How to save money effortlessly by switching energy suppliers

Why are Irish gas and electricity users slow to make the big switch? We explore tariffs and talk to a Cork-based start-up

We appear to be lazy-minded when it comes to some of the most effortless ways of saving money, and this includes the ridiculously simple process of shopping online for a better energy deal. Indifferent, financially sloppy, suspicious of change? This is no anecdote. Recent research from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) revealed that the number of electricity switchers during April was down 25% on the same month last year ( 17,843 from 23,882) , and the number of gas switchers was down 38% ( 6,141 from 9,921) .