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Energy switching rates are under 20% despite potential for savings - CRU report
Customers who switched every year for the last four years could have saved €946 on electricity, €775 on gas or €2,018 on dual fuel costs
A hassle-free way to save at least €300 on your energy bills
Switching gas or electricity provider offers simple savings with no real downside
Rapid decline in inflation owes much to base effects
Latest flash estimate for the harmonised index of consumer prices puts annualised rate of price growth in economy in October at 0.1%
Having a million EVs by 2030 is an illusion - we cannot even meet existing electricity demand
The march towards complete dependence on electricity as the only available energy source seems to be inexorable. And yet we in Ireland have narrowed our options to a dangerous degree
Ireland has most expensive net electricity prices in the EU
Eurostat figures show State is second only to Germany in high price of electricity
Lobby group calls for dedicated energy minister
Eamon Ryan’s brief is too broad, says Industry group Fuels for Ireland in call for dedicated government department
Hikes to energy levies adding up to €13,000 to annual bill for supermarkets
Convenience and grocery store group call on Government to initiate ‘urgent review’ into the range of charges
Irish inflation drops to 0.7% in September amid steep reduction in energy prices
Inflation now mostly concentrated in restaurants and hotels where prices were up 3.9% for the year
Irish electricity prices have almost tripled in 12 years, in Scandinavian countries they pay half, why?
With this week’s budget, the Government is treating the symptoms rather than tackling the causes of high energy prices
EU warns State on green energy directive
Republic should have introduce new rules accelerating permitting last July
Budget 2025 Q&A: Your PAYE tax breaks, mortgage relief and employee gift limit queries answered
Dominic Coyle of The Irish Times and Beryl Power from PwC answered readers’ questions in our post-budget live blog which has now finished. You can read back on all the questions and answers below
Most A-rated homes are in wealthy areas, while renters are stuck with higher heating bills
Energy is yet another area where the poor pay more, not just in monetary terms, but in health outcomes and quality of life
Energy credits and welfare lump-sums would be part of €1.5bn cost-of-living budget package
Budget 2025: Energy credits will be worth less than the three payments of €150 rolled out in last year’s budget.
Energy costs a worry for small and medium enterprises in advance of winter
Companies concerned that customers can no longer afford further price rises, putting further pressure on margins
Winter is coming at a cost but there are ways to save
People will likely be paying at least €1,000 more between now and next September for energy than they did in 2021
Energia boss Ian Thom: ‘Why have an unnecessary dichotomy between growth and sustainability?’
Energy transition `represents a huge opportunity for us’, claims Energia boss
My apartment is costing me a fortune to heat. What can I do?
Property Clinic: While apartments were historically considered more energy efficient than individual houses, many older units are now in need of an upgrade
Is it time to turn on the heating? Once you do, it’s hard to go back
Delaying switching it on until you really need it will be kinder to your pocket and the planet
Battery technology leap comes into play in power plant planning dispute with stud farm
Strategic Power Projects lodges redesigned plan for battery storage system
Electricity bills to rise by €100 a year as regulator backs standing charge increase
Regulator raises network charges to fund €1.4bn maintenance and investment of grid and power distribution systems
Data centres not to blame for electricity squeeze, expert claims
Planning consultancy says problems due to State failures rather than inherent issues with ‘whipping boy’ data centres
A general election is coming - prepare to be bribed for your vote
Government is planning another round of once-off household supports while struggling to keep permanent spending under control
CSO study highlights steep increases in food and energy prices since 2016
Households are spending a lower proportion of their total expenditure on housing costs, including rents
Corrib Gas operator’s challenge to windfall energy tax referred to EU court
Vermilion says tax brought in to address spike in energy profits after Ukraine war started is contrary to law
Creaking energy and water systems represent ‘reputational risk’ for Ireland, council warns
Competitiveness council warns current strain on utilities meant business demand would soon outstrip supply with ramifications for inward investment
Wholesale electricity prices rose 21.7% in May on previous month
Energy prices, which had increased significantly in the wake of Covid, spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine
Larne gas cavern project a victim of green nimbyism and North’s administrative deadlock
Gas storage saga has been dragging on for years for facility that should have been operational in 2022 and which would have helped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Airtricity announces fresh price cuts of 10% for gas and electricity users
It will see customers save an average of €150 a year on electricity and just over €100 on gas
The Government’s small business package unpacked: What is in it and why is it coming now?
What measures has the Government introduced or promised and how have they been received?
Watchdog says energy price cuts on way but warns cost will not fall to 2021 levels
Commission for the Regulation of Utilities says Irish suppliers’ hedging strategy protected consumers from worst of post-Ukraine invasion cost spike
Yuno Energy announces another electricity price cut
Company is newest supplier of electricity to residential market
Four south coast sites expected for offshore wind development
Micheál Martin says planning system is now adequately resourced to cater for projects, Wind Energy Ireland conference hears
Batteries are vital to ending fossil fuel dependence
At a Time of Climate Crisis: This revolution has been made possible by big strides in battery technology, which has driven down the cost, weight and size of batteries
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