Smart Electricity Meters Ireland

Smart Meters or Smart Electric Meters are a new technology that accurately measure the use of Electricity in your home. We have supplied Smart Meters to our customers since 2015 and really understand the benefit of them for Irish homes. Smart Meters can reduce energy waste by as much as 20% and mean you no longer have to put up with estimated energy bills or waiting months to find out what you used.  With Pinergy we will give your data the next day. Simple and transparent.

Reading an Electricity Meter is not an easy thing to do. With Pinergy we will provide you with an App that will show you how much energy you used yesterday, last week, last month and your trends over recent weeks and months. With Pinergy you don’t need to read your Meter, we will provide all your data to you in our handy App.

Smart Meters are being rolled out to Homes across Ireland at the moment by ESB Networks.

Advantages

• Accurate data on your consumption and costs
• Can help you to reduce energy waste
• Accurate data on your home’s Carbon Footprint from Electricity
• Range of new Energy Plans to help you use Electricity better and more responsibly

Disadvantages

• Smart Meters can rely on good telecommunication signals in your area to send your data to your supplier
• We can think of any other disadvantages!

As part of our Climate Action responsibilities, Ireland is committed to changing the way we use Electricity across Homes, Businesses and Farms. More accurate Metering means Electricity customers can understand how they use electricity and ultimately reduce energy waste.

The existing Electricity Meters in Ireland are analogue meters which means they have to be manually read by ESB Networks. Readings are only accurate at the time of reading and often mean Energy Bills are inaccurate and / or estimated.

We have been working with Smart Electricity Meters for many years and understand the benefits that they bring to Irish Homes and Businesses in reducing Energy Waste and reducing Carbon Footprints.

No. All homes throughout Ireland will have their Electricity Meter replaced over the next few years if you wish to. The cost of the Smart Meter Project will be paid for by all Electricity users through the PSO levies.

Yes, you can become an Early Adopter and receive your Smart Meter earlier than your neighbours! Please contact ESB Networks to order your Smart Meter.

With the rollout of Smart Meters, Electricity Suppliers like Pinergy can offer new Plans and Tariffs that encourage customers to use their Electricity in new ways based on the time of day. These Time of Use tariffs can reward you for making small changes to more responsibly use your Electricity.