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Our most advanced plans for customers with a smart meter
Electric Ireland smart meter plans: Home Electric +
Just got your smart meter installed?
Switching to a smart meter plan is the natural next step. It doesn't have to be a hassle, and we’re here to help you find the best plan for your lifestyle. With a range of options, there’s a smart meter plan that’s perfect for you.
Existing customers
Upgrade* to a Home Electric+ smart meter plan today via your online account
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Every Electric Ireland customer on a Home Electric+ smart meter plan gets access to personalised electricity insights through their online account.
Home Electric+ 24 hour
Our most popular plan to start your smart meter journey, our 24hour plan lets you keep the same flat rate (day and night) as your previous standard meter plan, so you don’t need to worry about timing your electricity use.
Ideal if you're working from home during the day, our 24hour plan is hassle-free and includes personalised electricity insights, helping you take control of your energy usage.
Home Electric+ Night Boost
Ideal for those who can adjust their energy consumption, this time-of-use plan offers cheaper nighttime rates and a super low Night Boost rate from 2am-4am. Rates are divided into three time bands:
- Day: 8am to 11pm
- Night: 11pm to 8am
- Night Boost: 2am to 4am
Perfect for EV drivers who charge at night and homes with a heat pump. Make small changes like showering before 8am or running appliances at night to save significantly. This plan also provides personalised electricity insights.
Home Electric+ Weekender
This time-of-use plan provides unlimited free electricity between 8am and 11pm on either Saturday or Sunday every weekend. Just pick a day that works for you. Ideal for busy families or those who prefer to do chores like washing on a day where it is free to do so. Enjoy a flat unit rate for the rest of the week, so you don’t have to worry about peak times.
- Saturday or Sunday: Free from 8am to 11pm
- Rest of week: Flat rate (day & night)
This plan also comes with personalised electricity insights to help you create good energy habits.
Home Electric+ Standard Smart
Suited for those who want to save by reducing energy during peak hours (5pm – 7pm) or when renewable energy is being generated which is good for the national grid. This plan offers cheaper nighttime rates and splits your electricity rates into three time bands.
- Day: 8am to 11pm
- Peak: 5pm to 7pm
- Night: 11pm to 8am
This plan also comes with personalised electricity insights to help you create good energy habits.
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Benefits of Home Electric+
Appliance itemisation
Track energy usage and costs of appliances by category all around the house. We convert your usage data into useful insights and recommendations for you.
No more estimated reads
With a smart meter you no longer have to submit meter readings as your smart meter sends an automatic reading every half hour.
Energy tips tailored to your usage
Based on your ongoing usage, you will receive personalised energy tips that will highlight where you could save more based on what you are doing.
Projected energy usage
See what your projected bill will be based on your current usage. With Home Electric+, the consumption and spending information is updated regularly.
Similar homes comparison
Compare your electricity usage to other energy-efficient homes. You can compare usage across categories such as lighting, water heating and refrigeration.
Choose your billing date
Choose your preferred date that you would like to receive your bill on each month.
Your smart meter and Home Electric+
Get personalised electricity insights
Take control of your energy usage
All of our Home Electric+ plans come with advanced analytics in your online account. Here you can see detailed information about your usage to find out when you’re using the most electricity. You can even see what appliances are using the most energy and discover ways to use less with personalised advice.
Find the perfect plan
As well as Home Electric+, we also have time-of-use plans that are cheaper when your home uses more energy. If you are not sure which plan is right for you, we recommend you start with Home Electric+ plan as time-of-use plans are most suitable for those who can change their behaviour.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you need to have a smart meter installed to sign up for a smart meter plan.
For existing customers, you can sign up through your online account.
For new customers, you can sign up on our smart tariff page.
Smart meter customers need an online account to access your insights which are only accessible through the online insights tool. Signing up is easy.
Click here to create an online account today. You’ll need your account number and last 6 digits of your MPRN number (right-hand side of your bill).
Your smart meter will feed your usage data to our insights tool. We require your consent to share your half hourly data with us, in order for us to provide you with the most relevant and up-to-date insights.
A time-of-use price plan charges different prices for electricity usage depending on the time of day. Typically, these price plans charge cheaper rates when electricity demand is at its lowest (e.g. night-time 11pm – 8am) and higher rates at peak times (e.g. weekdays 5-7pm) when demand is at its highest.
For example, customers can choose to use cheaper, greener electricity at night when demand is lower. If you are unable to change when you use electricity, time-of-use may not suit you.
Yes, you will need a smart meter to avail of a time-of-use plan.
You should only choose a time-of-use plan if you can change your behaviour to make to most of a time-of-use plan. For example, if you can move all your laundry to a Saturday when you get free electricity from 8 am to 11pm then Home Electric + weekender could save you money. If you are unable to change when you use electricity, TOU may not suit you.
If you have signed up to an Electric Ireland Home Electric+ price plan, you will start to receive personalised electricity insights to help lower your bills and carbon footprint.
2-3 days after signing up to a Home Electric+ plan (post cooling off period), you should see your electricity usage history within your Electric Ireland online account.
4 months after signing up to a Home Electric+ plan, you should see the full range of electricity charts within your online account. This includes usage history, appliance itemisation, similar homes comparison, projected usage and electricity tips.
You’ll also receive regular emails to help you stay on track with your energy charges.
When you sign up to a Home Electric+ product and agree to share your half hourly data your smart meter will automatically store 48 reads per day, due to the high volume of reads each individual read cannot be shown on your bill and because of this ESB Networks will only send your energy provider an amalgamated consumption data read, which is then reflected on your bill.
Consumption data is the usage data collected by your smart meter (measured in KWh) which enables more accurate energy reading and bills. Moving from a standard meter to a Home Electric+ product enables this information to become available to you. Your electricity flow is measured in half hourly intervals and is then sent to your energy provider, essentially removing the need for regular standard manual meter reads.
As well as your consumption data being visible on your bill, you can also download your full consumption data (up to a maximum of 2 years) via your online account. To do this just log in and select ‘view your account’, then select the ‘Details’ tab on the home page, scroll down and select ‘Download your smart data’. This can be downloaded in a software friendly format including free options such as: online excel, google sheets, or if a desktop app is required, try open office for example.
Yes, our Home Electric+ smart meter plans give you advanced energy usage insights including appliance itemisation, to show you the where and when your using the most electricity, through understanding this it can help you reduce your usage. To date we have seen that customers on a Home Electric+24hr plan who switch from an equivalent 24hour standard plan, reduced their electricity consumption by up to 12% year on year.
12% saving based on comparable data set of 11K customers that had 12 months consumption (pre smart meter 24hour plan) and with 24hour smart meter plan, over a 2 year comparison period from 2021 to 2022. Customers in year 1 had an average electricity consumption of 4,635 kWh which reduced to average of 4,065 kWh in year 2, which equates to a 12.3% reduction in electricity year-on-year.