25,000 sought to join energy switch campaign

Thousands of people have signed up to one of the country’s largest consumer networks in an effort to use people power to save money on household bills.

As part of its second campaign to cut the cost of electricity and gas, OneBig-Switch.ie is looking for 25,000 households willing to switch energy provider as a group.

The idea is simple — consumers sign up to the campaign online or over the phone and One Big Switch then negotiates a discount on behalf of the group.