Flogas Review Ireland 2026
If Flogas already heats your home, you have three doors in front of you: stay as you are on gas, add electricity and go dual, or keep the gas and shop your electricity elsewhere. This review walks all three with the actual 2026 numbers — a strong 28% first-year gas price, a much less convincing electricity offer, a €909 dual-fuel cliff in year 2, and a customer-service record that had a rough 2025. One housekeeping note before we start: this is Flogas the piped natural-gas and electricity supplier, not the LPG cylinder-and-tank business the same name is famous for in rural Ireland.
Flogas review: key takeaways
- ✓Gas is the strong suit: €1,313.88 for the first year at CRU typical use (11,000 kWh, urban) on the 28% discount — checked on flogas.ie on 28 August 2026.
- ✓Electricity is the weaker fuel: €1,655.34 in year 1 is mid-table, and the 44.00c standard unit rate behind it is one of the dearest fallback rates on the market.
- ✓The dual-fuel "deal" is arithmetic, not generosity — €2,969.22 is exactly the gas discount plus the electricity discount. You gain one bill and one app, not extra money.
- ✓Year 2 is the trap door: dual fuel lands on €3,878.26 at Standard Variable — €909 more than year 1 — and variable prices already rose about 10.9% (electricity) and 11.8% (gas) on 20 July 2026.
- ✓Leaving is cheap and simple: €50 per fuel inside the first 12 months, nothing after, and nothing at all on the no-contract Standard Variable tariffs.
- ✓Service is the honest caveat: complaints logged with the CRU jumped in 2025 around a billing-system changeover, and customers still report slow phone and email support in 2026.
- check28% year-1 discount on gas, electricity and dual fuel — 29% on the smart-meter electricity plans
- checkYear-1 gas EAB of €1,313.88 (urban, 11,000 kWh) is genuinely competitive
- checkExit fee is the market-standard €50 per fuel, and the no-contract Standard Variable plans carry none
- checkFull smart-meter range: flat smart rate, day/night/peak, and an EV plan with a 9.96c night-charge window, plus an 18.5c microgen export rate
- closeSteep year-2 cliff: the dual-fuel EAB jumps from €2,969.22 discounted to €3,878.26 on Standard Variable
- closeVariable prices rose about 10.9% (electricity) and 11.8% (gas) from 20 July 2026
- closeComplaints logged with the CRU rose sharply in 2025 around a billing-platform changeover, and customers still report slow phone and email support
- closeNo prepay option, and rural (DG2) EABs are not published on the plan cards
How Flogas scored
Six categories, scored from published rates and Estimated Annual Bills, contract terms, billing behaviour and complaint records — never a supplier brochure.
Flogas at a glance
Plans and estimated annual bills
Estimated Annual Bills (EAB) at CRU typical usage — 4,200 kWh electricity, 11,000 kWh gas — including standing charges, PSO (electricity), carbon tax (gas) and 9% VAT. Urban (DG1) figures; rural (DG2) standing charges are higher. Year 1 is with the new-customer discount, year 2 is the standard rate the same plan lands on. A dash means we have not verified the figure this week — we never invent one.
| Plan | Fuel | Meter | Payment | Year-1 EAB (urban) | Year-2 EAB (urban) | Exit fee / fuel | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 28% Discount | Gas | 24-hour | Bill pay | €1,314 | €1,705 | €50 | 2026-08-28 |
| Electricity 28% Discount | Electricity | 24-hour | Bill pay | €1,655 | €2,173 | €50 | 2026-08-28 |
| Dual Fuel 28% Discount | Dual fuel | 24-hour | Bill pay | €2,969 | €3,878 | €50 | 2026-08-28 |
| Smart Electricity 29% Discount | Electricity | Smart time-of-use | Bill pay | €1,551 | — | €50 | 2026-08-28 |
| Smart EV Night Charge 29% Discount | Electricity | EV / night | Bill pay | €1,577 | — | €50 | 2026-08-28 |
Who it’s for
This review is written for one reader: the household that already has Flogas natural gas, is broadly content, and now has to decide whether to add electricity when the renewal letter or the doorstep pitch arrives. If that is you, your decision is not "is Flogas good?" — it is "which of my three options costs least over two years, and how much hassle am I buying?" The find-your-energy matcher can run the same three-way question for your own usage.
Get it if
- You already have Flogas gas and mainly want the cheapest painless renewal — the 28% discount at €1,313.88 is a good gas year.
