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Thu 07 Jul 2007ESB says domestic electricity bills may fall by up to 10%Electricity prices are set to fall later this year and the ESB believes that it should be possible to cut household bills by up to 10 per cent, or €14 on average.The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which sets the price that the ESB can charge householders, said yesterday these charges could fall as a result of its annual review in November. Its spokesman said a final decision on a price reduction had yet to be made. "We are hopeful, but we don't know by how much yet," he said.