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#Energy Prices

All the news, views and analysis published by the Irish Examiner on the issue of local and international energy prices and supply chains.

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>'Big energy companies are making bumper profits on the backs of working households, and hundreds of thousands of those already can't afford to pay their bills,' Mary Lou McDonald said in the Dáil.</p>

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Taoiseach defends decision not to give energy credits, saying providers would 'factor them in' to prices

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Government of doing nothing to stop energy companies 'brazenly ripping off' consumers

<p>In February, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities published a proposal on rules for connecting data centres to the electricity grid but a final decision on this has yet to be made.</p>

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Data centres: Industry body calls for timeline on energy policy

<p>A bus drives in downtown Madrid during a major power outage on April 28; the Iberian blackout during the spring was a timely reminder of how much we rely on a solid energy system and the devastating effects when things can go wrong. File picture: Manu Fernandez/ AP</p>

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Investment needed in under-pressure energy infrastructure to prevent blackouts

Shoppers at supermarket Sainsbury's for their weekly shopping when special prices are on offer, dealing with the cost of living

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Caitríona Redmond: Families go backwards as Paschal Donohoe peels an orange in his pocket

Energy storage system or battery container unit

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Rural communities ‘deserve transparency’ on energy storage developments

What Ursula von der Leyen’s EU energy plans mean for Ireland’s soaring household bills

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What Ursula von der Leyen’s EU energy plans mean for Ireland’s soaring household bills

Young woman 20s attempting to read and understand her electricity meter reading and energy bill

Budget 2026: 9% Vat rate on gas and electricity should remain – Jack Chambers

Public expenditure minister said the 9% rate should be retained to prevent further price hikes for consumers

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Electric bill charges paper

SSE Airtricity to hike electricity prices with average of €151 added to annual bills

SSE Airtricity said that its unit rates for electricity and its standing charges will increase by 9.5% from October 20

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Demand for gas hits record low in June

Demand for gas hits record low in June

The fall in demand for gas comes as renewable energy met almost 38% of Ireland’s demand in the same month

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

A pensioner adjusting the temperature control on his combi boiler. Redcar, UK. 26/5/2021. Photograph: Stuart Boulton.

Government urged to reverse 'terrible decision' to withdraw energy credits in budget

In response, Simon Harris said Sinn Féin had had a 'bonkers idea' to keep energy prices down by 'giving taxpayers' money to energy companies'

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Electric bill charges paper

Customers face massive spike in bills as Bord Gáis and Pinergy hike electricity prices

Public facing further €200 being added to energy bills with numbers in arrears already at a 'historical' high

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Food prices

Food inflation at highest level in two years, CSO reveals

The CSO said consumer prices rose by 2% in the year to August, compared to an annual reading of 1.7% a month earlier

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Calculating energy efficiency and energy bill papers

Electric Ireland to cut gas prices by 4%, holding electricity prices steady for winter

Electric Ireland says its fourth gas price cut since 2023 will save households €57, while electricity prices remain unchanged

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Energia announces 10.9% electricity price hike as households warned of ‘new normal’ for bills

Energia announces 10.9% electricity price hike as households warned of ‘new normal’ for bills

Households face steep winter energy hikes as Energia confirms price rises, while Government insists support must be permanent, not once-off

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Electric bill charges paper

Energia confirms double-digit October electricity price rise

Energia says higher electricity bills are 'unavoidable' as system operator and network charges climb, with no change to gas prices

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Boy using asthma inhaler to treat inflammatory disease, wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Allergy tre

When our homes are making us unwell, housing becomes a health issue

Budget 2026 is an opportunity for the Government to show leadership by supporting a healthy population and healthy housing, writes Eilís Ní Chaithnía

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

5/12/2012 Budget Day

Over €157m in welfare overpayments identified last year

Inspectors conducted some 85,000 investigations across all welfare schemes with a further 15,700 probes conducted into suspected fraud

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Cost of electricity: halogen bulb and twenty Euro notes

Irish consumers to see lower electricity bills as levy to fund renewable energy to fall 38%

PSO levy for domestic consumers to fall from almost €39 currently to €24 from October

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

O’Brien wants lower 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas extended to 2026

O’Brien wants lower 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas extended to 2026

Darragh O’Brien wants the lower VAT rate on electricity and gas kept into 2026 to ease pressure on households

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Natural resource endowments more a curse than blessing for developing nations

Natural resource endowments more a curse than blessing for developing nations

Institutions must negotiate fair and transparent mining contracts with multinationals and uplift nations to escape the resource curse, write Rabah Arezki and Rick van der Ploeg

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Close up spouses calculating family budget paying online using laptop

MABS sees 10% surge in families in debt due to soaring cost of living

Money Advice and Budgeting Service calls for targeted supports in Budget 2026 amid spiralling cost of housing and utilities

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Nodding donkey in the desert, Kingdom of Bahrain

John Whelan: As Ireland's oil imports continue to grow, falling prices ease the pain

The oil prices in euro terms are also lower as the US dollar has fallen in value since Trump’s inauguration

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Home energy scheme changes

Customer penalised with very high catch-up bill among 24,000 complaints to regulator

Over two in five (42%) of Uisce Éireann complaints and just under three in 10 (29%) energy complaints were upheld in favour of the customer

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Port of Cork set to open €100m deepwater berth dedicated to offshore energy development

Port of Cork set to open €100m deepwater berth dedicated to offshore energy development

CORE1 will be Ireland's first dedicated quay facilities for the offshore renewable energy sector

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Calculating energy efficiency and energy bill papers

New Government taskforce to devise plan to tackle Ireland's sky-high energy bills

New research has revealed that Ireland is the second most expensive country in the EU

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

Bloom festival 2025

Taoiseach rejects 'housing vs data centres' energy claim by senior civil servant

Department secretary general had said data centres had used up spare capacity in the energy grid and policymakers faced stark choices — 'is it housing or is it AI?'

