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Ireland Home Energy Concierge · Statutory 2026 Calibration

Find Out Exactly How to Cut Your Irish Electricity Bill.

No sales calls, no lead-gen forms, and zero guesswork. Compare all 19 Irish smart tariffs, size solar & home batteries, or test EV night boost charging with your real smart meter data.

★ GOLD STANDARD · 30 SECPath A

“I have my ESB Smart Meter file—or want to cut my electricity bill.”

  • ✓Instant Bill Audit: Compare all 19 Irish smart tariffs against your real half-hourly usage.
  • ✓Spot Hidden Waste: Uncover your 24/7 “Sleep” standby bill and 5pm–7pm “Dinner Rush” penalty.
  • ✓100% Private: Parsed in local browser RAM. MPRN & serials are stripped instantly.

Drop ESB CSV here or browse your device

Supports HDF_calckWh (30-min kWh), HDF_kW & Daily files

☀️ SOLAR & HOT WATERPath B

“I’m thinking about Solar Panels and want to know if my roof pays back.”

  • •Sweet-Spot Panel Sizing: Model 2.0 kWp–6.0 kWp arrays across all 26 Irish counties with the statutory 2026 €1,800 SEAI grant.
  • •Diverter vs. Cash Export: See whether heating domestic hot water (Eddi) or taking 18.5c–24c/kWh tax-free export cash wins.
  • •€400/€800 Tax Cliff Check: Protect your earnings under the Revenue Section 216D tax exemption limit.
🚗 EV & BATTERY STORAGEPath C

“I’m considering a Home Battery or EV and want to see if it pays back.”

  • •EV Night Boost Matcher: Test 7.2 kW home charging across 2-hour (02:00–04:00) vs. 4-hour (02:00–06:00) super-off-peak plans.
  • •Honest 10-Yr Battery Payback: Uncompromising math factoring in 88% round-trip efficiency, 2%/yr degradation, and the €600 SEAI grant.
  • •63A Main Fuse Safety: Prevent grid cutout trips during simultaneous heat pump, shower, and EV charging draws.
⏱️ NO FILE YET? · 15 SECPath D

“I don’t have my smart meter file yet—just give me a quick ballpark.”

🔬 Open Advanced Engineering Lab →
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Why Irish Homeowners Trust WattMatrix

Zero tracking · Zero external servers · 100% In-Browser RAM

100% Local In-Browser RAM

Your ESB file never leaves your device. Parsed entirely in browser memory; your MPRN and meter serial numbers are stripped immediately.

Zero Sales & Zero Commissions

We do not sell solar panels, capture phone numbers for installers, or take referral kickbacks from electricity suppliers. Unbiased mathematics only.

Statutory Irish Calibration

Enforces 9% domestic VAT, Revenue Section 216D (€400/€800 tax-free CEG cap), SEAI 2026 grants (€1,800 solar / €600 battery), and ESB NC6 6.0 kVA limits.

26 CountiesMet Éireann PVGIS Data
6.0 kVA Export CapESB NC6 Inverter Limit
11 Smart Tariffs2:00 AM Night Boost
€0 KickbacksZero Referral Commission
CORE PLATFORM WORKBENCHES // RESIDENTIAL CLEAN ENERGY

Deterministic Decision Engines

ESB NETWORKS HDFPRIORITY #1

Smart Meter Tariff Analyzer

Upload your raw ESB Networks 30-minute interval CSV. Evaluate your actual consumption across 11 Irish smart tariffs, isolate 2am–4am and 2am–6am EV night boost windows, and calculate CEG solar export credits.

Supported Formats:All 4 ESB CSVs
Arbitrage Detection:8.07c EV Windows
Analyze ESB File→
THERMODYNAMICS3kW IMMERSION

Hot Water Diverter vs. Export

Should surplus solar heat your water or export to the grid? With CEG export tariffs paying up to 24c/kWh, heating water with solar immersion often costs more than kerosene or heat pump heating.

Option A: 21c Export Cash+€395/yr
Option B: Immersion Divert+€210/yr
Compare Diverter vs. Export→
GENERATION & SIZING8,760h SIMULATION

Rooftop Solar & Battery Sizer

Model seasonal solar yield across all 26 Irish counties, SEAI grant deductions (up to €1,800 solar / €600 battery), and inverter export clipping at the statutory ESB NC6 6 kVA single-phase cap.

