Cheapest energy

fieldnorth

Do you know which is the cheapest way of heating, gas or electricity? I used to think it was gas but after hearing on the news that gas prices are due to go up 50% this year I'm not sure. Is there a website which compares different types of heating. The ones I've seen just compare suppliers of a particular kind of energy.

Cardew

There are lots of websites that give comparisons, many though are simply not kept up to date.

http://www.nottenergy.com/energy-costs-comparison3

Another big factor is the efficiency of your boiler if you have gas, oil, lpg.

The efficiency of a boiler can vary from 50% to 95% so this can almost double the cost of heating.

In general terms mains gas is still the cheapest unless you want to invest a huge amount for a Ground Source Heat Pump(GSHP) whilst Electricity(on a daytime tariff) is still the most expensive.

Storage Heating on an Economy 7 tariff is another option that is viable - particularly for a smaller home with, a couple who are out all day - if you take into account that it does not require an annual service.