Electric Ireland vs Power NI

funkey_monkey

Hi,

Looking to switch to one of the above - never had a bill in my name before so was wondering is there much of a difference between these two?
It looks like Electric Ireland are slightly cheaper. I think the previous tenant was with Power NI - is that any reason to remain with them?

Thanks.

Old_Git

All the electric rates seem to be going up .If you have economy 7 them Power NI is cheaper.
Otherwise have a look at the consumer council website.

glentoran99

Electric Ireland give you £75 for signing up, always worth taking that into calculations

Tammykitty

glentoran99 wrote: »

Electric Ireland give you £75 for signing up, always worth taking that into calculations

I think they give you £25 every year you stay with them also

donnac2558

Tammykitty wrote: »

I think they give you £25 every year you stay with them also

Yes they do

Milko

And EI will also put your DD up every year by what they deem a "reasonable adjustment" ...


We went from £48/m & in credit at the end of the year to being billed £72/m the following year for our "estimated" increased usage


Bye bye EI ... & back to SSE (as advised by the EI agent lol)

donnac2558

I don't do DD did have to give details in case bill too high though. I do Easy Saver, so just pay in every week and when bill comes in I am clear. Last bill £56 credit. Now of course they would prefer if I did just pay by DD. But my reasoning is if I am too much in credit I simply don't pay for a few weeks and get it down. Better in my purse than their bank account.:p

Money_Grabber13579

I'm with Electric Ireland and my direct debit is taken once a quarter for the amount which is on the bill...

So no chance of ending up in credit, which was precisely one of the reasons I moved from Power NI.

lauraland

I have just switched to click energy 2 weeks ago and recieved a £15 incentive top-up. Does anyone know if there's a time limit before I can switch again? I don't mind losing the £15