Carol Nolan TD shared some information from Eurostat this morning about the electricity prices the increasingly hard-pressed consumers in Ireland pay.
“According to data from Eurostat Irish households pay the highest electricity prices in the EU,” she said, sharing a table which showed that we are in fact the most expensive, paying 20.69 c per kilowatt unit.
According to data from Eurostat Irish households pay the highest electricity prices in the EU
Here is the table:
🇮🇪 20.69c per kWh unit
🇧🇪 17.67c
🇩🇪 15.62c
🇪🇸 13.58c
🇪🇺 13.29c
🇫🇷 12.72c
🇫🇮 12.00c
🇮🇸 10.71c
🇩🇰 10.40c
🇭🇺 07.89c
🇺🇦 04.04c— Carol Nolan TD (@CNolanOffaly) November 3, 2021
The revelation provoked a furious response from Irish people already deeply concerned at the rocketing price of electricity, and angered by the government’s rush to close Irish peat stations early to suit a Green Agenda.
There have been at least two price hikes from Irish energy suppliers since the start of the year, while some suppliers have raised prices several times.
“And it’s only going to get dearer due to the clueless climate change extremists in government” said one response.
And its only going to get dearer due to the clueless climate change extremists in government.
— A. Dude (@agentofhonesty) November 4, 2021
Some pointed to nuclear energy as an option.
“Can we please have an adult conversation about nuclear? We need to get S.18(6) Electricity Regulations Act 1999 and any other impediment off the statute-books. Nuclear is the cleanest, safest energy source. It’s ridiculous that it’s banned.”
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Another response laid the blame firmly on the Greens: “It hardly surprises anyone, we pay through the nose. The Greens are a disaster, Eamon, Virtue Signalling from his window box covered in salad. We’re an importing island, and the more I look at it, the Gov are making us more dependent with less choice. We’re a silly bunch.”
It hardly surprises anyone, we pay through the nose. The Greens are a disaster, Eamon, Virtue Signalling from his window box covered in salad. We're an importing island, and the more I look at it, the Gov are making us more dependent with less choice. We're a silly bunch.
— Damien O D (@Damienisthename) November 3, 2021
One response pointed to our limited resources: “Traditionally our retail gas & electricity prices are among the highest in Europe & in the world, as we have very limited own sources and mostly have to buy from abroad, often via a number of traders. So, we have to build own gas pipeline to Germany & connect it to NS-1/2.”