by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 15, 2026 | Energy, Trending
The short answer Ofgem’s cap for October to December 2026 is £1,723 a year for a typical dual-fuel home paying by Direct Debit. £308.46 of that is standing charge, 17.9% of the bill, paid before a kettle boils. The other £1,415.15 buys 2,500 kWh of electricity...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 15, 2026 | Tech & Gadgets, Trending
The short version On disposable AA batteries a DAB radio costs 4.75p to 20p an hour to run, depending on the radio and the brand of battery. On mains it costs less than 0.2p. On the Roberts Revival Uno, batteries cost at least 36 times more per hour than the plug. A...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 15, 2026 | Tech & Gadgets, Trending
The short version A mesh system never switches off. At the makers’ maximum draw and the October 2026 cap of 26.32p per kWh, a TP-Link three-pack costs up to £79.54 a year (Deco X10) or £103.75 a year (Deco X55) to run. Amazon’s eero publishes a typical...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 15, 2026 | Tech & Gadgets, Trending
The short version Of the 50 bestselling soundbars on Amazon UK on 15 September 2026, 46 print a wattage in the specification. Every one of those is speaker output. None of the 50 says how much power the bar draws from the wall, in use or on standby. Eleven of the 50...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 10, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Key takeawaysA smart meter comes with a free in-home display that already shows your whole-home electricity and gas use in pounds and pence, in near-real time.What that free display cannot do is price a single appliance. A plug-in monitor is the only easy way to see...
