Power Saving Guide exists to answer one question honestly: what does this actually cost, and is doing something about it worth your time? No gadgets to sell, no supplier to push, no affiliate deal steering the advice.
I am Tom Fielding, and I write the whole thing. I spend an unreasonable amount of time working out what appliances and habits cost to run, then write it up plainly so you can cut your bills without the hand-wringing. If a saving is real, I will tell you. If it is pennies a year dressed up as a money-saving tip, I will tell you that too.
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This site is not owned by an energy company, a comparison site or a manufacturer. Nobody pays for a good write-up. Some outbound links may be affiliate links, and where they are, the privacy page says so plainly, but they never change the verdict. If a £4 draught excluder beats a £400 gadget, that is what you will read here.
How the figures are worked out
Here is the deal on numbers. Every running cost on this site is worked from the current Ofgem price cap: electricity at 26.32p per kWh and gas at 7.97p per kWh for the October to December 2026 period. When the cap changes, the figures get updated. They are worked examples to show you the method and the rough scale, not a promise about your bill, because your tariff, your meter and how cold your winter is all move the number.
The point of showing the sums, rather than just saying "this saves money", is that you can drop in your own rate and get your own answer. That is what the calculators are for.
The one rule behind every page
Spend your effort where the energy actually goes. Most household energy is burned in a handful of places, and most of the savings come from a handful of changes. A lot of energy advice has you fretting over a phone charger while the tumble dryer and the electric shower quietly run up the bill. Everything here tries to keep the proportions honest, which is why the cost calculator works in real money rather than vague encouragement.
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Spotted a figure that looks wrong, or a rate that needs updating? I would rather know. Email privacy@powersavingguide.com and it reaches me. Corrections, suggestions and "you have got this backwards" emails are all welcome.