To Activate Or Not Activate The Smart Meter ??

There is stuff in the Yuno terms and conditions about accepting that a smart meter will be installed and possibly that it is "activated" (haven't checked in detail) but it sounds like you may have inadvertently agreed to the "activation" (from MCC02 to MCC12) even if you understood that it would remain on MCC02?

I still maintain that the CRU, ESB Networks, individual providers and the media have made a complete hames of explaining the details of smart meters to consumers giving rise to confusion like this. As I mentioned elsewhere "activation" seems to mean different things in different contexts (and may have three different potential meanings).
 
Just wondering what people opinion on fixing the Gas and Electricity prices for the coming year
Airtricity are offering a discount of 20% off the variable standard rate or a fixed price for the 12 months

Standard rate less 20%Fixed Rate
Day27.8324.57
Night18.0415.94
Peak35.1531.04
Gas8.248.28

My thinking is that the fixed price might be worth a gamble as rates would have to be cut by more than 10% in the next year for me to be losing out but then I'd also have to factor in how long I'm into the 12 month contract before rates drop if indeed they drop at all
 
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Other things to consider
  1. You may get a better deal by taking electricity and gas from different providers.
  2. Breaking out of a 12 month contract early costs €50 per supply and can sometimes be worth doing in order to switch again.
  3. Are you sure that the smart time of day tariff above best matches your actual usage profile? Use EnergyPal to check this if possible.
 
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Thanks for that Mr Clubman but not really what I was looking for
1. I'm moving to Airtricity so other suppliers are not relevant to this particular question
2. The break out fee for the variable rate is €50 but for the fixed is actually €100, not a huge difference in the greater scheme
3. I've already done a year of free electricity on Sundays and am coming off BG's EV package so now we're just reverting to a standard smart plan
4. EnergyPal is of no help here with this question!!
 
Well, your question is effectively "what is going to happen with gas and electricity prices over the next year?" and nobody can answer that.
 
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