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Plan type
The plan type that fits your day/night/peak usage pattern best — see why below.
Rate basis
Year-one discounted rates for switchers (incl. welcome credit).
Connection
Town/city connection (ESB Networks DG1 standing charge).
45 tariffs across 11 suppliers · rates updated 7 August 2026
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Pick the home closest to yours — or enter your exact kWh.
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The CompareElectricity Index
Ireland's real electricity usage — built from real bills, not ESB's headline
Everyone quotes ESB's 4,200kWh “average” — a figure that suits a modest, gas-heated home and understates a modern all-electric house. So we're compiling the real number from people's actual usage, anonymously.
20% higher than the number every other site uses.
Run a comparison and your usage joins the national picture — anonymously. Upload your ESB half-hourly export and it counts as gold-standard metered data.
Add your usageAnonymous and aggregate only — no names, no addresses, no account numbers. 20 of these are metered ESB exports.
EV charging calculator
Know when it finishes. Know exactly what it costs.
Model an overnight home charge against current supplier-published EV rates. If the car cannot finish inside the cheap window, the remaining energy automatically moves onto the night or day rate.
Electric Ireland
Home Electric+ Night Boost
estimated electricity cost for this charge
Same charge, every plan
Current supplier EV unit rates
Checked 21 June 2026 · VAT included · standing charge excluded from one-off charge cost
Estimate only. Charging power can taper and vehicles may apply their own battery buffers. Rates and eligibility can change; confirm the linked supplier tariff before switching.
On the go
Public charging network rates
Home tariffs are only half the picture — motorway and destination chargers bill by the kWh at a flat public rate. Here's what the main Irish networks currently charge.
DC · 72c/kWh
ESB ecars
12-month minimum membership term. Overstay fee €0.50/min after 45 min on fast/high-power chargers (10 hrs on standard AC), capped at €22.50. Contactless PAYG (no account) is slightly higher again, at €0.61 AC / €0.73 DC.
DC · 66c/kWh
ePower
Requires the free "eVeryday" membership (€4.79/mo) — this is the only rate ePower publishes; there's no separate casual PAYG price online, so check the app before charging without it.
DC · 50c/kWh
EZO (formerly EasyGo)
Purely contactless pay-as-you-go — no membership or app account needed. Rates are a "from" figure and vary by charger location/council; confirm the exact price shown at the charger before starting.
Rates checked 2026-07-23directly from each network's own pricing page and can vary by charger location, time of day, or council. Always confirm the price shown at the charger or in the network's app before plugging in.
Understand the tariff types