Shamrock Electrical Supplies

14/10/2026

The Spark Issue 33 is out ⚡

Today was the day the carbon tax on home heating oil was supposed to jump. It didn’t, because the Budget cancelled it. But heating oil still went up €31 per 500 litres in the last week alone, which is more than the tax cut was worth.

Also in this issue: the Finance Bill is still not published so the diesel excise dates remain unknown, housing fell again in the September figures, and bulkheads take the spotlight with the clocks going back on Sunday week.

Link to the newsletter is in the comments.

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08/10/2026

The Current Issue 18 is out ⚡

Budget 2027 brought no energy credit. It did bring three grant changes that opened on Tuesday, and most of the Budget coverage missed them because they were not Budget measures at all.

In this month's issue:
- A new €600 grant for a home battery, worth about €137 a year
- €2,000 to scrap an old oil or kerosene boiler, on top of the heat pump grant
- Solar grants now open to homes built and occupied before 2025. A lot of newer houses were shut out before
- Fuel Allowance up €5 to €43 a week from January, and more pensioners will qualify
- Carbon tax on home heating oil and gas cut and frozen. Solid fuel goes up on May 1st

One catch worth knowing: your grant has to be approved before any work starts.

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-018-budget-2027-energy-grants-fuel-allowance

Budget 2027 brought no energy credit, but three SEAI grants opened on October 6th. What changed for Irish homes on bills, solar, boilers and Fuel Allowance.

07/10/2026

The Spark Issue 32 is out ⚡ Budget special.

No tax increase at the pump or in the tank this winter. The carbon tax on kerosene and gas was cut, not just frozen, and held there to 2030. The fuel excise cuts now run to the end of February instead of expiring on 1 November.

The battery and solar grants opened at 5pm yesterday. And the one nobody is reporting: business microgeneration, heat pumps and solar thermal have jumped to 45% of eligible costs, for nine months only.

Also inside: what the Budget does to your own tax bill, copper finally turning, and floodlights in the spotlight before the clocks go back.

Link to the newsletter is in the comments.

Website shows retail prices. Call 01 401 9907 or email [email protected] for trade rates.

30/09/2026

The Spark Issue 31 is out ⚡

A €600 grant for home battery storage goes live on Budget day next Tuesday, and the €1,800 solar grant now reaches homes built before 2025. There's €2,000 boiler scrappage coming in the new year too. All of it is work for registered electricians.

Also in this issue: what's actually confirmed on kerosene and diesel before Tuesday, the PSO levy cut nobody is reporting, and four new Greenlamp lights at the counter.

Website shows retail prices. Call 01 401 9907 for trade rates.

23/09/2026

The Spark Issue 30 is out ⚡

Planning permissions jumped 60% last quarter, the best in nearly five years, with apartments up 107%. The catch: more than 41,000 approved Dublin apartments still have no shovel in the ground.

Also in this issue: network charges go up on every bill next Thursday, the CIF conference on data centres and the worker shortage, and downlights in the spotlight as the work moves indoors.

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-030-september-2026

Website shows retail prices. Call 01 401 9907 for trade rates.

Planning permissions jump 60 per cent but 41,000 approved Dublin apartments sit idle, network charges rise October 1st, and downlights take the spotlight.

22/09/2026

The Current Issue 17 is out ⚡

If you are with SSE Airtricity, Bord Gáis or Energia, your electricity bill goes up in the next three weeks. Here are the dates, and what is worth doing before your own supplier moves.

In this week's issue:
• SSE Airtricity from October 5th: electricity up 8.9%, gas up 9.3%
• Bord Gáis Energy from October 9th: electricity up 8.8%, about €177 a year, and roughly €317 on a dual fuel home
• Energia from October 12th: up to 9.4%. Pinergy already went up 7.6% on September 14th
• Switching takes 10 to 15 working days, so starting this week gets you through before the dates
• The two-minute meter reading almost everybody forgets, and why it matters on the day your rise lands

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-017-electricity-price-rises-october-switching

SSE Airtricity, Bord Gais and Energia all raise electricity prices in October. The dates, what to do first, and the meter reading everybody forgets.

16/09/2026

The Spark Issue 29 is out ⚡

Bord Gáis and Energia both hiked this week, which completes the set: every major supplier has now raised prices in 2026, and nearly all of it lands on October bills. At the Ploughing the Government all but promised Budget help on heating oil, which is up 44% in a year.

Also in this issue: copper finally takes a breather, and electric radiators earn the season's first spotlight.

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-029-september-2026

Website shows retail prices. Call 01 401 9907 for trade rates.

Bord Gais and Energia complete the 2026 price-hike sweep, the Budget eyes heating oil relief, copper finally eases, and electric radiators take the spotlight.

15/09/2026

The Current Issue 16 is out ⚡

Storm season has officially started, and Met Éireann has already named the first one: Austen. The time to get ready for a power cut is before the wind picks up, not during it.

Also in this week's issue:
• Your power cut checklist: check PowerCheck before you ring, report faults on 1800 372 999, and never go near a fallen wire, because it is live
• Have light that does not need the mains, and a charged power bank for the phones
• Plug-in solar panels are all over social media. Here is what is actually legal in Ireland right now, and why we would hold off plugging one in
• Three dates in the next three weeks: Fuel Allowance, new network charges on October 1st, and Budget 2027 on October 6th

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-current/the-current-016-storm-season-power-cut-plug-in-solar

Storm season has started and the first storm is Austen. What to have ready before the power goes, what is legal with plug-in solar, and three dates to know.

10/09/2026

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09/09/2026

The Spark Issue 28 is out ⚡

SSE Airtricity is putting electricity up around 9% from early October, the third supplier to move this autumn. Copper set two all-time records in two days, so if there's cable on your autumn book, buy it now.

Also in this issue: the confirmed excise dates for November to February, Ploughing travel warnings, and new at the counter, a 50m LED site lighting reel for €189.99.

Read the full issue: https://www.shamrockelectrical.ie/blogs/the-spark/the-spark-issue-028-september-2026

Website shows retail prices. Call 01 401 9907 for trade rates.

SSE Airtricity hikes 9% from October, copper sets an all-time record, the excise steps are confirmed, and a new 50m LED site lighting reel lands at Shamrock.