Go Power · Republic of Ireland
Your electricity bill explained
Go Power electricity bills in the Republic of Ireland come in two layouts, depending on how your meter is read. Pick yours below, then click any line for a plain-English explanation of what it is, who sets it, and how the figure was worked out.
100% green energy on every tariffWhich bill do you have?
If your bill lists usage across time bands such as Summer Day and Summer Peak, you are on the quarter-hourly layout. If it shows a single Energy line with opening and closing meter reads, you are on the non-quarter-hourly one.
Non-quarter-hourly meter — type Standard. The standard business meter. It carries a single register that is read manually, and everything you use is charged at one rate whatever the time of day. Most Go Power sites in the Republic are on this layout.
The bill below is shown at full size — swipe sideways to see all of it.
Every line on this bill, in order
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Acc. Code
Your Go Power account reference. This is the one to have handy whenever you phone or email us.
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Doc. No.
The invoice number, unique to this bill. Quote it if you have a query about this specific invoice.
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Doc. Date
The date we issued the bill — always the last day of the month of supply. Your payment is taken 21 days later.
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Usage Period
The days this bill covers. We bill monthly in arrears, so this bill is for electricity you used during the month shown.
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MPRN
Meter Point Reference Number. The unique 11-digit number for the electricity connection at your premises. It belongs to the property, not to you — quote it whenever you contact us, ESB Networks, or a new supplier.
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DUoS Group, MCC and Profile
Three codes that between them decide which published network tariff applies to you. DG is your DUoS Group, set by ESB Networks from the size and shape of your connection. MCC is the Meter Configuration Code, which describes the meter fitted. Profile is your load profile class. You do not choose any of them, and every supplier uses the same ones.
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Supply Address
Where the electricity was delivered. It can differ from the address the bill is posted to — useful if a head office pays for several sites.
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Meter reads
Where your meter stood at the start and end of the period. The code in brackets tells you the source: (AR) an actual read, (ER) an estimate. Units used are the closing read minus the opening read: 329,688 − 328,339 = 1,349 kWh, and every charge below is that figure multiplied by a rate.
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Supplier chargeSet by Go Power
Our Supplier Management Fee — the one and only charge Go Power takes for supplying you. It is fixed for your whole contract term and charged per kWh you use. 1,349 kWh × 5.0000c = €67.45.
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EnergySet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the single 24-hour band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 1,349 kWh × 17.4800c = €235.81.
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Standing ChargeSet by ESB Networks
A fixed charge from ESB Networks for keeping your connection live, your meter registered and the network available to you. You pay it whether or not you use any electricity.
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Passthrough charges 24HrSet by ESB Networks, EirGrid, SEM / SEMO
The cost of getting the electricity you used to your meter, and of running the market that supplied it. It is a single bundled rate: distribution charges from ESB Networks, transmission charges from EirGrid, and the Single Electricity Market charges collected through SEMO. All are published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier — Go Power adds nothing to them. 1,349 kWh × 15.2600c = €205.86.
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Public Service ObligationSet by Government
The PSO Levy — a Government charge set annually by the CRU that funds national energy policy commitments, including support for renewable generation and security of supply. Note the units: it is charged on your connection capacity in kVA, not on the electricity you used, so it does not fall if you use less. 34 kVA × 0.7000 = €23.80.
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Sub Total
Every charge line above, added together, before VAT. €544.94.
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Reduced Rate VAT @ 9%Set by Government
VAT on the sub total. Electricity in the Republic of Ireland is charged at the reduced rate of 9%. The rate is set by Government and can change in a Budget or Finance Act — if it does, your bill changes with it automatically.
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Total Charges for the Period
Sub total plus VAT. This is what this month’s electricity cost you. €593.98.
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Previous account balance
Anything still outstanding — or in credit — from earlier bills. A figure in brackets is a credit in your favour and is deducted from what you owe.
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Charges for this period
This month’s total, carried down from the charges block above.
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Total balance due
Previous balance plus this period’s charges. This is the figure that will be collected.
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Units billed in the last year
Your rolling 12-month consumption, or since you joined us if that is less. Useful for budgeting and for getting comparable quotes at renewal.
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Amount due on
Your payment date — 21 days after the end of the month of supply. Taken by Direct Debit, so you need do nothing.
Quarter-hourly meter — type Interval. Larger sites are settled on quarter-hourly interval data — the meter records consumption every 15 minutes and sends it to us automatically, so there are no manual reads. Usage is split across five seasonal time bands, network charges are separated into distribution and transmission, and every market charge is itemised. A later page breaks the month down day by day.
