Bord Gáis Energy has launched a dedicated business division that brings energy supply, efficiency and renewable technologies together for Irish organisations, a move that matters to commercial energy users and suppliers because it packages Centrica’s global business solutions with local solar expertise at a time when companies are delaying investment decisions. The division launched on 22 September alongside research on how Irish businesses are handling energy costs and the shift to lower-carbon energy.

Bord Gáis Energy is a leading Irish energy supply and services provider with around 50 years of experience, supplying electricity, gas and home services to more than 700,000 customers, and is part of Centrica plc.

Centrica is a UK and Ireland-focused integrated energy company, whose Centrica Business Solutions arm supplies the global capabilities behind the new division and which is investing €1 billion in Ireland between 2024 and 2029 with Bord Gáis Energy.

Dairygold is a Cork-based dairy cooperative whose Cork facility hosts a 2.4MW ammonia heat pump that Bord Gáis Energy worked on with the cooperative.

The Power Paradox survey of 125 Irish organisations, conducted in February 2026, found 69% of businesses are delaying energy decisions while they await greater certainty, and 22% said they are unlikely to meet their 2030 emissions targets.

Shane Minehane, director of business at Bord Gáis Energy, said: “Our customers are looking for clarity, confidence and measurable value.” Minehane added: “What we are seeing is that our customers may want to transition to a more sustainable energy model, but equally they’re up against more and more cost pressures.”

Cost pressure is concrete: non-household electricity prices for medium-sized consumers in the EU were highest in Ireland at €0.2552 per kWh in the second half of 2025, according to Eurostat.

The survey was released with the launch and covers 125 organisations, so it reflects a sample rather than the wider market.

Solar is a core part of the offer: the company is targeting more than 12,000 solar installations by 2029 across homes and farms after acquiring a solar installer.

For the sector, a supplier combining retail contracts with solar, heat pumps and efficiency work shows how energy retailers are repositioning around services for commercial customers facing high prices and uncertainty.

Source: Business & Finance / Eurostat