At the current price cap rate of 26.11p per kWh, a typical electric blanket costs about 2.6p per use, which is £9.50 a year on the usage below.
Where that number comes from
100 Wtypical power, range 50 to 200
1 hper use
7uses a week, assumed
26.11pper kWh, cap average
Across the range of powers for this appliance class, one use costs between 1.3p and 5.2p. Your own figure is on the rating plate, usually on the back or inside the door, and it is the only one that is true for you.
Cheap, and cheaper than heating the room. One of the few genuinely useful savings in cold weather.
What does it cost to run?
Change any of these. The rate is the current price cap average, but yours is on your bill and is the one that matters.
—per use
—per week
—per year
Every other appliance
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