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:-

21^th April 2021

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.

Site Calculations

Site prices were last updated 21^th April 2021. When they are updated all calculations on the site are updated with the new prices automatically Read More.

Electricity	£0.187 per unit (1 kWh)
Economy Electricity	£0.094 per unit (1 kWh)
Gas	£0.039 per unit (1 kWh)
Domestic LPG	£0.07 per unit (1 kWh)
Heating Oil	£0.044 per unit (1 kWh)
UK Grid CO2 Emissions	0.367 kg per kWh used

Carbon Dioxide emissions data is also included and is in green throughout the site Read More.

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