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Last Updated28th June 2022
All calculations on this site are based on current fuel prices, they are checked regularly and calculations are automatically updated.
The costs calculated based on these fuel prices should be regarded as 'good estimates', given that fuel prices vary in different parts of the county and at different time of the year.
The calculations also have different levels of accuracy depending on the nature of the calculation. For example calculating the energy use of a known power output TV is very easy compared to calculating the effect on energy savings when insulating a cavity wall.
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At Confused About Energy we aim to provide practical, impartial advice on all aspects of energy usage, climate change and ways to save money on energy bills.
All calculations on this site are based on current fuel prices they are checked regularly are automatically updated and were last changed on:-
28th June 2022
The costs calculated based on these fuel prices should be regarded as 'good estimates', given that fuel prices vary in different parts of the county and at different time of the year.
The calculations also have different levels of accuracy depending on the nature of the calculation. For example calculating the energy use of a known power output TV is very easy compared to calculating the effect on energy savings when insulating a cavity wall.
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| Electricity | £0.271 per unit (1 kWh) |
| Economy Electricity | £0.094 per unit (1 kWh) |
| Gas | £0.072 per unit (1 kWh) |
| Domestic LPG | £0.122 per unit (1 kWh) |
| Heating Oil | £0.104 per unit (1 kWh) |
| UK Grid CO2 Emissions | 0.233 kg per kWh used |
The main units used in this site are in the table below, For a complete explanation of power and energy Read More.
| Unit | Name | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| W | Watt | Unit of Power |
| kW | Kilowatt | 1000 watts |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour | Measure of Energy |
| L | Litre | Measure of Volume |
Climate Change
With every molecule of carbon dioxide we pump into the atmosphere we are ignoring the early warning sirens that rapid rises in carbon dioxide are the commonality between more than ten mass extinctions of the deep past and what is happening today.
A New History of Life by Peter Ward and Joe Kirschvink
In addition to providing electricity to power our mobile phones and heat our homes, fossil fuels provide energy to make fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural tools and to provide agricultural transport.
Climate change is a natural phenomenon, which continually occurs on our planet. It can be a gradual or a sudden process...
To look to solutions for climate change, ask your self these question:- What is the problem?, What is the cause?, What are the implications?, What can be done?
Imagine the chemical ooze from decomposing animals and plants; well it contains chemical energy in the form of carbon based organic molecules...
The potential for human induced climate change by carbon dioxide CO2 emission and the Greenhouse effect was deduced by a clever Swede called Arrhenius in 1896, he thought it would take thousands of years to be a problem, since CO2 emission were low back then.
Carbon Dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas but it is the one most people associate with global warming since it is by far the most abundant and most obviously linked to the combustion of fossil fuels.
World Climate Change Metrics
(2021)
↑
Annual
+11353 TWh↑
Decade
2040 149000 TWh to 171000 TWh
(2021)
↑
Annual
+2.6 Gt↑
Decade
2040 36 Gt to 46 Gt
(2021)
↑
Annual
+835 million↑
Decade
2040 8.45 billion to 9.5 billion
(2021)
10+Gt CO2
↑
Annual
+1168 TWh↑
Decade
2040 10000 TWh to 13000 TWh
(2021)
↑
Annual
+24 ppm↑
Decade
2040 450 ppm to 500 ppm
(2022)
↑
Annual
+0.26°C↑
Decade
2040 1.5°C to 2.5°C
(2020)
–
Annual
+46.5 mm↑
Decade
2040 150 mm to 200 mm
(2020)
↓
Annual
0.95 million km2↓
Decade
to 2 million km2
2040 2 million km2
to 0 million km2
(2020)
↓
Annual
-1600 Gt↓
Decade
2040 -7000 Gt to -10000 Gt
(2020)
↓
Annual
-2500 Gt↓
Decade
2040 -7000 Gt to -10000 Gt
Each Decade
↓
Decade
(2019)
↑
Annual
+2169 TWh↑
Decade
2040 9000 TWh to 12000 TWh
(2018)
↑
Annual
0.96 Gt↑
Decade
2040 5.4 Gt to 7.2 Gt
≅4.6 GtCO2 emissions prevented
Example 50% gas power generation substituted with renewables
≅2 GtCO2 emissions prevented
≅3.7 GtCO2 emissions prevented
Example 50% gas power generation with CCS
≅1.6 GtCO2 emissions prevented
(2017)
↑
Annual
543 TWh↑
Decade
2040 1250 TWh to 2200 TWh
(2015)
↓
Annual
0.336 million km2↓
Decade
to 39.7 million km2
2040 39 million km2
to 39.5 million km2
