by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 25, 2026 | Energy
Holding page. Ofgem announces the 1 January to 31 March 2027 price cap on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Until then, every January figure on this page is a forecast, labelled as one. We will replace them with Ofgem's confirmed rates on the day. Last checked 30 October...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 9, 2026 | Energy, Trending
The short version The Tapo P110 two-pack was number one in Amazon UK's Smart & Remote Controlled Plugs chart and number 12 across the whole DIY & Tools department when we checked on 9 October 2026. All six best sellers we read are 13A plugs, yet their listings...
by Jacob Whitmore | Oct 8, 2026 | Energy
On 8 October 2026 we asked four AI assistants the same question about five household appliances: which one is cheapest to run in the UK right now, name one model, and say what it costs. Then we checked every answer against Look Into's own running-cost data at the...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 28, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Every comparison page on Look Into answers the same two questions for a pair of appliances. Which one costs less to run at the Ofgem price cap of 26.32p per kWh, which applies from 1 October to 31 December 2026? And if the cheaper one to run costs more to buy, how...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 28, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Warming a bed with an electric blanket for half an hour costs less than boiling the kettle for a hot water bottle. A 70W under-blanket on full for 30 minutes uses 0.9p of electricity at the October 2026 price cap of 26.32p per kWh. Heating the 1.33 litres that...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 28, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Watt for watt, an oil-filled radiator and a fan heater cost exactly the same to run. Both turn every unit of electricity they draw into heat in the room, so a 2kW oil-filled radiator and a 2kW fan heater each cost 52.6p an hour at full power at the October 2026 price...
