Airtricity creates 200 jobs as bills 13% below ESB

TWO hundred jobs will be created at leading renewable energy firm Airtricity as it vows to ratchet up the electricity price war.

The company, which has slashed prices 13% below the country’s main supplier ESB, said it would take on 50 new staff at its Dublin headquarters and 150 jobs would be outsourced.

The new positions will be in sales, customer support, billing and support services.