Thousands of Irish households have been urged to submit their meter readings before energy bills skyrocket in just weeks.
Irish SSE Airtricity and Pinergy customers have been warned to submit their readings to avoid overpaying for energy ahead of price increases.
SSE Airtricity customers are asked to submit their readings before October 1, while Pinergy customers have until September 5.
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The news comes after SSE Airtricity announced a hike in its prices on Friday, with the unit price of its electricity increasing by 45.2 per cent and its gas by 46.3 per cent from October 1.
According to SSE Airtricity, this will lead to an extra €1.62 a day on electricity bills and an additional €1.40 a day on gas bills.
Dual fuel household bills are also set to rise by 37 per cent, which will see customers pay an extra €3.02 per day.
The increases will see customers paying an additional €590 on electricity annually and €510 extra on gas annually.
Around 250,000 electricity and 85,000 gas customers will be impacted by the move, which marks one of the most significant energy hikes in the country.
Earlier this year, SSE Airtricity raised electricity prices by 24 per cent and gas prices by 32 per cent.
In a statement, Klair Neenan, the managing director of SSE Airtricity, said: "We know this news will be disappointing for our customers. It was hoped market volatility would ease, but the global energy crisis continues to impact gas and electricity costs for all energy suppliers.
"While it is difficult to know when wholesale prices will begin to improve, we are committed to reducing our prices as soon as we can."
Pinergy customers will also see electricity prices increase by 18 per cent from September 5.
While its daily prepay meter charge will also rise by 24 per cent and its daily standing charge by 30 per cent.
The rise will impact around 27,000 customers across Ireland.
The change will see the average customer pay an extra €375 annually on their electricity bill.
It is the first time the company have hiked their prices this year after it announced five hikes in 2021.
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