A new set of national water and wastewater business charges will come into effect from October 1st following the Commission for Regulation of Utilities’ (CRU) decision to update the Non-Domestic Tariff framework. Uisce Éireann have said that the charges are being updated because the transitional arrangements (including bill capping arrangements) in place since 1st October 2021, will expire on September 30th.
The CRU’s latest decision provides for new, bill capping arrangements which will apply to those connections facing annual bill increases of €750 or more. Those connections that see an increase of less than €750 will immediately move to the tariffs effective from 1st October 2024.
To mitigate the impact of a significant bill change, a 75% cap will be applied on the maximum annual increase allowed for non-domestic customers facing a bill increase of €750 or more. For those customers whose annual bill exceeds the €750 monetary threshold based on their previous year’s usage, the cap ensures that, for a given level of usage, bills will not increase by more than 75% per annum. Case studies illustrating how customers will be impacted by the non-domestic rates have been published in Uisce Éireann’s customer information paper.
The paper can be read in full here.