December, 2007

ESB Independent Energy and McDonald’s Restaurants Sign €3.7 million Electricity Deal

ESB Independent Energy (ESBIE) a subsidiary supply company of ESB has secured a new contract to power McDonald’s 92 Restaurants in Ireland. The €3.7m deal will see ESBIE supplying electricity to 71 McDonald’s stores in the Republic and 21 in Northern Ireland.
ESBIE will source power for this contract from its gas fired Dublin Bay Power station on the Poolbeg Peninsula and the 400MW Coolkeeragh power station near Derry.
The contract also involves ESBIE providing energy saving advice to the McDonald’s outlets across the country. A successful energy audit has already been carried out in one of the Dublin restaurants, providing an energy template for savings in the rest of the branches.
The electricity deal includes a single billing provision reflecting the recently created All Island electricity market and facilitating dual currency and dual electricity pricing operations.
McDonald’s has had a presence in Ireland for the past thirty years and provides employment for more than 4,000 people operating a mix of franchised and direct owned restaurants.
Liam Molloy Managing Director, ESBIE said, “We are delighted to be partnering with McDonald’s, a valued customer. We won this contract against significant competition and it further confirms ESBIE’s standing as Ireland’s leading supplier delivering tailored electricity packages which combine competitive pricing with first class customer service to meet the business needs of our customers.
“A key element of our service is our ability to provide customers with sophisticated energy management software which enables them to greatly improve their energy consumption efficiency.”
“At McDonald’s we are proactive in sourcing suppliers who provide us with a first class level of service and ESBIE is delivering us with a tailored energy package, good service and a cost effective supply,” said Louise Hanly, Senior Operations Accountant at McDonald’s.
ESBIE provides energy and tailored services to the industrial and business sectors of the Irish market.

For Further information please contact:

John Conlon
ESB Independent Energy
Tel: 01 8867343
Mobile: 0871246779