Tumble in wholesale electricity prices sharpens focus on elevated consumer bills

by qwerty_1965

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  1. Note for mods. Examiner has a soft paywall with readers getting a few free reads before the paywall pops up. So this article may or may not be paywall depending on number of clicks in a week.

  2. Business customer drops came months ago. Somethings gotta give.

  3. So now might be a bad time to change supplier. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|thinking_face_hmm)

  4. 17 Jul 2023 — Latest figures from Eurostat show that electricity prices in Ireland are a staggering 48% above the EU average

  5. > “Electricity prices down by an annual 64% is pretty dramatic and it will put the focus on how quickly wholesale prices will be passed on,” Mr Power said. “When global prices went up, they were passed on quite quickly,” he said.

    There’s all you need from this article …

  6. Gone into arrears first time in my life couldn’t afford to pay the 510 bill I got, back to school with 3 kids is taking priority..

    I have paid 200 off it..

    What will they do ? Cut me off ?

  7. Don’t buy that we have no renewable generation either it’s roughly 40% on average

  8. It currently costs 2k euro for a 4kw solar system. Not putting them on your roof is stupid at this stage.

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