Met Éireann Datasets:26 Counties
ESB NC6 Export Limit:6.0 kVA Inverter Cap
Launch Solar & Battery Sizer→
EV SMART CHARGING7.4 kW / 32A

EV Dynamic Smart Charging

Simulate EV mileage costs comparing petrol ICE against 7c–9c/kWh night boost charging. Verify coincident peak load to protect your 63A ESB domestic supply fuse.

Petrol ICE (7L/100km):€12.60/100km
Night Boost EV:€1.45/100km (-88%)
Simulate EV Charging→
HEAT PUMP SIZINGSEAI HLI ≤ 2.0

Heat Pump & HLI Readiness

SEAI heat pump capital grants (-€6,500) require a statutory Heat Loss Indicator (HLI) ≤ 2.0 W/K/m². Input your dwelling type and insulation age to verify eligibility.

SEAI Capital Grant:-€6,500 Deduction
Building Heat Loss (HLI)≤ 2.0 W/K/m² ELIGIBLE
0.5 (A-rated)2.0 SEAI Cap3.5 (Uninsulated)
Check Heat Pump Readiness→
HARDWARE SHOOTOUTSBIG 4 ESS

Home Battery Shootouts

Head-to-head engineering showdowns between the leading residential battery systems: Sigenergy SigenStor, Tesla Powerwall 3, Huawei LUNA2000, and GivEnergy All-in-One.

UPS Blackout Switchover:0ms True UPS
Winter Tariff Arbitrage:€480–€750/yr
View Battery Shootouts→
QUICK HARDWARE SANDBOX // 3-SLIDER ESTIMATOR

Interactive Solar PV, Battery & Demand Estimator

Looking to test rough ballpark hardware figures without an ESB file? Expand this sandbox to test solar kWp, battery storage, and annual kWh demand.

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Live System PhysicsIE Grid 230V
(~14 × 430W Panels)
kWp
(7.2 kWh usable LFP)
kWh
(Typical 3-4 Bed Detached)
kWh
Self-Use71%4,047 kWh direct
CEG Export1,653kWh surplus
Est. Savings
€1,729+€398 CEG cash
STATUTORY COMPLIANCE // ZERO COMMISSIONS

Calibrated to Official Irish & European Grid Standards

Read Methodology Spec→
ESB Networks NC6
Single-phase 6.0 kVA / 25A inverter export limitation modeling.
Met Éireann PVGIS
Granular monthly insolation profiles across all 26 Irish counties.
SEAI 2026 Grants
Up to -€1,800 rooftop solar and -€6,500 heat pump grant formulas.
CRU Tariffs & CEG
Commission for Regulation of Utilities benchmark smart tariffs & CEG.
⚡Looking for portable power station runtimes or backup battery sizing?
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WattMatrix originally launched as an open portable generator and LFP power station runtime calculation matrix. All 12 power stations, discharge curves, and appliance surge specs remain preserved in our dedicated comparison matrix.

Simulated Net Savings€1,729/yr
Full Model→
ESB NETWORKS PORTAL GUIDE

How to Download Your ESB Smart Meter File

Free, official, and instant from ESB Networks. Takes less than 2 minutes.

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Log in or Register at myaccount.esbnetworks.ie

Visit the official portal atmyaccount.esbnetworks.ie. If this is your first time, you only need your 11-digit MPRN (printed at the top of any Irish electricity bill, starting with 10...).

Sample Electricity Bill Header:
Account No: 884-219-01MPRN: 10309179540
2

Open “View My Energy Consumption” → “Download HDF”

From your ESB dashboard, click on “View My Energy Consumption”. Scroll down past the usage graphs to the export buttons, and click “Download Harmonised Downloadable File (HDF)”.

3

Choose “30-Minute Readings in Calculated kWh” (Best Option)

Select “30-Minute Readings in Calculated kWh” (HDF_calckWh_*.csv). This provides the granular 48 half-hour slots per day needed to audit EV Boost tariffs (2am–4am) and standby baseload.

Important Tip: Drop that CSV file straight onto WattMatrix! Do not open and re-save it in Microsoft Excel first, as Excel can alter date formats and drop leading zeros.
Waiting for ESB Networks registration or file access?