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Switching from Bord Gáis Energy

If your business is with Bord Gáis Energy, here’s what’s on your bill, how a switch away works, and how to compare the alternatives.

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Comparing alternatives to Bord Gáis Energy

Suppliers we compare
EnergiaSSE AirtricityFlogasPinergyElectric IrelandYuno Energy
What we need
A recent Bord Gáis Energy bill showing your MPRN or GPRN and your usage.
Your connection
Electricity runs through ESB Networks and natural gas through Gas Networks Ireland. Neither changes when you switch.
Fuel mix 2024
Bord Gáis Energy disclosed 100% renewable for 2024, as certified by Guarantees of Origin. The suppliers we compare range from about 30% to 100%.

What Bord Gáis Energy offers businesses

Bord Gáis Energy, owned by Centrica, supplies electricity and gas to businesses across Ireland.

Business electricity

Price plans for small and large business customers.

Business gas

Gas supply for business premises.

Online account

Manage bills, payments and meter reads online.

Product names and availability change. Check Bord Gáis Energy’s own site for its current business range.

About Bord Gáis Energy

Bord Gáis Éireann was set up by the State in 1976 to run Ireland’s gas network. Its supply business, Bord Gáis Energy, was sold in 2014 to a consortium led by Centrica, the owner of British Gas, and is now part of Centrica plc. It supplies electricity and gas to homes and businesses.

Cost.ie doesn’t place customers with Bord Gáis Energy. If you’re a Bord Gáis Energy business customer, we compare your current bill against six other suppliers and tell you whether switching makes sense when your contract ends.

Bord Gáis Energy timeline
  1. 1976 Bord Gáis Éireann set up by the State
  2. 2014 Bord Gáis Energy sold to a Centrica-led consortium
  3. Today Part of Centrica plc
Bill decoded

What’s on a Bord Gáis Energy bill

A sample business electricity bill showing the charges to look for on your Bord Gáis Energy statement. Layout and wording vary by tariff.

Bord Gáis Energy
Business Electricity Bill
Sample
MPRN
10 012 345 678
Billing period
01 Oct – 30 Nov 2026
1
Day units
14,820 kWh × 31.20c
€4,623.84
Night units
6,140 kWh × 18.40c
€1,129.76
2
Standing charge
61 days × €1.17
€71.37
3
Network charges (DUoS)
ESB Networks
€812.40
PSO levy
Oct – Nov
€3.86
Electricity tax
20.96 MWh
€20.96
VAT (9%)
€599.60
Total due €7,261.79
  1. 1
    Unit rates
    The price per kWh on your current tariff. Compare this figure first.
  2. 2
    Standing charge
    A fixed daily fee. Compare it alongside the unit rate.
  3. 3
    Network charges
    Paid to ESB Networks and approved by the CRU. Identical with every supplier.

How switching from Bord Gáis Energy works

Switching away from Bord Gáis Energy

  1. 1 Check your end date. Your Bord Gáis Energy contract sets out the end date and any notice period.
  2. 2 Send us a recent bill. We need your MPRN or GPRN, your usage and your current rates.
  3. 3 We compare the alternatives. We price your usage with Energia, SSE Airtricity, Flogas, Pinergy, Electric Ireland and Yuno Energy and set the results beside your current bill.
  4. 4 Sign digitally. Your new supplier registers the switch, and Bord Gáis Energy sends a closing bill. Your supply doesn’t stop.

The suppliers we compare

Pick a supplier to see what’s on its business bills.

Questions from Bord Gáis Energy customers

No. We compare Energia, SSE Airtricity, Flogas, Pinergy, Electric Ireland and Yuno Energy, and show how their prices compare with your current Bord Gáis Energy bill.

Check the terms of your contract first, as fixed-price contracts can carry an early exit fee. We usually line up your switch for the end date.

No. Your electricity or gas keeps flowing through the same network. Only the supplier sending the bill changes.

Bord Gáis Energy supplies business electricity and gas, with online account management. For other services, check its business site.

Bord Gáis Energy prices each business on its usage and meter type, and doesn’t publish a single list. Cost.ie doesn’t quote Bord Gáis Energy, but if you send us your bill we’ll compare it with the suppliers we work with.

Bord Gáis Energy customers sign in on its website.

Bord Gáis Energy sign in

Bord Gáis Energy’s business help pages list its current contact options.

Bord Gáis Energy business help

Bord Gáis Energy is part of Centrica plc. Bord Gáis Éireann, the State body, sold it in 2014.

No. Your online account is between you and your supplier, and we don’t use your login. To compare prices we only need a recent bill.

No. Your MPRN and GPRN belong to your meter, not your supplier, so they stay the same.

Once your contract is signed we send it to your new supplier for registration. If all the details are correct, your account is usually active within 4 weeks. Very large sites (LVMD) and some interval-metered accounts can take longer because ESB Networks needs a meter read.

Our service is free to you. We’re paid a commission by the supplier you choose, and it doesn’t change the price you’re quoted.

Send us your bill. We’ll decode it.

A free, no-obligation comparison from our Galway team, with every charge explained.

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