Changes in Passthrough charges (Oct 2011)

Fixed Price Commercial Contract Customers: Price Notice

The unit price (i.e. the kiloWatt hour (kWh) rate) Airtricity charges you in your fixed price supply contract includes both the Airtricity energy charge and the regulated pass-through charges. As highlighted in your contract, the Airtricity energy charge will remain fixed in the first instance, for the duration stipulated in the contract, and it is the pass-through charges only that may change. The difference is the result of the pass-through charges change only.

The various pass-through charges charged by ESB Networks, Eirgrid and the Single Energy Market Operator (SEMO) for the 2011-2012 period have now been approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), and the changes to your contract prices are detailed below.

The net adjustments will be applied to your existing prices for consumption from 1 October 2011. (Download PDF version, 107KB)

 

List of Charges Affected

 

Public Service Obligation (PSO) Levy

The CER have calculated the payment by customer category for the levy period 1st of October 2011 to the 30th September 2012 to be as follows:

Customer Category

Levy Amount (Per Annum)

Levy Amount / Month

Small Commercial Customers (MIC  < 30kVA)

€57.22/customer

€4.77/customer

Medium and Large customers (MIC  ≥ 30kVA)

€8.58/kVA

€0.71/kVA

 

DUoS Group 5 (DG5)

General Purpose Nightsaver

Tariff Components

Unit

Price 

Standing Charge

€ per annum

80.66

Day Unit Rate

cent per kWh

6.14

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

1.78

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.86

 

General Purpose (24H Metered)


Tariff Components

Unit

Price 

Standing Charge

€ per annum

80.66

24Hr

cent per kWh

5.38

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

1.78

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.86

 

DUoS Group 6 (DG6) MIC Less than 526kVA

Low Voltage Max Demand (LVMD)


Tariff Components

Unit

Price

Standing Charge

€ per annum

752.37

Capacity Charge

€ per kVA of MIC, per annum

28.08

Excess Capacity Charge (QH)

€ per excess kVA per billing period

14.04

Excess Capacity Charge (NQH)

€ per excess kVA per billing period

11.70

Day Unit Rate

cent per kWh

4.00

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

1.51

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.79

 

DUoS Group 6 (DG6) MIC Greater than 526kVA

Low Voltage Max Demand (LVMD)

Tariff Components

Unit

 Price

Standing Charge

€ per annum

752.37

Capacity Charge

€ per kVA of MIC, per annum

*Airtricity to advise customer directly

Excess Capacity Charge (QH)

€ per excess kVA per billing period

14.04

Excess Capacity Charge (NQH)

€ per excess kVA per billing period

11.70

Day Unit Rate

cent per kWh

3.52

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

1.51

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.79


DUoS Group 7 (DG7) MIC Less than 526kVA<

Medium Voltage

Tariff Components

Unit

Price 

Standing Charge

€ per annum

1,326.13

Capacity Charge

€ per kVA of MIC, per annum

5.52

Excess Capacity Charge (QH)

€ per excess kVA per month

4.04

Day Unit Rate

cent per kWh

1.11

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

0.48

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.69


DUoS Group 7 (DG7)  MIC Greater than 526kVA

Medium Voltage

Tariff Components

Unit

Price

Standing Charge

€ per annum

1,326.13

Capacity Charge

€ per kVA of MIC, per annum

*Airtricity to advise customer directly

Excess Capacity Charge (QH)

€ per excess kVA per month

4.04

Day Unit Rate

cent per kWh

0.85

Night Unit Rate

cent per kWh

0.48

Low Power Factor Surcharge

cent per kVArh in excess of one third of kWh in any month

0.69


Large Energy Use (LEU) Credit (Applicable to DG7, DG8, DG9 and TCon sites only)

In 2009 the Large Energy User (LEU) Customer Credits were introduced as a result of Government concern about the impact of energy prices on LEUs competitiveness given their substantial contribution to employment. In 2009 and 2010 the Commission for Energy Regulation (The CER) published information notes setting out the LEU Customer Credits for the period 1st October 2009 to 30th of September 2010 and 1st October 2010 to 30th of September 2011, respectively.

The Government has taken the decision to continue the LEU customer Credits in 2011/12. The credits are structured in two parts; a kWh and a kVA element, and both elements will be proportionally reduced to a lower level than the current credits which expired on the 30th September 2011.

The LEU Customer Credits for the 2011/12 period will be financed primarily using funds raised by the carbon revenue levy, as introduced under the Electricity Regulation (Amendment)(Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 20103.

Both credits will benefit all LEU customers i.e. those connected at Distribution Groups 7 and above and all Transmission connected customers, irrespective of supplier. The monthly value of the credit is calculated using approved rates by the networks companies, EirGrid and ESB Networks Ltd. who will issue statements to all suppliers whose customers are connected to the Transmission and Distribution Systems.

You can view the CER information notes setting out the LEU Customer Credits for the period 1st October 2011 to 30th of September 2012 online via the CER website.

 

Large Energy Profile

€ / kWH

€ / kVA

Monthly Credit €

LEU Credit 2011/12 - kWh Element

€0.005457

-

-

LEU Credit 2011/12 - kVA Element

-

€4.18

€0.3487