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Every Irish supplier, ranked on your real usage — not a supplier-set average. Upload your ESB half-hourly data or enter your annual kWh and see your true cost to the cent.

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Calculate your real electricity cost

Enter your annual kWh from your ESB bill — under “Annual Usage” or “Estimated Annual Consumption”.

Compare every eligible plan, ranked from cheapest to most expensive.

Year-one discounted rates for switchers (incl. welcome credit).
Town/city connection (ESB Networks DG1 standing charge).

Upload your ESB usage data

Download your half-hourly data from myaccount.esbnetworks.ie → Your data → HDF export (CSV). We calculate your annual kWh automatically. Your file is processed in your browser and is never uploaded.

ESB quotes 4,200 kWh as the “average”, but that assumes a modest gas-heated home — heat-pump and EV households often use 6,000–9,000+.

25 tariffs across 11 suppliers · rates updated 22 June 2026

The CompareElectricity Index

We're building Ireland's real electricity average

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.

Submissions so far3Until we have enough, everyone's stuck with ESB's 4,200 kWh. Be one of the first to change that.
Family home5,500 kWh · 1

Anonymous and aggregate only — no names, no addresses, no account numbers. 1 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

7.69

estimated electricity cost for this charge

FinishesTomorrow at 05:58
Charge time6h 58m
Added to battery46.4 kWh
Drawn from grid51.6 kWh
Night rate · 16.93c/kWh6.22
EV rate · 9.94c/kWh1.47
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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.

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