Beat the Peak Business
ESB Networks
Ireland
ESB Networks’ Beat the Peak Business is a Demand Response Scheme (DRS) where eligible commercial electricity users can get paid to reduce their electricity demand between 4:30pm – 7pm on business days.
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Service details
Service type
Load reduction
Eligible technologies
Demand Response
Competition frequency
Ongoing
Locational scope
Territory-wide
Seasonality
Until September 2025
Eligibility
Direct
Aggregated
Residential
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Commercial & Industrial
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Front-of-the-Meter
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Eligible commercial electricity users can apply directly as an FSP, or via an aggregator, through the eTenders platform. Search for CfT Resource ID: 3471707, where you will find instructions on how to apply, and all the contract terms and tariffs.
Key details
Daily Events occur each and every business day from 4:30 pm – 7 pm. Occassionally, users will be notified that a Peak Event is in effect where reducing demand is of extra importance and will be rewarded by a higher payment rate. There are no penalties enforced for low or no performance.
For Daily Events: FSPs will receive a minimum payment of €340 per MWh reduced, up to a maximum of €680 per MWh. For Peak Events, FSPs will receive a payment of €820 per MWh reduced.
Listing last updated on
18 July 2025
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