We're in the coldest months of the year, so the urge to turn up your heating might be strong. Finding ways to keep our homes (and toes) toasty at night without overspending means we might have to get a little tactical. Well, an electric blanket can be somewhat of a solution. So far, I can confirm it's keeping me at just the right temperature throughout the night.
Having spoken to some experts, I've found that we can save 7% in energy with every degree lower we set our thermostat. But there are other energy-saving products out there, too, that won't need to be plugged in, like the best duvet for winter (which I would also strongly advise investing in this year).
It's helpful to find out how much a blanket would cost to run in comparison. To calculate the cost of the Cosi home electric blanket with an approximate power of 120 W, you need to convert to Kw and multiply by the pence/kWh unit.
In the UK, this would be: 0.12*0.34 = £0.04, meaning that running the Cosi home electric blanket in October 2022 for one hour would cost just 4p per hour or 32p a night and 1.78 cents or 14 cents per night in the US, based on an electricity rate of 14.80 cents per kWh.