New Business Charges
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has published a final decision on future water charges for business customers. Find out how this may affect your business by using the calculator below.
Important note on new charges
Irish Water's new non-domestic tariff framework for business customers was due to come into effect on 1 May 2020. This was deferred as a result of the current COVID-19 emergency. This decision has been taken by Irish Water with the support of our economic regulator, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The new non-domestic tariff framework for Irish Water was approved by the CRU, and published in July 2019. No decision has been made on a new date for the implementation of the new charges, we will publish further updates in due course.
Business Tariff Calculator
The new business charges will apply to both business customers and mixed-use customers. Our analysis indicates that 83% of connections will see their annual bill decrease, stay the same, or increase by less than €250. Only 17% of connections will see their bill rise by €250 or more.
Please note only water in and out costs are changing, trade effluent costs are not included in the changes. To get an idea of what your new charges could be please use the calculator.
Bills increasing by more than €250 will be entitled to transition to the final tariffs gradually.
For more information please visit our Charges page here »
Calculate your future bill amount
Potential annual charge
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Bills increasing by more than €250 will be entitled to transition to the final tariffs gradually.
Please note, these results are based off information entered and are an estimate of your future charges from *1 May 2020. Only the tariffs most commonly applied in each LA are used in these calculations. More information can be found on our Charges page.
*Date now tbc
Case Studies
We have developed a number of case studies to assist customers to understand in more detail how the changes to tariffs may impact a bill. A broad range of customer types and locations have been chosen to provide a representative customer impact.
Find out more
- View the Business Charges page for more information
- Review the full paper on the CRU website
- Download our Business Charges booklet