks by Moscow’s forces have destroyed around 40% of Ukraine’s power stations.

10.5k

Updated

Nov 7th 2022, 6:11 PM

# Department of Environment

First of three €200 electricity credits to appear on bills from tomorrow

The credit line will appear on bills from the start of November and into December

24.2k

Oct 31st 2022, 7:00 AM

# Energy Crisis

As winter approaches, not all energy bill 'hardship funds' are created equal

The Journal asked a number of energy companies if like Electric Ireland, they too had set up hardship funds for customers in need.

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Oct 27th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Morning Memo

Analysis: Energy insecurity and our fracking future

The Irish Academy of Engineering has said the government’s report on Ireland’s energy security is “seriously flawed”.

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Oct 26th 2022, 12:09 PM

# Data Centres

Paschal Donohoe says data centres could not be excluded from energy scheme

The Finance Minister rounded on people who “want to chase data centres out of Ireland”.

17.1k

Oct 20th 2022, 7:21 PM

# Energy

1,000 disconnections in first half of this year as minister promises action plan in weeks

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says 450,000 PAYG customers are being abandoned by Government.

10.5k

Oct 20th 2022, 1:28 PM

# Electricity

Govt will not oppose SF motion on protections for PAYG customers and banning of disconnections

Minister Eamon Ryan is understood to be working on a new action plan.

9.3k

Oct 18th 2022, 7:14 PM

# energy costs

‘No reason’ why anyone in financial hardship should lose power this winter, McGrath says

Minister Michael McGrath told the Dáil ‘sufficient supports’ are in place to protect people.

12.5k

Oct 12th 2022, 7:42 PM

Voices

Bríd Smith: Expansion of data centres is not going to help our serious energy woes

The People Before Profit TD says our fondness for data centres is driven by misplaced servility to the whims of corporates.

13.6k

Updated

Oct 6th 2022, 11:50 PM

# Energy Bills

Minister meeting energy companies to discuss protections for PAYG and vulnerable customers

The minister is also discussing customers supports and charges with the service providers.

6.7k

Updated

Oct 6th 2022, 2:39 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Consumer price inflation forecasts revised upwards to 8% by the Central Bank

A report by

Hayley Halpin

The Central Bank has published its latest quarterly bulletin today.

The Bank says energy-driven inflation is the key issue being faced currently.

The outlook for domestic growth over the coming quarters is "more challenging than was previously expected", it says.

11.9k

Oct 5th 2022, 12:05 AM

# budget 2023

Cabinet signs off on plan for three €200 energy credits

The credits are due to be paid in November, January and March.

14.6k

Oct 4th 2022, 7:00 PM

# Energy Bills

125,000 Electric Ireland customers in arrears as company told €3m hardship fund is 'pittance'

The company’s hardship fund, which is there to aid customers struggling to pay bills, will be reviewed into the winter.

23.3k

Oct 4th 2022, 1:54 PM

# Mick Barry

Tánaiste says pay-as-you-go utility users will not be included in winter cut-off moratorium

‘A moratorium on disconnection for electricity this winter needs to be a moratorium for everybody,’ Mick Barry told the Journal.

54.9k

Sep 29th 2022, 7:43 PM

# budget 2023

Budget 2023: What measures have already kicked in?

Some measures included in the €11 billion budget have already been enacted.

30.6k

Sep 28th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Energy Crisis

All households to receive energy credits worth a total of €600

The first credit, worth €200, will be applied to bills in November.

15.6k

Sep 27th 2022, 1:59 PM

# Sowed and Reaped

'It shouldn't have been a surprise': How policy choices brought Ireland's energy to the brink

Experts explain how decisions made in years gone by have led us to our current position of facing down a bleak winter, even without the war in Ukraine.

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Sep 12th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Fine Gael Think-In

Customers likely to receive energy credits before Christmas and in the new year, suggests Varadkar

Varadkar said he wouldn’t want people in December worrying about the January bill.

24.3k

Sep 9th 2022, 10:58 AM

# Public Bodies

Public sector buildings to turn off heat 1-2 hours before closing time

Public sector bodies will be required to set temperatures to the guideline of 19 degrees where appropriate.

33.8k

Sep 7th 2022, 7:34 PM

# Electricity

Customers to receive electricity credit before Christmas, says minister

Energy Minister Eamon Ryan said households will get another energy credit to help with their skyrocketing bills before Christmas.

Householders will receive an increased energy credit before the end of the year.

Cabinet has approved a renewed public advice campaign on energy consumption.

The EU has proposed to cap the huge revenues earned power companies.

62.2k

Updated

Sep 7th 2022, 4:47 PM

# Price hike

Bord Gáis says average electricity bill to increase by 34%, gas to go up by 39%

The average residential electricity bill will rise by €48.25 per month* and the average residential gas bill will rise by €43.80 per month*.

51.9k

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Sep 2nd 2022, 4:15 PM

# high costs

Publicans warn of 'huge threat' due to 'doubling and tripling' of energy bills

Publicans in Ireland are worried as their UK counterparts warn of possible closures.

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Updated

Aug 30th 2022, 2:29 PM

# Bills Bills Bills

'Absurd and frightening': How high could 'skyrocketing' energy prices go this winter?

Tough choices lie ahead in both the short and long term.

Experts agree that the energy price crisis is likely to get worse in the coming months and year ahead.

The UK's energy price cap nearly doubled last week and is an indicator of what consumers in Ireland are facing.

In the short-term, governments must intervene but in the long-term it's about renewable energy.

53.1k

Aug 29th 2022, 11:30 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Is Ireland facing the threat of winter power blackouts?

Listen to hear Muireann Lynch from the ESRI explain.

9.2k

Aug 19th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Electricity

Electricity supply companies may be charged more between 5pm-7pm under new energy plans

The new measures are to be introduced by October.

20.2k

Aug 19th 2022, 12:03 PM

# electricity shortage

Winter blackout risk to stadium and pitch lighting may result in sports groups getting supports

Chief Executive of Sport Ireland Dr Una May says they are conscious that sports bodies could potentially be impacted.

18.6k

Aug 9th 2022, 3:51 PM

# Electricity emergency

Emergency gas power plant set to run for up to five years to address energy shortfall

Planning permission for the project was originally filed in March 2022.

27.2k

Aug 4th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Energy Crisis

Watchdog warns of 'acute' risk to security of power supply in Ireland

The CRU’s latest risk register warned of the potential for significant outages.

28.6k

Jul 24th 2022, 2:15 PM