Energy bills set to soar as wholesale gas prices double in a year

Customers are encouraged to shop around to mitigate the effect of rising international energy prices on Irish households

The bills of customers of SSE Airtricity, Bord Gáis Energy and Electric Ireland will all rise by between €4 and €12 a month from the beginning of this September.

Irish households may be facing record energy bills this winter, as European gas prices have nearly doubled in a year while carbon prices for the energy sector have continued to rise as well.

It comes as three major Irish energy suppliers have announced price rises from September as a consequence of sustained increases in wholesale energy costs in the last year.

The bills of customers of SSE Airtricity, Bord Gáis Energy and Electric Ireland will ...