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Regulator agrees a 40 euro plus rise as some 300,000 households sit in arrears.

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  • The regulator of utilities has agreed a 40 euro plus increase on electricity bills this year, about 3.50 a month, and Dooley questions how independent that commission really is. As he describes it, the rise is to fund more grid capacity for a growing population, for data centres he says everyone is subsidising, and for the renewable push towards net zero.
  • The Irish government has said about 18 billion euro needs to be spent on the electricity network up to 2030, a figure Dooley calls mind-boggling. He says wholesale costs are up about 17% at the moment, pushing prices back onto people, and that around 300,000 households are already in electricity arrears — remarkable, he says, in a country said to be doing so well.
  • Away from the summer economic statement and its promised tax decreases, Dooley points to the European Union’s marginal pricing rule, which he says opens the door to the most costly form of electricity being used in what he calls an artificial market built to boost profits upwards. He cites profits at companies like ESB of about 630 million in 2025 and 860 million plus in 2023.
  • His prediction is more increases to fuel and energy bills, with unleaded hitting the 180 plus mark per litre in recent days and so-called subsidies, he says, due to be rolled back incrementally over the coming months. He sees small businesses closing their doors, and what he calls the corporate climate scam agenda of net zero forcing more people into poverty and, he believes, costing lives.
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00:00

Hi everyone

Hi everyone. You would imagine people of Ireland have suffered enough with excruciating and extortionate increases in energy bills over the past number of years. We are currently the highest prices in Europe for electricity. Now, I've done this in a number of videos. I've covered this issue in relation to before privatization, we had the cheapest prices in Europe and now with so-called increased competition and the so-called market that they all love, that now we have the highest prices in.

Europe. And wait for it, it's going to get higher. And this increase has been agreed upon by the regulator, the regulator of utilities in Ireland, so much for this commission being independent and standing up for the interests of ordinary citizens. They have agreed to a 40 euro plus increase into electricity bills this year. This equates to about 3.50 per month. That needs to support the increased capacity in the energy network, or rather more grid in terms of.

The increased of population, in terms of data centers that we're all subsidizing, and also in the context of the renewable push towards net zero. Here we go. The AI push with data centers continues in Ireland. Now, the Irish government have said that they need about 18 billion euro to be spent on the electricity network up to 2030. Absolutely just mind-boggling really in terms of this amount of money.

And as I've said, growing population, data centers, net zero. And wait for it, it gets worse because wholesale costs are up about 17% at the moment, which again pushes the price back on toward me people. Currently, there's about 300,000 households who are in electricity arrears. Now, this is absolutely remarkable in a country that they claim is doing so well. So many people are suffering with the basic cost of living and trying to get by day-to-day. Away from the recent they.

Announced summer economic statement with the government so they will be pushing forward decreases to taxation. Well, so much for countering inflation in the last number of years, which has devalued the euro in everybody's pocket while money gets funneled upwards in our society. And they will claim that it's for the 300,000 new homes, the rail network, and the renewable transition. Uh but they won't tell you about the European Union's marginal pricing rule uh that again opens up the door to the.

02:54

Most pricely and costly form of electricity to be

Most pricely and costly form of electricity to be used in terms of this artificial market which has been generated to boost profits upwards. And not to mention as well that these energy companies make a massive massive windfalls in the last couple of years. The profits of companies like ESB have been through the roof. About 630 million in 2025 um and uh 860 million plus in 2023. So, what's coming down the line for ordinary people in Ireland? More increases.

To fuel and energy bills as well. And even if you notice as well in terms of unleaded fuel over the last number of days, it's hitting the 180 plus mark per liter. This is at the same time what the governments are looking at removing these uh subsidies or so-called subsidies they're trying to claim that they're doing over the uh next number of months which will be rolled back as he said on an incremental basis. So, let's see how this develops over the.

Next period of time. People are at the pain of the color. They're struggling to get by day to day. Businesses are small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open and more and more businesses are struggling and it's closing because of what's taking place. And this has a knock-on effect on the wider economy and society as a whole in terms of ordinary people having less money to spend in local communities. But, this is what the government want to push.

Forward. And wait for it, their net zero agenda as well, the corporate climate scam agenda which is all about trying to funnel money upwards and to leave us completely beholden to their so-called renewables and this um crazy agenda that they're pursuing here in Ireland and across Europe as well. But, let me know in the comments what you think what's taking place in society. It's more extortion increases, more rip-off, and ordinary people will suffer because of this and more will be forced.

“But, let me know in the comments what you think what's taking place in society”

Into poverty and more will inevitably die because of these policies that have been forced upon us by the political establishment and the so-called commission of regula- regu- regulation of utilities as well which is so supposed to look for our ordinary citizens but you know what it's just a ruse used to deflect attention from those who are making money from this massive energy scam. And then I don't look at the data centers, don't look at the increase in population with.

05:34

Mass immigration

Mass immigration. Don't look at um who we're paying this grid for. So much for a standing charge in your bill. It was not supposed to be the amount they were paying for the grid, wasn't it? But, um no. Here we go. More of the same rip-off and that force more people over the edge. Absolutely disgraceful. It's shocking that our basic need is being abused in such a way that so many people have to suffer because of these decisions. So,.

Thanks so much for the support on my videos and uh please subscribe to my channel. So, Dublin today, it's longer for.

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30 Jul 2026 · Energy · 6:05

Regulator agrees a 40 euro plus rise as some 300,000 households sit in arrears.