The bill below is shown at full size — swipe sideways to see all of it.
| Summer Day | Summer Night | Summer Evenings | Summer Weekends | Summer Peak | Total kWh | |
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| Day 1 | 648.57 | 433.76 | 157.71 | 0.00 | 135.04 | 1,375.08 |
| Day 2 | 556.26 | 449.01 | 149.45 | 0.00 | 114.81 | 1,269.53 |
| Day 3 | 610.71 | 455.11 | 145.18 | 0.00 | 144.34 | 1,355.34 |
| Day 4 | 0.00 | 431.82 | 0.00 | 930.17 | 0.00 | 1,362.00 |
| Day 5 | 0.00 | 424.67 | 0.00 | 938.04 | 0.00 | 1,362.71 |
| Day 6 | 549.47 | 480.49 | 139.63 | 0.00 | 111.76 | 1,281.35 |
| … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Day 31 | 683.93 | 440.55 | 181.94 | 0.00 | 140.45 | 1,446.86 |
| 14,490.72 | 13,505.47 | 3,767.91 | 7,542.82 | 3,094.13 | 42,401.05 |
Every line on this bill, in order
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Acc. Code
Your Go Power account reference. This is the one to have handy whenever you phone or email us.
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Doc. No.
The invoice number, unique to this bill. Quote it if you have a query about this specific invoice.
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Doc. Date
The date we issued the bill — always the last day of the month of supply. Your payment is taken 21 days later.
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Usage Period
The days this bill covers. We bill monthly in arrears, so this bill is for electricity you used during the month shown.
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MPRN
Meter Point Reference Number. The unique 11-digit number for the electricity connection at your premises. It belongs to the property, not to you — quote it whenever you contact us, ESB Networks, or a new supplier.
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DUoS Group, MCC and Profile
Three codes that between them decide which published network tariff applies to you. DG is your DUoS Group, set by ESB Networks from the size and shape of your connection. MCC is the Meter Configuration Code, which describes the meter fitted. Profile is your load profile class. You do not choose any of them, and every supplier uses the same ones.
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Supply Address
Where the electricity was delivered. It can differ from the address the bill is posted to — useful if a head office pays for several sites.
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Supplier chargeSet by Go Power
Our Supplier Management Fee — the one and only charge Go Power takes for supplying you. It is fixed for your whole contract term and charged per kWh you use. 42,401 kWh × 1.0000c = €424.01.
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Summer DaySet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the Summer Day band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 14,491 kWh × 19.518833c = €2,828.42.
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Summer NightSet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the Summer Night band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 13,505 kWh × 19.836844c = €2,679.06.
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Summer EveningsSet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the Summer Evening band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 3,768 kWh × 24.416145c = €919.98. Evenings are usually the dearest band, because demand across the country peaks then.
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Summer WeekendsSet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the Summer Weekend band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 7,543 kWh × 15.089529c = €1,138.18. Weekends are usually the cheapest, for the same reason in reverse.
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Summer PeakSet by Wholesale market
The electricity itself, for the hours that fall in the Summer Peak band. Under our Cost Plus model this rate is the wholesale market cost of power for those hours — we add no margin to it. All of it is 100% green. 3,094 kWh × 21.011554c = €650.12. If you can move discretionary load out of the peak and evening bands, this is where the saving shows up.
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Total Energy Charges
The five energy band lines added together. Rates are shown to six decimal places because they are the true quarter-hourly weighted cost of power in each band.
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Standing ChargeSet by ESB Networks
A fixed charge from ESB Networks for keeping your connection live, your meter registered and the network available to you. You pay it whether or not you use any electricity.
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Capacity ChargeSet by ESB Networks
The charge for the Maximum Import Capacity (MIC) you have agreed with ESB Networks — 50 kVA on this bill. You are reserving that much capacity at the site and you pay for it whether or not you draw on it.
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MIC SurchargeSet by ESB Networks
Charged when your actual demand exceeds the capacity you have reserved. This site’s maximum demand was 105 kVA against a 50 kVA MIC, so the 55 kVA of excess is surcharged. It is the single most avoidable line on this bill — if your demand is regularly above your MIC, talk to your account manager about having the MIC increased.
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Summer DaySet by ESB Networks
ESB Networks’ charge for carrying the electricity you used in the Summer Day band through the distribution network to your meter. Published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier. 14,491 kWh × 3.8870c = €563.25.
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Summer NightSet by ESB Networks
ESB Networks’ charge for carrying the electricity you used in the Summer Night band through the distribution network to your meter. Published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier. 13,505 kWh × 0.4590c = €61.99. Night distribution charges are a fraction of the daytime rate, because the network is far less busy.
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Summer EveningsSet by ESB Networks
ESB Networks’ charge for carrying the electricity you used in the Summer Evening band through the distribution network to your meter. Published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier. 3,768 kWh × 3.8870c = €146.46.
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Summer WeekendsSet by ESB Networks
ESB Networks’ charge for carrying the electricity you used in the Summer Weekend band through the distribution network to your meter. Published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier. 7,543 kWh × 3.8870c = €293.19.
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Summer PeakSet by ESB Networks
ESB Networks’ charge for carrying the electricity you used in the Summer Peak band through the distribution network to your meter. Published in advance, approved by the CRU, and identical for every supplier. 3,094 kWh × 3.8870c = €120.27.
