Im far from a government supporter but is this not just a combination of our economy being stronger and geography? We’re still not connected to the mainland EU grid, on the continent they can share power from the Baltics and Turkey all the way to Portugal.
DaCor_ie on
I’m just going to repeat what I’ve said previously
If you want the price lowered more, then fossil fuels (as a regular generator) need to be fully removed from the grid asap i.e. renewables, interconnectors and backup needs to account for basically 99% of our energy needs for the year, with gas spinning up in the rare periods where those are not sufficient
The current price of power is driven by the most expensive generator. This is currently and has been for a while now, gas.
Keep gas turbines, keep high electricity prices. Its honestly that simple
Expect the usual _”we know it’s difficult but there’s nothing we can do”_ from FFG.
Soul_of_Miyazaki on
And you still have absolute clowns in these threads reasoning why it has to be this high and how the government are doing the best they can.
What an embarrassment.
davesr25 on

ArsonJones on
Olé olé, olé
Neither-Payment-4147 on
We are taking the biggest hit from the EU sanctions on Russia due to our reliance on gas, it’s not rocket science, and the greens will just ignore this and claim it’s our lack of renewables.
IrksomFlotsom on
Nice, as if spend almost a quarter of my income on electricity wasn’t enough. Do they take blood? I’ve got plenty of that
DangerX2HighVoltage on
Thanks Eamon Ryan. Some legacy.
AreaPlayful142 on
Those wind and solar farms have to be paid for somehow
gavmac5 on
I’d say I’m shocked…. Well after 1am as my tariff kicks in then.
LewisPairing on
Solar is your friend …
14ned on
Yesterday I installed a balcony solar system from Germany with 1.6 kWh of battery storage. 100% DIY installation, it feeds a few hundred watts into a standard household plug, never feeds into the grid. Total cost under 800 euro. Easily pays for itself within two years even though you’re paying 23% VAT and no grants available for these.
If you’re not fitting one off these you’re throwing money out the window in Ireland, even with the Irish weather. They are very popular elsewhere in Europe for good reason.
im_on_the_case on
Are there no scientists amongst us? Surely if we were to capute all the hot air from r/Ireland on a daily basis and fed it into turbines we’d be swimming in electricity.
Turbulent-Tumor on

Real_Penalty_4317 on
Not if you are a data centre
Smokersky on
“At 40.42 cent per kilowatt-hour (including VAT and levies) prices here are almost 40 per cent above the EU average of 28.96 cent.”
I pay 25c day rate and 13c night rate. Who’s stupid enough to pay 40c???
HofRoma on
Why wouldn’t we be given our wages, island nation and huge reliance on imported fossil fuels.
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We did it lads!
Take that Denmark!

Us? Being charged a fortune for something? Never!

These are always wrong. They always use some bizarre ‘official’ price point that nobody pays.
And about to increase another 9%
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/19/electricity-bills-could-increase-by-up-to-9-with-gas-even-higher-minister-says/
Great success
Im far from a government supporter but is this not just a combination of our economy being stronger and geography? We’re still not connected to the mainland EU grid, on the continent they can share power from the Baltics and Turkey all the way to Portugal.
I’m just going to repeat what I’ve said previously
If you want the price lowered more, then fossil fuels (as a regular generator) need to be fully removed from the grid asap i.e. renewables, interconnectors and backup needs to account for basically 99% of our energy needs for the year, with gas spinning up in the rare periods where those are not sufficient
The current price of power is driven by the most expensive generator. This is currently and has been for a while now, gas.
Keep gas turbines, keep high electricity prices. Its honestly that simple
Edit: Links to more info
[Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbers](https://www.thejournal.ie/esri-electricity-prices-7011725-Apr2026/)
[Why are Irish consumers paying the most for electricity in Europe?](https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0820/1529121-ireland-electricity-prices-europe-production-natural-gas-infrastructure/)
time for a protest

Expect the usual _”we know it’s difficult but there’s nothing we can do”_ from FFG.
And you still have absolute clowns in these threads reasoning why it has to be this high and how the government are doing the best they can.
What an embarrassment.

Olé olé, olé
We are taking the biggest hit from the EU sanctions on Russia due to our reliance on gas, it’s not rocket science, and the greens will just ignore this and claim it’s our lack of renewables.
Nice, as if spend almost a quarter of my income on electricity wasn’t enough. Do they take blood? I’ve got plenty of that
Thanks Eamon Ryan. Some legacy.
Those wind and solar farms have to be paid for somehow
I’d say I’m shocked…. Well after 1am as my tariff kicks in then.
Solar is your friend …
Yesterday I installed a balcony solar system from Germany with 1.6 kWh of battery storage. 100% DIY installation, it feeds a few hundred watts into a standard household plug, never feeds into the grid. Total cost under 800 euro. Easily pays for itself within two years even though you’re paying 23% VAT and no grants available for these.
If you’re not fitting one off these you’re throwing money out the window in Ireland, even with the Irish weather. They are very popular elsewhere in Europe for good reason.
Are there no scientists amongst us? Surely if we were to capute all the hot air from r/Ireland on a daily basis and fed it into turbines we’d be swimming in electricity.

Not if you are a data centre
“At 40.42 cent per kilowatt-hour (including VAT and levies) prices here are almost 40 per cent above the EU average of 28.96 cent.”
I pay 25c day rate and 13c night rate. Who’s stupid enough to pay 40c???
Why wouldn’t we be given our wages, island nation and huge reliance on imported fossil fuels.