- You want the option of no contract at all: Standard Variable has no fixed term and no exit fee.
- You have a smart meter or an EV and the 29% smart plans fit — the 9.96c EV night window is a real rate, not a gimmick.
- One bill genuinely matters more to you than roughly €100–€300 a year, and you will diary the month-11 switch.
Skip it if
- You are electricity-first: a 44.00c standard unit rate is a dear place to land, and better year-1 electricity prices exist elsewhere.
- You would drift past month 12 — the €909 dual cliff is the whole business model, and it is aimed at people who forget.
- Reliable billing and reachable support are your priority right now; 2025 was a bad year on both and customers report it is still slow.
- You need prepay on either fuel — Flogas does not offer it.
What they sell
Natural gas. The home fuel and the best reason to be here. 9.14c per kWh with the 28% discount (standing charge €170.84 a year), €1,313.88 for year 1 at typical urban use, €1,705.48 on Standard Variable after that. Carbon tax and 9% VAT are inside those figures. This page covers piped natural gas only — the LPG bottles and tanks Flogas sells are a separate business with separate pricing.
Electricity. The add-on Flogas wants you to take, badged 100% green. The 28% discount prices year 1 at €1,655.34 (31.68c per kWh, €305.68 standing charge, PSO included), but the standard rate behind it is 44.00c — which is why year 2 jumps to €2,172.78. Fine as a convenience; rarely the cheapest electricity you could buy this week.
Dual fuel. Both fuels, one bill, one direct debit — €2,969.22 in year 1. Worth knowing: that is precisely the gas discount plus the electricity discount. There is no extra dual-fuel saving, so you are choosing convenience, and accepting two €50 exit fees instead of one if you leave early.
Smart and EV plans. Smart-meter homes get 29% off instead of 28: a flat smart rate (€1,550.32 EAB), a day/night/peak plan at €1,550.93, and an EV plan with a 9.96c night-charge window (€1,576.95 EAB, half-hourly data required). No prepay option exists on any fuel.
Our verdict
Take the three doors in order. Door one: stay gas-only. This is the easiest case for Flogas — €1,313.88 for the first discounted year is a genuinely sharp gas price, the €50 exit fee is the market norm, and if you would rather not sign anything the Standard Variable tariff has no term and no fee at all, though it costs €391.60 more a year. If gas is all you want from Flogas, staying put on a fresh 12-month discount is a perfectly rational decision.
Door two: go dual. Here the sums get less flattering. The dual price is simply both single-fuel discounts stapled together, so the only thing the bundle buys you is one bill — and the electricity half of it sits on a 44.00c standard rate that makes year 2 expensive: €3,878.26 all-in, €909 above year 1, on a variable tariff that already rose in July 2026. Add the service record — CRU-logged complaints rose steeply through 2025 while Flogas changed billing platform, and customers report slow support since — and putting both fuels on one troubled account is a bigger bet than the doorstep pitch makes it sound.
Door three: split fuels. Keep the 28% gas discount, then shop electricity on its own — the Energia, SSE Airtricity and Yuno reviews cover the obvious candidates, and an accredited comparator can price your exact usage. Two bills is the cost; a cheaper electricity year 1 and a softer year 2 is usually the prize. Our verdict lands there: Flogas earns a 6.6 — value 7.5 for the gas price, dragged down by a 5.5 for the year-2 cliff, 5.5 for billing and 4.5 for service, with flexibility (7.5) and a certificate-backed green story (6.5) in between. Loyal gas customers should feel fine staying for the gas. Very few people should hand Flogas both fuels right now.
matched.ie is not a CRU-accredited price-comparison site — Bonkers, Switcher, PowerToSwitch and EnergySwitch hold that accreditation. We read the supplier's own tariff pages and terms, price every plan at CRU typical usage (4,200 kWh electricity, 11,000 kWh gas) for year 1 and year 2, and only print a euro figure we verified the same week — a dash means we have not. The wider method is on how we test.