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Total DUOS Charges
DUoS stands for Distribution Use of System. This is everything ESB Networks receives for delivering your electricity over the local network — the standing charge, your capacity, any surcharge, and the per-unit band charges.
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Network Transfer ChargeSet by EirGrid
TUoS stands for Transmission Use of System — the high-voltage network that moves power around the country before it reaches the local distribution system. This line covers your share of running it. 42,402 kWh × 0.443765c = €188.17.
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System Services ChargeSet by EirGrid
The cost of the services that keep the grid stable second by second — reserve, frequency response and voltage control. Procured by EirGrid, the transmission system operator. 42,402 kWh × 2.895778c = €1,227.87.
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Network Capacity ChargeSet by EirGrid
Your contribution to the capacity of the transmission network itself. On this bill it comes to €289.92.
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Total TUOS Charges
The three transmission lines added together. Like the DUoS charges, these rates are published in advance and are the same for every supplier.
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Public Service ObligationSet by Government
The PSO Levy — a Government charge set annually by the CRU that funds national energy policy commitments. Note the units: it is charged on your connection capacity in kVA, not on the electricity you used. 50 kVA × 0.7000 = €35.00.
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Total Levy Charges
The levy block. None of this money is Go Power’s — we collect it and pass it on.
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Imperfections ChargeSet by SEM / SEMO
Covers the cost of running the grid within its physical limits — constraining generators on or off when the network cannot carry what the market scheduled. Set by the Single Electricity Market Operator.
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Market Operator ChargeSet by SEM / SEMO
The cost of running the electricity market itself — trading, settlement and metering data systems operated by SEMO.
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Currency Cost PriceSet by SEM / SEMO
A currency adjustment arising from settlement in the all-island market, passed through at cost.
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Difference Payment Socialisation ChargeSet by SEM / SEMO
Spreads across all suppliers the difference payments that arise under the market’s capacity arrangements. The rate is zero on this bill, so nothing is charged — but the line still prints.
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Supplier Capacity ChargeSet by SEM / SEMO
Funds the capacity market — payments that keep enough generation available to meet peak demand. It is charged on your usage during the peak-risk periods, which is why the units here are lower than your total consumption.
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Total Semo Charges
The five market lines added together. SEMO is the Single Electricity Market Operator, which runs the all-island wholesale electricity market shared by Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Micro Generation CreditSet by Go Power
A credit for electricity your own micro-generation exported to the grid — the figure is in brackets because it comes off your bill. The line beneath shows how the 1,263 kWh was arrived at: your Maximum Export Capacity × a capacity factor × an export factor × the hours in the month (50 × 0.097 × 0.350 × 744).
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Sub Total
Every charge line above, added together, before VAT. €14,401.69, after the micro generation credit.
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Reduced Rate VAT @ 9%Set by Government
VAT on the sub total. Electricity in the Republic of Ireland is charged at the reduced rate of 9%. The rate is set by Government and can change in a Budget or Finance Act — if it does, your bill changes with it automatically.
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Total Charges for the Period
Sub total plus VAT. This is what this month’s electricity cost you. €15,697.84.
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Previous account balance
Anything still outstanding — or in credit — from earlier bills. A figure in brackets is a credit in your favour and is deducted from what you owe.
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Charges for this period
This month’s total, carried down from the charges block above.
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Total balance due
Previous balance plus this period’s charges. This is the figure that will be collected.
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Units billed in the last year
Your rolling 12-month consumption, or since you joined us if that is less. Useful for budgeting and for getting comparable quotes at renewal.
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Amount due on
Your payment date — 21 days after the end of the month of supply. Taken by Direct Debit, so you need do nothing.
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Daily time-band breakdown
Page 2 of a half-hourly bill. Every day of the month is broken down across the same time bands used in the charges, so you can see exactly when your site draws power. The bottom row totals each band — and those totals are the figures used on page 1. (Abbreviated here; your own bill lists every day.)
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Average power factor
How efficiently your site uses the power it draws. 1.00 is perfect. A materially lower figure means your equipment is drawing reactive power, which can be worth correcting — your account manager can advise.
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Maximum demand
The highest quarter-hourly demand recorded in the month, in kVA. Compare it with the Capacity Charge on page 1: this site reserved 50 kVA but peaked at 105 kVA, which is exactly why the MIC Surcharge appears. Reviewing the MIC would remove it.
Sample bills shown for illustration. Customer names, addresses, account codes and MPRNs are fictional; the rates, readings and totals are genuine and reconcile. Rates, levies and VAT are those applying at the date of issue and may change. Where this page differs from your signed contract or our published terms and conditions, those documents take precedence. Questions? Call 01 866 5612 or email support@gopower.energy. Power cuts, faults or damaged electrical equipment: call ESB Networks on 1800 372 999, 24 hours a day. Go Power is a brand of LCC Power Ltd. Company Registration Number 676355. VAT Registration Number IE 3702605EH.