Policy·
Ready to Burn: the logs rule every wood-burner owner keeps breakingSmall amounts of wet wood are still on sale in petrol stations and small shops. Here's why that's a problem — and how to check before you buy.
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Heating oil58.4p / litreMains gas6.04p / kWhElectricity24.50p / kWhWood & pellets7.20p / kWh
MarketHeating oil
Heating oil falls below 60p a litre as wholesale markets ease
A mild end to winter and softening crude prices have pushed UK kerosene to its lowest level in 18 months — but analysts warn the reprieve may be short.
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Four fuels. One honest comparison.
Pick your heat source. We'll show you this week's rates, who's cheapest, and the trade-offs nobody on the doorstep mentions.
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Heating oil
Kerosene (28-sec) for rural off-grid homes.
58.4p / litre
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Mains gas
The default fuel for ~85% of UK homes.
6.04p / kWh
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Electricity
For heat pumps, storage heaters and all-electric homes.
24.50p / kWh
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Wood & pellets
Logs, briquettes and pellet stoves.
7.20p / kWh
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Efficiency·
The £120 trick: why your boiler's flow temperature is probably wrongMost UK combi boilers ship set to 75°C flow temperature. Drop that to 55°C and a typical semi saves about £120 a year for roughly zero effort.
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