I have both electricity & Gas (Bord Gais) and last year moved the electricity also to Bord Gais. However the special one year discount is up, and I am considering moving my electricity to Airtricity. Is this a good move to have 2 different suppliers. I am looking for the best deal for both any advice please.
Might be a good idea to see what the ESB are going to offer since they are now going to be allowed to enter this competitive market of prices! I have stayed with ESB an hope that it will pay off! Could be wrong, of course!
Cara,
If you think about it, you had 2 different suppliers for Gas and Electricity before the market opened up, so it should be no different this time around.
Staying with ESB means you have missed out on a year's worth of savings from either of the other two. You can move back to ESB at any time so your loyalty hasn't been the wisest.
I have been getting 12% off with BGE, and my year is up (dropping me to 5%), so I am in the process of switching to Airtricity with whom I'll get 12% off ESB prices for a minimum of one year.
Both have promised to undercut ESB, so waiting for what ESB come up with when allowed to compete may be pointless.
My 1st year is coming to an end, but recently a BG guy was doing the rounds in the streets seeing if we were staying with them ok.
I said yes but he said that if I changed the account from my name to my wife's I would be able to avail of an additional full year of 12% discount, as it would be looked at as a new account.