Fixed Rate Electricity in Ireland: Are There Any Fixed Plans Left?

Is any supplier selling a fixed-rate plan? What we checked

Comparison guides written earlier in 2026 still describe SSE Airtricity as offering a one-year fixed plan, so we went to the suppliers’ own pages on 12 September 2026 rather than relying on them.

Watch the wording. “Fixed term”, “fixed discount” and “12-month plan” all describe a contract length or a discount percentage that stays the same. Only “fixed rate” or “fixed price” means the cents-per-kWh figure cannot move, and no supplier is using those words for a plan on sale today. If one appears, we will add it to the table above.

What a fixed-rate plan actually meant

SSE’s tariff sheet for 1 Year Electricity Fixed Rate v6 is a good record of the format, because it was the last of its kind. The offer locked the unit rate and standing charge for a 12-month term: “The unit rates and standing charge will not change for the duration of the Term.” The 24-hour rate was 24.63c per kWh including VAT with direct debit and eBilling, against SSE’s standard rate of 45.00c on the same sheet, with an urban standing charge of €240.97 a year and an estimated annual bill of €1,282.28.

Fixed plans were priced with a margin for the risk the supplier was taking, so the locked rate was usually a little above the best discount rate on the day. You paid for certainty. The trade was worth it when prices were rising and cost you money when they fell.

Why suppliers withdrew fixed-rate plans

Suppliers have not published a reason, so this is our reading of the market rather than a statement from any of them.

The closest alternatives to a fixed rate now

12-month discount plans

A discount plan fixes the percentage, not the price, so it does not protect you from a rise, but a large discount off a standard rate is still the cheapest way to buy grid electricity today. The four cheapest at 4,200 kWh (unit rate plus standing charge, before the PSO levy):

Three of these four have rises landing in October, shown in the last column, so compare the post-rise rate. Full ranking on cheapest electricity in Ireland, or price your own usage on the electricity price comparison.

Winter price freezes

In winter 2025/26 three suppliers offered the nearest thing to a fixed rate without calling it one: a public promise not to raise prices for a set period. None has announced one for winter 2026/27 as of 12 September 2026.

A freeze is weaker than a fixed rate in two ways: it is a statement rather than a contract term, and it covers a season rather than a year. In practice all three held for the period promised, and all three were followed by a rise within four months of the freeze ending. A switcher who joined for the freeze then paid the increase like everyone else.

Solar: the only fixed cost left

A solar system is the one way an Irish household can still fix the price of electricity, because the units it generates cost the same in year 15 as in year one: the price is set on the day you pay the installer. It does not fix the whole bill. You still buy from the grid at night and in winter, and the standing charge and PSO levy do not change. But every kWh you generate is a kWh that no October price rise can touch, and the share of your usage that is fixed is typically the largest single slice.

The numbers, including the SEAI grant and payback at current unit rates, are on solar panel costs. For a household comparing a solar quote against another 12-month discount plan, the useful question is not which is cheaper this year but which still looks cheap after the next three price rises.

Irish Electricity Price Changes 2026

Every announced change we have verified on the supplier's own site, newest first, with the date it takes effect. The rates on this page were last verified on 12 Sep 2026 and show the current price until each change lands.

1. 12 Oct 2026

   Energia

   Electricity and gas prices rise by up to 9.4%. The new-customer 24-hour rate we track goes from 29.85c to 30.45c/kWh and the urban standing charge from €265.01 to €278.27. source

2. 9 Oct 2026

   Bord Gáis Energy

   Electricity rises around 9% (typical bill +8.8%). New-customer 24-hour rate 30.78c to 33.58c/kWh; urban standing charge €244.76 to €262.38. source

3. 5 Oct 2026

   SSE Airtricity

   Electricity rises around 9%. Top Discount 24-hour rate 28.79c to 31.50c/kWh; urban standing charge €263.86 to €280.01. source

4. 1 Oct 2026

   All suppliers

   CRU-approved 2026/27 network charges add about €41.25 a year (€3.44 a month) to a typical domestic electricity bill after the regulator trimmed network revenue allowances by €138 million. Every supplier passes these charges through. source

5. 1 Oct 2026

   All suppliers

   PSO levy cut by 66% for the 2026/27 levy year, to €0.51 a month for domestic customers (€6.12 a year ex-VAT, €6.67 inc VAT, down from €19.10). It is charged by every supplier, so it lowers every bill by the same amount. source

Full details of each rise, with before-and-after rates, are on the electricity price increases page. The underlying market is tracked daily on the wholesale electricity prices page. No universal energy credit is planned for Budget 2027 on 6 October: see what support exists instead.

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