Other Irish energy suppliers we review
| Supplier | Score | Fuels | PAYG | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuno Energy | 7.9 | Electricity + Gas | No | App-comfortable switchers chasing the lowest year-1 bill |
| Community Power | 7.4 | Electricity | No | Values-led electricity shoppers who will keep gas elsewhere |
| Energia | 7.3 | Electricity + Gas | No | Households that shop around every 12 months and want the deepest big-brand new-customer discount |
| Electric Ireland | 7.2 | Electricity + Gas | Yes | Never-switched homes that want a big, stable brand |
| SSE Airtricity | 7.1 | Electricity + Gas | No | Bill-pay switchers who want a large supplier that is not Electric Ireland or Bord Gáis |
| Bord Gáis Energy | 7.0 | Electricity + Gas | Yes | Gas-heated homes that want one bill |
| Prepay Power | 6.6 | Electricity + Gas | Yes | Households that need spend control or cannot pass a credit check |
| Pinergy | 6.5 | Electricity | Yes | Prepay households who want half-hourly usage data and will actually use it |
Not sure which fits? Find your energy supplier in 30 seconds. matched.ie is not a CRU-accredited price-comparison site — for the regulated comparators, see CRU.ie.
Flogas: frequently asked questions
How much does Flogas gas cost per year in 2026?+
On the 28% first-year discount, €1,313.88 at CRU typical usage of 11,000 kWh — that is a 9.14c unit rate, a €170.84 annual standing charge, carbon tax and 9% VAT, urban figures checked on flogas.ie on 28 August 2026. After 12 months the Standard Variable tariff prices the same usage at €1,705.48. Rural (DG2) figures are not printed on Flogas's plan cards, so we have not verified them this week.
What happens when my 12-month Flogas discount ends?+
You roll onto Standard Variable and the jump is large: gas goes from €1,313.88 to €1,705.48, electricity from €1,655.34 to €2,172.78, and dual fuel from €2,969.22 to €3,878.26 at typical urban usage. Nothing warns you loudly — the discount just stops. Set a reminder for month 11 and either negotiate a new discount or switch; the process takes two to four weeks and your supply never cuts.
Is Flogas dual fuel actually a better deal than two suppliers?+
Not on the arithmetic. Flogas's €2,969.22 dual-fuel year is exactly its gas discount plus its electricity discount — there is no additional bundle saving. Since the electricity half sits on one of the market's dearest standard rates (44.00c per kWh), keeping Flogas for gas and buying electricity from a cheaper supplier usually beats the bundle. The only thing dual fuel reliably buys you is a single bill — and two €50 exit fees if you leave early.
Does Flogas charge an exit fee if I switch away?+
Yes — €50 per fuel if you close your account within the first 12 months, outside the 14-day cooling-off period, per the terms on flogas.ie (checked 28 August 2026). Dual fuel means two fees, so €100. After month 12 there is no fee, and the Standard Variable tariffs have no fixed term, so leaving them costs nothing at any point. Weigh the fee against the saving: a €50 fee is smaller than most of a year on the wrong rate.
Did Flogas put up prices in 2026?+
Yes. Flogas announced on 19 June 2026 that variable residential bills would rise from 20 July 2026 — approximately 10.9% on electricity (about €4.11 a week) and 11.8% on gas (about €3.47 a week) at typical usage, per Flogas's own price-change notice. Customers on fixed-price contracts were not affected. It matters because Standard Variable is exactly where every discounted Flogas plan lands after month 12.
Who owns Flogas — and is it the same company as the gas bottles?+
Flogas Ireland is a subsidiary of DCC Energy plc, the Dublin-headquartered, publicly listed energy and services group. The same brand covers two businesses: the LPG cylinder-and-tank operation it is historically famous for, and the piped natural-gas and electricity retail business this review covers. Your natural-gas supply itself is delivered by Gas Networks Ireland regardless of supplier — only the retailer on the bill changes if you switch.
Is Flogas electricity really 100% green?+
It is marketed as 100% green electricity, which in the Irish market means supply matched with renewable certificates over the year — every supplier draws from the same shared grid, so the badge is an accounting claim, not a private wire to a wind farm. Flogas also pays microgeneration exporters 18.5c per kWh, which is a concrete and competitive number. If green sourcing is your main criterion, compare how each supplier evidences its claim, not just the badge.
Is Flogas customer service any good?+
It is the weakest part of the offer right now. Complaints recorded by the energy regulator rose sharply in 2025 — a year in which Flogas migrated to a new billing platform — and customers on Trustpilot and boards.ie report long phone queues, slow email replies and bills that arrived late or short on detail into 2026. If a dispute stalls, complain to Flogas first, then escalate free of charge to the CRU's customer care team.