{"id":1894,"date":"2018-06-01T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2018-06-02T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T13:16:35","slug":"gas-and-electricity-prices-to-rise-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1894","title":{"rendered":"Gas and Electricity Prices to Rise This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"SSE Airtricity announced this morning that there will be an increase in gas and electricity prices from July 14.<\/p>\n

Dual fuel customers will see bills increase by 8.9%, with those on electricity only plans will see an increase of 6.4% and gas 12.3%.<\/p>\n

According to the supplier, the average dual fuel customer will see an increase of \u20ac2.70 every week, or \u20ac140 per year.<\/p>\n

SSE Airtricity hiked its electricity prices by 5.6% back in November but did not increase gas prices at that time.<\/p>\n

They say that these rises are down to the increase in global energy costs.<\/p>\n

Eoin Clarke, Managing Director of Switcher.ie, said: \u201cDuring the summer months, energy bills are probably the furthest thing from consumers\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n

“However, news of this price hike should be a wake-up call for SSE Airtricity\u2019s customers, and – judging by the trend last winter – could be a warning sign of things to come from other energy suppliers too. “<\/p>\n

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