by Jacob Whitmore | Nov 1, 2026 | Energy
Should you pay for the repair or buy a new one? Put in your own figures for a washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge freezer or dishwasher and see both options costed over five and ten years at the Ofgem price cap of 26.32p per kWh (1 October to 31 December 2026), with...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 30, 2026 | Energy
The short answer. The cheapest way to stay warm in one room is to heat yourself, not the room. A 70W electric foot warmer or under-blanket costs 1.8p an hour at the current price cap. A 2kW fan heater costs 52.6p. That is about 29 times as much for the same hour. If...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 29, 2026 | Heat Pumps, Trending
The short version Installers reported a median of £12,826 for an air-to-water heat pump install under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in July to September 2026, before the grant. That is £5,326 after the standard £7,500 grant. (DESNZ, published 29 October...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 29, 2026 | Energy
The short answer. The biggest automatic help this winter is the Winter Fuel Payment (£100 to £300, or the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland) and the £150 Warm Home Discount, which now goes to every bill payer on a means-tested benefit in...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 29, 2026 | Energy
The short answer. On 29 October 2026 we opened 21 free UK appliance running cost calculators and checked the electricity rate each one uses before you type anything in. Only 3 started from the current Ofgem price cap of 26.32p per kWh. The rest used rates from earlier...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 28, 2026 | Energy
The short answer (rate checked 28 October 2026)A typical 6W LED tree set costs under 1p an evening and about 35p for the whole season, 1 December to 6 January at six hours a night, on the 26.32p per kWh electricity cap.The biggest 1,000-light sets that state a wattage...