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Kieran McCarthy: Is electric heating the solution for your home?

Kieran McCarthy: Is electric heating the solution for your home?

Builder Advice: There is a wide range of electric powered options when replacing an old oil-fired central heating system

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Solar Power Tariff Incentive Spurns Boom In Gainsville Solar Industry

European power prices drop far below zero as solar output surges

The phenomenon of negative prices has become a regular occurrence over the past few years across Europe

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025

Europe Growth Forecasts

Ireland at risk of energy crisis without gas reserve, warns environment minister

Darragh O’Brien says just three days of gas supply remain in event of disruption, backs floating reserve facility

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

Black power cord connecting an electric plug socket forming a graph with increasing trend on red background. Illustration of the

New 'dynamic pricing' tariff for electricity delayed after request from energy suppliers

Following requests from Electric Ireland, Energia and Prepay Power, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has agreed to extend the deadline to June 1, 2026

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Control the plan

Warning that energy inefficient offices risk becoming obsolete

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says owners could be left with 'stranded assets' if they do nothing in terms of retrofitting

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

'Forget about socialising... It’s terrible': Cork people react to rising utility and broadband prices

'Forget about socialising... It’s terrible': Cork people react to rising utility and broadband prices

New data shows one in nine households in Ireland are in arrears on their electricity bills, while almost one in four are behind on their gas bills.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Young woman 20s attempting to read and understand her electricity meter reading and energy bill

Quarter of households in arrears on gas bills

Latest figures show customers are €429 behind on electricity and €198 on gas bills

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Changing chanels

Call for crackdown as TV, phone, and broadband prices set to soar again

Eir, Sky, Three, and Vodafone will hike prices mid-contract for the third year in a row, prompting consumer watchdog call for action

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed

Letters to the Editor: Take responsibility for children with special needs — or resign

A reader says successive governments have failed the people of Ireland in many ways and specifically regarding children with special needs

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy

Government 'throwing families under a bus' by ending energy credits

Sinn Féin's David Cullinane said in the Dáil that finance minister Paschal Donohoe was full of 'guff, bluff, and bluster'

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Jack Chambers on energy credits: Government to move away from 'ad-hoc temporary supports'

Jack Chambers on energy credits: Government to move away from 'ad-hoc temporary supports'

The public expenditure minister confirms the Government’s shift from temporary energy credits to long-term investment, despite ongoing cost-of-living concerns

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Electric car charging - London

Ireland has urban-rural divide in attitudes to climate change, new survey shows

CSO data also shows massive rise in energy bills for Irish households since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Electric bill charges paper

Blow for customers as Airtricity hikes electricity and gas prices

Pinning the blame on a rise in external costs, it will see electricity bills increase by 10.5% and gas bills by 8.4%

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD

Wasted renewable energy could help households living in energy poverty, says TD

The strategy would not increase costs for businesses or consumers and would not interfere with the market or put additional burden on the taxpayer.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Laya health insurance prices to rise 6.6% as electricity costs hit two-year high

Laya health insurance prices to rise 6.6% as electricity costs hit two-year high

Millions of Irish consumers face fresh financial strain as Laya hikes health insurance premiums and electricity costs soar again

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept

Cork council tenants who had home retrofits saw energy bills plummet, new figures show

One property saw annual bill fall from €6,680 to €1,230, Cork County Council survey found

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Electric car purchase incentives

EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog

Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisis

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Arts Council to be reviewed

Government needs to show 'fiscal restraint' and phase out cost-of-living measures, warns OECD

Intergovernmental agency said public finances need to be made more resilient

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Storm Éowyn costs 'will not be added to customer ESB bills'

Storm Éowyn costs 'will not be added to customer ESB bills'

ESB chief apologises to customers adversely affected by the storm for 'adding to the stress facing customers at this difficult time'

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Electric bill charges paper

Government’s winter credit brought down Ireland’s electricity prices to match European counterparts

Almost 400,000 electricity and gas customers are in arrears on their bills

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Red paper cutout car on stacks of gold coins on green background. Illustration of the concept of increasing car prices, surging

Why sustainability in Ireland demands more than goodwill

In the race against climate change, an approach that leaves behind those who can’t afford the starting fee is bound to fail, not only ethically but practically

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

University of Limerick student becomes first person from small village in Pakistan to earn a PhD

University of Limerick student becomes first person from small village in Pakistan to earn a PhD

The 28-year-old's daily family life was disrupted by regular power outages, which led Muhammad to search for solutions to energy-related problems

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Upscaling of wind and solar farms has saved Irish customers nearly €840m

Upscaling of wind and solar farms has saved Irish customers nearly €840m

Conference will hear the financial benefit of developing renewable energy has 'significantly outweighed' all possible costs.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Throat examination

How much of a win is the programme for government for Fianna Fáil?

From GP cards for under-12s and lowering pupil-teacher ratios to transport policing, party insiders point to FF manifesto pledges which have made it into the programme for government

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025