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Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
She blames the fact that she's got big pots that apparently wouldn't work on an induction and I'm there thinking "But they work even better given zones can merge" but I think she's just used to gas so is making that excuse lol0 -
waqasahmed said:Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
She blames the fact that she's got big pots that apparently wouldn't work on an induction and I'm there thinking "But they work even better given zones can merge" but I think she's just used to gas so is making that excuse lolI'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cookingI'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
waqasahmed said:Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
She blames the fact that she's got big pots that apparently wouldn't work on an induction and I'm there thinking "But they work even better given zones can merge" but I think she's just used to gas so is making that excuse lol0 -
waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
We tend to use the air fryer if it's daytime and the gas hob at night.0 -
Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
She blames the fact that she's got big pots that apparently wouldn't work on an induction and I'm there thinking "But they work even better given zones can merge" but I think she's just used to gas so is making that excuse lol0 -
silvercar said:waqasahmed said:Albermarle said:waqasahmed said:Grenage said:Well gas are far cheaper to run, if you do a lot of cooking it can make a fair difference.
0.07p/kWh of gas / 0.6 = 17.5p of gas to get one unit of heat energy
0.2703p/kWh or electricity / 0.85 = 31.8p of electricity for one unit of heat energy
So the difference is pennies for one unit of heat, though I guess it adds up. After all
17.5 / 31.8 = 55% which means gas is about 55% cheaper than electricity on a standard tariff
For me though, it'll actually be cheaper than gas due to solar and batteries with a high depth of discharge. I'll get some for my mum and dad too if there's no grants available
In that case, induction cooking would be the cheapest form of cooking
She blames the fact that she's got big pots that apparently wouldn't work on an induction and I'm there thinking "But they work even better given zones can merge" but I think she's just used to gas so is making that excuse lol0
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