Regulated Revenues and Tariffs

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The CER has regulated the tariffs of the incumbent supplier since 2000. With the strong growth in competition in recent years, the CER will no longer regulate the domestic tariffs of Electric Ireland (formerly ESB Customer Supply) from April 2011.This follows the deregulation of the business markets on 1st October 2010.

What Are The Underlying Costs of Electricity?
The cost of supplying electricity comprises the cost of generating the electricity, transmitting it through the grid, distributing it through the network, and supplying this energy to end customers.