Bord Gáis Energy Smart Plans

This Time of Use Tariff splits your electricity into three time bands - Day (8am to 11pm);  Night (11pm to 8am) and Peak (5pm to 7pm). Each time period has its own price for the electricity, meaning you can do more at the time that costs less. You will be billed every 2 months. Your smart meter data will be collected every two months.

You can sign up to this plan online.

Standard Smart (SST) Tariff Terms and Conditions

This Time of Use Tariff splits into four time bands - day (8am to 11pm); night (11pm to 8am), peak (Monday to Friday 5pm to 7pm) and EV (2am to 5am). Each time period has its own price for electricity, meaning you can do more at the time that costs less. This tariff gives customers a cheap rate to charge their electric vehicle during the EV time band. You can choose if you want to be billed monthly or bi-monthly and can pick the day of the month you want to be billed. Your smart meter data will be collected half hourly.

You can sign up to this plan online.

EV Smart Tariff Terms and Conditions

This Time of Use Tariff is split into time bands - Day (8am to 11pm);  Night (11pm to 8am), Peak (5pm to 7pm) and “free time”. Each time period has its own price for electricity meaning you can do more at a time that costs less. Free time can be either Saturday or Sunday between 9am to 5pm – you can choose the day when you sign-up. You can choose if you want to be billed monthly or bi-monthly and can pick the day of the month you want to be billed. Your smart meter data will be collected Half Hourly.

You can sign up to this plan online.

Free Time Saturday or Free Time Sunday Tariff Terms and Conditions

This Tariff is split into time bands -  Day (8am to 11pm);  Night (11pm to 8am), Peak (5pm to 7pm) and  Weekends (Saturday 8am to Monday 8am). Each time period has its own price for electricity meaning you can do more at the time that costs less. This type of price plan gives customers a night rate all weekend. This tariff can have different prices for summer and winter (currently the prices are the same). You can choose if you want to be billed monthly or bi-monthly and can pick the day of the month you want to be billed. Your smart meter data will be collected half hourly.

This Discount Weekend Tariff will be available by contacting our contact centre on 01 611 01 04

Discount Weekend Tariff Terms and Conditions

To avail of a smart plan, you will first need to have a smart meter installed. Once your standard meter has been replaced by a smart meter, you can sign up to one of our smart plans that best suits your needs.  You will need to have your MPRN to hand, as we will need to verify that you have a smart meter and that it has a suitable connection level for the type of price plan you want to choose. 

If you are a new customer signing up to one of our smart plans, the process takes up to 14 days. Once successfully completed, you’ll receive our Welcome Pack.

If you are an existing customer changing your tariff over to a smart meter tariff, the process takes up to 14 days. Once it is successfully completed, you’ll receive our Welcome Pack.

Smart tariffs include different unit rates depending on when you use your electricity. All tariffs include Day, Night and Peak unit rates. We offer a range of smart tariffs to suit different needs and lifestyles.

The below table is an example* of when the different time bands for day, night and peak apply:

^{*Please note: the above time bands apply to our Standard Smart Tariff. Other smart tariffs, such as our Discount Weekend tariff, have different time bands.}

You can view and compare our smart plans or find a plan matched to your needs using our Find a Plan tool.

For more detail information on the day, night and peak unit rates that apply to each tariff – visit Our tariffs explained page and scroll down to the smart section.

If you've any queries in relation to this, feel free to get in touch with us by submitting a query online.

This is a Time of Use tariff, which is a price plan for customers who already have a Smart meter installed. This tariff is split into three different time bands:

Each time of day has its own price for electricity consumption, which means you can choose to do more at a time that costs less. Your Smart meter data will be collected every two months, and you'll be billed every two months.

For more information, visit our plans section online.

Free Saturday/Free Sunday is a Time of Use Tariff for customers who already have a smart meter installed. The time of use bands are;

• Day (8am to 11pm except Peak)
• Night (11pm to 8am)
• Peak (5pm to 7pm)
• Free Time (9am to 5pm on Saturday or Sunday)

Each time period has its own price for electricity meaning you can do more at the time that costs less. Free time can be either Saturday or Sunday between 9am to 5pm - you can choose the day that suits you best when you sign-up.

Customers will be charged for consumption outside of this time band (9am to 5pm on a Saturday or Sunday) at the times/bands set out above. You can choose if you want to be billed monthly or bimonthly and can pick the day of the month you want to be billed. Your Smart meter data will be collected half-hourly.

For further information, visit our plans section online.

Discount Weekend is a Time of Use Tariff for customers who already have a smart meter installed. The time-of-use bands are:

• Day (8am to 11pm except Peak)
• Night (11pm to 8am)
• Peak (5pm to 7pm)
• Weekends (Saturday 8am to Monday 8am)

Each time band has its own price for electricity meaning you can choose to do more at off-peak times when it costs you less. With the weekend tariff discounts, you are charged a night rate all weekend. You can also choose if you want to be billed monthly or bimonthly and pick the day of the month you want to be billed. Your smart meter data will be collected half-hourly.

For further information, visit our plans section online.

If you're a new customer signing up to one of our Smart plans, the process can take up to 14 days. Once successfully completed, you’ll receive our Welcome Pack via email or post.

If you're an existing customer changing to a Smart plan, the process can take up to 1 working day, depending on your meter communications. Once successfully completed, you’ll receive our Welcome Pack via email or post.

If you're an existing Bord Gáis Energy customer and move to a smart tariff, it’s not possible to revert back to a non-smart tariff/old meter type. This is due to industry rules for smart metering.