A total of 20 new jobs will be created by One Big Switch Dublin with the opening of our new European headquarters in Dublin. The announcement was made by the Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food Minister Simon Coveney TD on a St Patrick’s week visit to Australia where he met with One Big Switch founder Lachlan Harris. The new jobs will be created over the next two years for posts in ... read more>

Switching your electricity or gas supplier is simple, quick and could save you money. There are a lot of myths about switching your home energy provider. It takes ages, it’s complicated, you get a different type of electricity and you’ll have builders laying new pipes and meters. None of the above is true.  In fact, switching is simple and there’s no disruption.  The only change is the... read more>

Five facts about switching energy that many consumers don’t know…….. 1.  It’s simple.  You just need to register with One Big Switch and answer a few questions about your bill so that we can seek to unlock a group discounted electricity bill.  It’s easy with One Big Switch – it takes just a couple of minutes. 2.  It’s free.  Yes, that’s true.  You register a few details with One Big Switc... read more>

Let’s hope for a balmy spring – we can’t afford not to! Gas prices have increased by more than a third in two years. The last round of increases – of up to 2.04% – heaped almost €20 a year extra onto household bills. Our other major energy bill– electricity is set to rise by an expected 2 % – adding further pressure on household budgets. The last round of gas price increases added a... read more>

Are our electricity prices the most shocking in Europe? Electricity prices are set to rise again in February – by another 2per cent. That follows a rise in the cost of electricity of approximately 3 per cent last November – adding approximately €40 a year to household bills.  And that increase came on top of a €20 charge to subsidise wind and peat power. Only a few months earlier an EU... read more>