Prices of Fuel in Ireland

Prices of Electricity Gas and Oil in Ireland

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Electricity.
Here in Ireland up until 2009 there was only one supplier of domestic Electricity (ESB) . In 2009 both Bord Gais and Airtricity entered the domestic Electricity market with lower prices.

See more about Irish Electricity Prices Compared .

ESB , Bord Gais and Airtricity are the 3 residential electricity suppliers in Ireland. The two newer companies have undercut ESB and are spending lot's on advertising campaigns to try and get new customers. ESB prices are set by the energy regulator - but the other 2 suppliers are not regulated on price.

Natural Gas is becoming more widely available in smaller towns - previously it was only available in cities like Dublin, Cork Limerick and Galway. Bord Gais is the semi state supplier an dit has only one competitor - Flogas in the suuply of mains natural gas. Flogas went nationwide in 2009.

Of the two residential gas suppliers Flogas and Bord Gais - Flogas is offering the best prices for new customers - See this Comparison of Gas Prices in Ireland.

Heating Oil (kerosene usually) is still one of the major fuels for home heating outside the cities. Solid fuels like turf/peat wood and coal still play an important part too. Wood pellets are becoming more popular since the government introduced grants to assist with installation costs. .

Heating oil prices in Ireland in early 2010 are around 62c per litre including VAT .
Most Fuel prices in Ireland will rise in 2010 because of a new Carbon Tax introduced in the December 2009 Budget. More about Carbon Tax in Ireland here