I caught a bit of Charlie Weston on with Matt Cooper yesterday, he was saying we’ve the highest unit price for energy in Europe now. He referred to the gas linkage but didn’t say whose job it was to change to pricing model. Apart from it not being the Energy Regulator’s gig
The gas linkage is an EU thing I think. Talks underway to decouple but they can’t agree a formula yet.
There was an energy economist on with Pat Kenny a little while ago and she said the research into why we’re so much higher is due to lots of factors, the biggest ones being we’re an island, we’re too reliant on gas, and dispersed population (rural types with big islands screwing us all yet again).
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Dublin is subsidising the rest of the country’s energy costs. We’re happy to do so. What do we get in return - chape shots at our GAA teams.
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Half of our electricity comes from gas.
The because the rural types are burning turf and tyres and what have you in their ranges, unfortunately.
We’ve enough wind to powe half the globe we’d probably be grand for energy if we bothered to collect some of it. In ten years time or so we should have the cheapest energy in Europe.
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There’s an argument we’re too small to have multiple energy providers. Competition law and EU requirements for competition don’t result in lower consumer prices a lot of the time but multiple companies with all their costs buying the same product and having to cover those costs in higher prices.
If you have just semi state electric Ireland and Bord gas in market I think most people would be better off.
You also have semi states bidding against each other to buy wind farms. Madness. C
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wtf? not only is Mr Ryan reshaping public transport for the better, 800k homes will be working off renewable energy by 2030
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has welcomed Cabinet approval for plans to accelerate the delivery of 5GW of offshore wind by 2030. This will deliver a secure, sustainable, and cost-effective supply of indigenous energy for future generations, while unlocking green energy export opportunities.
A superb development of the verb. I’m vibing off it!
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Climate nazis upset by hard data, who’d have thought? Do carry on with your anecdotal evidence though
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0502/1380365-energy-cloud-enterprise/
Great initiative although it suggests energy companies have been gouging on night time rates
Who are the best for electricity and gas now with a smart metre?
Electric Ireland are least cunty of the lot
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Electric bill just in. 265 euro saving on this time last year. Laawvely!
If you shop in Super Valu you can’t really complain about being ripped off.
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“For water I drink”
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paying €2.15 for something that is free in your house is kray kray
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It’s environmental vandalism.