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 and...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 10, 2026 | Energy, Trending
The short versionA 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...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 7, 2026 | Energy
The short answer At the October 2026 price cap, a £200 Winter Fuel Payment buys 2,509 kWh of gas or 760 kWh of electricity. A £300 payment buys 3,764 kWh of gas or 1,140 kWh of electricity. Standing charges take £153.81 of it first, before any energy is used at all....
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 24, 2026 | Energy
Revised 2 October 2026 for the October cap What everything in your home costs to run right now Every figure on this page is worked out from the Ofgem price cap in force today, 1 October to 31 December 2026. When Ofgem changes the cap, this page changes with it. Look...
by Jacob Whitmore | Aug 21, 2026 | Energy
Confirmed. Ofgem published the 1 October to 31 December 2026 cap on Wednesday 26 August 2026. Every figure below is a confirmed rate, not a forecast. Last checked 28 August 2026. Ofgem confirmed the October to December 2026 price cap on Wednesday 26 August. From 1...
by Jacob Whitmore | Jul 23, 2026 | Energy
lookinto.co.uk Research · Energy & Home The Home Upgrade Payback Index 2026: what actually pays back, and what the industry oversells The most heavily advertised home upgrades in Britain have some of the worst payback periods. The best-value one costs under £800,...
