Confused About Energy is a free impartial service to help you reduce energy consumption and save on your energy costs. Much of the available information regarding energy efficiency savings is confusing and misleading. At Confused About Energy we aim to cut through the jargon and provide practical, impartial advice on all aspects of energy use and ways in which you can save money, this includes:-
Home insulation: What are the most effective forms of insulation and what provides the best return on investment.
Heating and Hot Water: How do different forms of heating and fuel compare?
Domestic Appliances: Guidance on the actual energy costs of and whether energy consumption should be a factor in your purchasing decision for new appliances.
Renewable Energy: Can enough energy be generated to meet your needs? What are the costs and most importantly what is the payback time on your investment?
Energy Saving Tips: Practical advice on ways to save money and where you should focus your effort (and money) on making changes.
Transport: new to Confused About Energy, much more will be added throughout the year.
Energy Storage: also new to Confused About Energy, starting with batteries, again much more will be added throughout the year.
Current Fuel Prices
Calculations throughout this site give an indication of the costs of energy used in various domestic applications.
The current prices of fuels are used and they are updated annually. They can only be indicative, as prices do vary between suppliers and your circumstances.
The prices currently in use on this site are in the bar chart below. When prices are updated, calculations throughout the whole site also update automatically.
++10+pence+per+kWh,8F4600,0,5,11,|
t++++++Wood+Chip(ton)++3.2+pence+per+kWh,8F4600,0,6,11,|
t++++++Wood+Pellet(ton)++5+pence+per+kWh,8F4600,0,7,11,|
t++++++Coal(50kg+bag)++3.9+pence+per+kWh,000000,0,8,11,|
t++++++Smokeless+Coal(50kg+bag)++5.3+pence+per+kWh,000000,0,9,11,|
t++++++Butane(4.5kg+cylinder)++26+pence+per+kWh,FF5A00,0,10,11,|
t++++++Butane(7kg+cylinder)++20.6+pence+per+kWh,FF5A00,0,11,11,|
t++++++Butane(15kg+cylinder)++16.1+pence+per+kWh,FF5A00,0,12,11,|
t++++++Propane(3.9kg+cylinder)++28.6+pence+per+kWh,CF0008,0,13,11,|
t++++++Propane(6kg+cylinder)++23.1+pence+per+kWh,CF0008,0,14,11,|
t++++++Propane(13kg+cylinder)++14.1+pence+per+kWh,CF0008,0,15,11,|
t++++++Propane(19kg+cylinder)++13.3+pence+per+kWh,CF0008,0,16,11,|
t++++++Propane(47kg+cylinder)++9.6+pence+per+kWh,CF0008,0,17,11,|
t++++++Unleaded Petrol++13.8+pence+per+kWh,333333,0,18,11,|
t++++++Diesel++13.2+pence+per+kWh,333333,0,19,11,|
t++++++LPG(auto)++10.8+pence+per+kWh,333333,0,20,11,
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Prices were last updated 1thFebruary2012
The Prices for electricity and gas are taken from BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) and are updated annually, All prices include VAT and delivery where appropriate