Ireland’s regulator of utilities has agreed a 40 euro plus increase on electricity bills this year — about 3.50 a month — with the stated purpose being more grid capacity for a growing population, for data centres and for the renewable push towards net zero. Dooley sets that against roughly 300,000 households he says are already in electricity arrears, wholesale costs up about 17%, and a government figure of about 18 billion euro to be spent on the electricity network up to 2030. He argues Ireland had the cheapest electricity prices in Europe before privatisation and now has the highest, and that the commission meant to stand up for ordinary citizens is “just a ruse used to deflect attention from those who are making money from this massive energy scam”.

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TL;DR
01
The regulator of utilities has agreed a 40 euro plus increase on electricity bills this year, about 3.50 a month, and Dooley questions how independent that commission really is. As he describes it, the rise is to fund more grid capacity for a growing population, for data centres he says everyone is subsidising, and for the renewable push towards net zero.
02
The Irish government has said about 18 billion euro needs to be spent on the electricity network up to 2030, a figure Dooley calls mind-boggling. He says wholesale costs are up about 17% at the moment, pushing prices back onto people, and that around 300,000 households are already in electricity arrears — remarkable, he says, in a country said to be doing so well.
03
Away from the summer economic statement and its promised tax decreases, Dooley points to the European Union’s marginal pricing rule, which he says opens the door to the most costly form of electricity being used in what he calls an artificial market built to boost profits upwards. He cites profits at companies like ESB of about 630 million in 2025 and 860 million plus in 2023.
04
His prediction is more increases to fuel and energy bills, with unleaded hitting the 180 plus mark per litre in recent days and so-called subsidies, he says, due to be rolled back incrementally over the coming months. He sees small businesses closing their doors, and what he calls the corporate climate scam agenda of net zero forcing more people into poverty and, he believes, costing lives.
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6:05
Transcript · auto-captions, polish pending

Hi everyone

Hi everyone. You would imagine people of Ireland have suffered enough with excruciating and extortionate increases in energy bills over the past number of years. We are currently the highest prices in Europe for electricity. Now, I've done this in a number of videos. I've covered this issue in relation to before privatization, we had the cheapest prices in Europe and now with so-called increased competition and the so-called market that they all love, that now we have the highest prices in.

Europe. And wait for it, it's going to get higher. And this increase has been agreed upon by the regulator, the regulator of utilities in Ireland, so much for this commission being independent and standing up for the interests of ordinary citizens. They have agreed to a 40 euro plus increase into electricity bills this year. This equates to about 3.50 per month. That needs to support the increased capacity in the energy network, or rather more grid in terms of.

The increased of population, in terms of data centers that we're all subsidizing, and also in the context of the renewable push towards net zero. Here we go. The AI push with data centers continues in Ireland. Now, the Irish government have said that they need about 18 billion euro to be spent on the electricity network up to 2030. Absolutely just mind-boggling really in terms of this amount of money.

And as I've said, growing population, data centers, net zero. And wait for it, it gets worse because wholesale costs are up about 17% at the moment, which again pushes the price back on toward me people. Currently, there's about 300,000 households who are in electricity arrears. Now, this is absolutely remarkable in a country that they claim is doing so well. So many people are suffering with the basic cost of living and trying to get by day-to-day. Away from the recent they.

Announced summer economic statement with the government so they will be pushing forward decreases to taxation. Well, so much for countering inflation in the last number of years, which has devalued the euro in everybody's pocket while money gets funneled upwards in our society. And they will claim that it's for the 300,000 new homes, the rail network, and the renewable transition. Uh but they won't tell you about the European Union's marginal pricing rule uh that again opens up the door to the.

Most pricely and costly form of electricity to be

Most pricely and costly form of electricity to be used in terms of this artificial market which has been generated to boost profits upwards. And not to mention as well that these energy companies make a massive massive windfalls in the last couple of years. The profits of companies like ESB have been through the roof. About 630 million in 2025 um and uh 860 million plus in 2023. So, what's coming down the line for ordinary people in Ireland? More increases.

To fuel and energy bills as well. And even if you notice as well in terms of unleaded fuel over the last number of days, it's hitting the 180 plus mark per liter. This is at the same time what the governments are looking at removing these uh subsidies or so-called subsidies they're trying to claim that they're doing over the uh next number of months which will be rolled back as he said on an incremental basis. So, let's see how this develops over the.

Next period of time. People are at the pain of the color. They're struggling to get by day to day. Businesses are small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open and more and more businesses are struggling and it's closing because of what's taking place. And this has a knock-on effect on the wider economy and society as a whole in terms of ordinary people having less money to spend in local communities. But, this is what the government want to push.

Forward. And wait for it, their net zero agenda as well, the corporate climate scam agenda which is all about trying to funnel money upwards and to leave us completely beholden to their so-called renewables and this um crazy agenda that they're pursuing here in Ireland and across Europe as well. But, let me know in the comments what you think what's taking place in society. It's more extortion increases, more rip-off, and ordinary people will suffer because of this and more will be forced.

“But, let me know in the comments what you think what's taking place in society”

Into poverty and more will inevitably die because of these policies that have been forced upon us by the political establishment and the so-called commission of regula- regu- regulation of utilities as well which is so supposed to look for our ordinary citizens but you know what it's just a ruse used to deflect attention from those who are making money from this massive energy scam. And then I don't look at the data centers, don't look at the increase in population with.

Mass immigration

Mass immigration. Don't look at um who we're paying this grid for. So much for a standing charge in your bill. It was not supposed to be the amount they were paying for the grid, wasn't it? But, um no. Here we go. More of the same rip-off and that force more people over the edge. Absolutely disgraceful. It's shocking that our basic need is being abused in such a way that so many people have to suffer because of these decisions. So,.

Thanks so much for the support on my videos and uh please subscribe to my channel. So, Dublin today, it's longer for.

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