PrepayPower Freezes Energy Prices for Winter: What It Means for Irish Households

PrepayPower announced on 13 October 2026 that it will freeze electricity and gas prices for its customers this winter, guaranteeing no increase until at least March 2027. The freeze covers roughly 200,000 accounts, making PrepayPower the largest pay-as-you-go supplier in Ireland to hold prices while most competitors push theirs up. It is welcome news for prepay households heading into the colder months, but a freeze is a pause, not a saving, so the question of how to cut a bill for good still stands.

What Did PrepayPower Announce?

The supplier confirmed it will hold both electricity and gas unit prices through the winter period.

• No price increases for customers until March 2027 at the earliest.
• Around 200,000 customers are covered, across roughly 180,000 electricity accounts and 60,000 gas accounts.
• The freeze follows a rise in June 2026, when PrepayPower lifted electricity prices by 8.8% and gas by 10.6%.
• PrepayPower and its sister company Yuno Energy took a similar approach ahead of last winter.

A freeze is most valuable to customers who pay as they go, because it removes the risk of a mid-winter increase arriving when budgets are tightest.

Why Does a Winter Price Freeze Matter in Ireland?

Because it is the exception rather than the rule this year. Most of the main suppliers have raised prices across 2026, and the increases have landed just as heating and lighting demand climbs.

*Figures correct as of October 2026. Prices and supplier offers are subject to change.*

At the time of writing (October 2026), energy prices overall are up 15.3% in the year to September, according to the CSO, and CRU data shows arrears are rising alongside them. A freeze protects a household from the next increase, but it does not undo the ones already on the bill.

Who Is Covered by the Freeze?

The arrangement is aimed squarely at PrepayPower's own customer base.

• Households on a PrepayPower electricity or gas account, whether they pay by prepayment meter or bill.
• Customers with both electricity and gas with the supplier, who benefit on both sides.
• New customers who sign up during the freeze period, who join at the frozen rates.

Anyone with a different supplier gets no protection from this announcement, and with most competitors raising prices, switching or renegotiating is worth checking in the weeks ahead.

What Should Prepay Customers Do Next?

• Check your rate. Confirm the unit rate and standing charge you are on, so you know exactly what the freeze protects.
• Compare the market. A freeze can still leave you paying more than another supplier's current rate, and switching is free in Ireland.
• Cut the units, not just the price. The only way to shrink a bill permanently is to buy less grid electricity, which is where solar and battery storage come in.

How Can You Protect Against the Next Price Rise?

A price freeze lasts a season. Generating and storing your own power lasts decades.

• Rooftop solar panels cover a large share of a typical Irish home's electricity over the year and lock in that production.
• A home battery lets you use cheap night-rate power during the expensive evening peak, and stores your own solar for later.
• Choosing the right tariff is the third lever, and our guide to the best EV tariffs in Ireland explains how off-peak and smart rates work.

At the time of writing (October 2026), SEAI provides up to €1,800 towards solar PV and a €600 battery grant, which together take a meaningful slice off the upfront cost.

Final Thoughts

PrepayPower's winter freeze is a genuine help for around 200,000 households, and it buys time against a market that is moving the other way. It does not lower the units already on the bill, though, and it ends in March. Homes that add solar and storage stop being exposed to these announcements altogether, which is the more durable way to keep a winter bill down.

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