What you'll need to switch your electricity or gas

  1. Your most recent electricity and gas bills

    To find your MPRN and GPRN

Electricity bill

Your MPRN is located at the top right of your bill, under the account number and Electric Ireland contact details
Your MPRN is an 11-digit number starting with 10

Your MPRN can be found on the top right of your electricity bill from your current supplier

Gas bill

Your GPRN is located at the top right of your bill, under the account number and Electric Ireland contact details
Your GPRN is a 7-digit number

Your GPRN can be found on the top right of your gas bill from your current supplier

  1. Your current meter readings

    Providing this speeds up the switch process and make sure we bill you for what you've used with us.

Electricity bill

A sample image of one type of electricity meter reading. In this image, reading from left to right, the meter displays the reading 094162. When entering your meter reading you can ignore the final figure, which will be displayed in red. In this case you would enter the reading 09416.

Please ignore figures in red

Gas bill

A sample image of one type of gas meter reading. In this image, reading from left to right, the meter displays the reading 01842,635. When entering your meter reading you can ignore the figures after the comma. In this case you would enter the reading 01842.

Please ignore figures in red, after the comma

  1. Your bank account details

    Your IBAN is used to setup a direct debit. You can find this on your bank statement or online banking.