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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 
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Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 

That's with Bord Gais?
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 

That's with Bord Gais?
Ive level pay with electric ireland, its dead handy.
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Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

That's with it being used conservatively! 

Last bill was 180. Then came the massive price increases and cold snap. Unavoidable really with kids. 
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 

That's with Bord Gais?
Ive level pay with electric ireland, its dead handy.

Yeah i need to get on that in the NY. 
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 

That's with Bord Gais?
Yep
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Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

Goodness that's huge , we have a gas tank for heating and cooking 850 LTs costs about €885 , now last time we filled up was April , need to refill in Jan so will get back to this thread with the costs . 
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Originally posted by Claret Murph Claret Murph wrote:

Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

Goodness that's huge , we have a gas tank for heating and cooking 850 LTs costs about €885 , now last time we filled up was April , need to refill in Jan so will get back to this thread with the costs . 

A very frugal pal of mine in a two bed apartment for same period was 380. 

I see Electric Ireland are handing out a €50 credit. Lousy ****s LOL
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 

Delighted I stayed with oil when getting the new boiler a few years back and didn't bother switching to gas. Had the standing monthly charge gone up to recently?
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In the UK and smart meter has me paying average £14 a day for both electric and gas this month so far.
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Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

we've been hammering the gas pretty hard of late but even still between 15 November and 14 December we only spent £2.33 a day on gas for heating and hot water & £2.30 on electricity. Total bill was £145.10 for the month, the UK government reduced it by £67 via Energy Bill Support Scheme, therefore total due for the month = £78.10 or €89.10 at todays FX rate.

€580 for two months is ripping the piss. 
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Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

we've been hammering the gas pretty hard of late but even still between 15 November and 14 December we only spent £2.33 a day on gas for heating and hot water & £2.30 on electricity. Total bill was £145.10 for the month, the UK government reduced it by £67 via Energy Bill Support Scheme, therefore total due for the month = £78.10 or €89.10 at todays FX rate.

€580 for two months is ripping the piss. 

What accommodation you in for that? Not that we can compare UK and Eire. 
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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Originally posted by SeaSharp SeaSharp wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
Jesus. Using roughly £4 of gas a day here in the UK and £1.50 electric. €580 for 2 months that's madness.

we've been hammering the gas pretty hard of late but even still between 15 November and 14 December we only spent £2.33 a day on gas for heating and hot water & £2.30 on electricity. Total bill was £145.10 for the month, the UK government reduced it by £67 via Energy Bill Support Scheme, therefore total due for the month = £78.10 or €89.10 at todays FX rate.

€580 for two months is ripping the piss. 

What accommodation you in for that? Not that we can compare UK and Eire. 

an apartment built in 2006. the windows while double glazed aren't in great shape and i had to recently use a bit of duct tape to prevent a draft in the french doors. we have had the gas on quite a bit with a baby in the gaf. 

a cousin of mine built a 2000 square foot house in cork two years ago. Has spent €250 on home heating oil in the intervening period. seems new build houses are next level when it comes to insulation.


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Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
We pay through level payments, paying the same amount every month which goes up or down once a year. Build up a lot of credit in the summer months which covers the larger bills in the winter. Currently pay €85 per month, although was €115 per month in the summer. 


Same here, it's 130 for gas and 90 for electricity. Haven't seen a cent increase and we are locked in with same payments until February
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Make sure to check your P21 and revenue lads.

I logged in today and without doing a thing (apart from confirming personal details for 2022), it says I’m due a fairly nice refund for overpaying tax 
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Make sure to check your P21 and revenue lads.

I logged in today and without doing a thing (apart from confirming personal details for 2022), it says I’m due a fairly nice refund for overpaying tax 


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