At the current price cap rate of 26.11p per kWh, a typical kettle costs about 3.9p per boil, which is £85.54 a year on the usage below.
Where that number comes from
3,000 Wtypical power, range 2,000 to 3,000
0.05 hper boil
42boils a week, assumed
26.11pper kWh, cap average
Across the range of powers for this appliance class, one boil costs between 2.6p and 3.9p. 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.
Three minutes to boil a full kettle, less for a mug. Filling it for one cup rather than four is the whole saving here, and it is a real one.
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
See the full table at today's rate, or what the price cap is doing next.