People Power Unlocks Group Discounted Energy Again

The people power of over 70,000 consumers has succeeded in unlocking group discounted energy offers in Ireland for the second time this year.

The energy offers have been unlocked by Ireland’s largest consumer network, One Big Switch and is a great sign that people power is alive and well in Ireland.

One of Ireland’s leading energy retailers, Energia have made the group discounts available to anyone who switches them through OneBigSwitch.ie.

The dual fuel offer includes:

• An 18% Group Discount on Electricity, and
• A 17% Group Discount on Gas
• This represents a potential €325 1st-year saving for an average household[1]

The ‘Electricity only’ Group Discount and the ‘Gas only’ Group Discount offer a 17% reduction against Energia’s standard rates.

Sarah Ryan, Head of Campaigns for One Big Switch, welcomed today’s announcement “One Big Switch has always been an experiment in people power, today we see further evidence that that experiment worked, and group discounted energy is once again a reality in Ireland”

“That is a big win for our members and consumers as a whole, hopefully it will also help continue to drive competition across the entire energy market in, like it did earlier this year”

One Big Switch ran the Big Energy Switch in May. 60,000 households joined the campaign and unlocked a market beating electricity offer, consequently sparking a price war.

Consumers can see the full details of the offer by visiting www.onebigswitch.ie.   Householders who are not yet registered can still do so at no cost and with no obligation.