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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Experts reveal how to keep warm this winter for just 2.7p per hour

With the cold of winter settling in and rising energy costs contributing to the continuing cost of living crisis, Howden Insurance has revealed the cheapest ways to keep yourself warm over the next few months.

With the current cost of energy in the UK it costs around 7p per kilowatt-hour if connected to mains gas. For a 24 kW boiler that works out at £1.68 per hour. If it was left on for eight hours a day that’s £13.44, or £94.08 for a week.

Currently the UK government has capped energy at 27p per kWh.

Electric blankets – 2.7p per hour

Electric blankets are a great way to keep warm and are very energy efficient. Each blanket will have its own energy usage however most will be on average around 100w (0.1kW). So to run an electric blanket for an hour using the 27p cap would cost 2.7p per hour!

Obviously this can only heat yourself and not your home, but its a great option for keeping warm at night or when sitting at your desk or on the sofa!

Hot water bottle – 5.05p per boil

Hot water bottles much like electric blankets are a great way to keep yourself warm when around your house such as in bed or when working or relaxing.

The average 3kW kettle runs for about 45 second to a minute, and when full costs 5.05p to boil (at 27p per kWh). You may not necessarily need to refill these every hour so could work out even cheaper as well.

Infrared heater – 30p an hour

Infrared heaters are more energy-efficient than other space heaters. They use 100 percent of the heat they produce, which creates almost no loss in heat transfer to zone heat at a low cost. This is because  infrared heaters do not heat the air and instead emit infrared radiation that only warms the objects the radiation touches.

Most of these infrared heaters use between 700 – 1500 watts, so a 1100 watt heater will cost on average 30p an hour, or £2.40 over an 8 hour period.

Oil-filled radiators – 40.5p per hour

Oil filled radiators are a great alternative to electric heaters, the radiator is filled with a thermal oil which surrounds an electrical element which in turn expels the heat into the room.

Most oil heaters will run at around 1500kW, although each does vary. With the current energy cap at 27p that would equate to 40.5p per hour or £1.62 over 4 hours.

Electric heaters – 54p per hour

If you’re looking to heat a larger space but still concerned about paying the full price of having the heating on, electric heaters could provide a more cost-effective solution, although not as efficient as the others mentioned, these are still a great cheaper alternative.

A typical 2kW heater would cost 54p an hour, which is still a 67% saving instead of using the heating.

Heating homes for less

A spokesperson from Howden Insurance said: “With the cold of winter fast approaching everyone is going to be looking for ways to heat themselves and their homes for less. With the cost of living such a prominent talking point everyone is trying to find ways to save money.

Everyone deserves the right to be warm however, not everyone can run their heating all day due to the current economic climate, this guide provides just a few ideas that could help some people to save that little bit extra over these colder periods.”

Helen
Helen
I'm the editor here at Business Cheshire and I'd keen to hear what's happening where you live. With more than 18 years' experience in journalism and digital PR, I'm particularly keen to hear from businesses with exciting news.
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