Community Power is the first community-owned electricity supplier in Ireland. They offer locally produced sustainable energy at a competitive price.
If your electricity consumption is the same as the average customer, the price shown in the table is what you’d pay for Community Power’s plan for the year.
According to the CRU, the average electricity customer uses 4,200 kW/h per year.
Fuel type | Plan Name | Price |
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Electricity | Standard Electricity | €2,397 |
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Community Power has been operating in the Irish market since November 2019. Their mission is to support Ireland to run on clean, renewable power.
They started as Templederry Wind Farm in Co Tipperary - the first community-owned wind farm in Ireland - and now work in partnerships throughout Ireland to supply renewable energy for local communities.
Community Power believes that the Irish people should have their own stake in renewable energy and want to share the benefits that renewable energy can bring with communities in Ireland.
In March 2022, Community Power announced that it was to increase its prices, effective 8 April. This increase will raise the average electricity bill by €478 per annum.
Community Power announced an increase to their standard electricity rate, effective 1 January 2022. This increase will raise the average electricity bill by €656 per annum.
In October 2021, Community Power announced that it was to increase its electricity rates by 19.5%, effective 1 November. This increase will raise the average electricity bill by €254 per annum.
Community Power buys renewable electricity from some small hydro and wind generators across Ireland, and sell it for use in homes, businesses, farms and community buildings.
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) requires that electricity suppliers disclose the sources they use to generate their energy each year.
If suppliers choose not to make a declaration, they are automatically allocated the residual fuel mix, which is the fuel mix left over from the All Island fuel mix after the individual supplier’s fuel mixes have been calculated.
However, their goal is to generate Irish community-owned renewable energy as opposed to offsetting international renewable generation to improve their Fuel Mix credentials.
For 2020, Community Power was allocated the residual fuel mix.
Community Power Fuel Mix 2020
Source: CRU - 2020 Fuel Mix Disclosure and CO2 Emissions Report
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Yes, but only if you have a renewable generator, approximately 50 Kw or greater.
At the moment, the Irish government does not currently support the sale of power generated from microgeneration (houses or small projects).
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