Energy
Electricity and gas price rises, retention offers, and heating oil: what changed, what it costs you, and what to do.
- Heating oil prices today →What a fill costs you now, how that compares with last winter, and three local quotes by email.
- What the October price rises cost you →Your bill after your supplier's rise, and Cara asks them for the retention offer.
What to do
- SSE Airtricity price increase from 5 October: what to doSSE Airtricity puts a typical electricity bill up 8.9% and gas 9.3% from 5 October 2026. What it costs you, and how to get a better price before it lands.
- Bord Gáis price increase from 9 October: what to doBord Gáis Energy puts a typical electricity bill up 8.8% (€14.75 a month) and gas 9.3% from 9 October 2026. What it costs you, your right to leave, and how to get a better price.
- Energia price increase from 12 October: what to doEnergia puts the average electricity bill up 4.73% (€87 a year) and gas 9.38% (€142 a year) from 12 October 2026. What it costs you, and how to get a better price.
- How to get a retention offer from your energy supplierSuppliers keep better prices for customers who ask. How to ask your electricity or gas supplier for a retention offer, what to get in writing, and how to compare it.
What changed
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