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description: "What electric blankets and heated throws cost per hour, per month and per winter at the current price cap."
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# Electric blanket and heated throw running costs

What electric blankets and heated throws cost per hour, per month and per winter at the current price cap.

By [Pete Harvey](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/about/), editor. Updated 14 October 2026.

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> **The short answer**
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> A double electric blanket at 120W costs 3.2p an hour on full heat, and a 100W heated throw costs 2.6p an hour. Used three hours an evening all winter, the throw comes to about £14.37.

Costs use **26.32p per kWh**, the [Ofgem price cap, Direct Debit average for England, Scotland and Wales](https://ofgem.gov.uk/news/changes-energy-price-cap-between-1-october-and-31-december-2026) for 1 October to 31 December 2026. Your own tariff may differ. [How we calculate](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/how-we-calculate/).

Electric blankets

| Model | Size | Power | Per hour | Per month at 1h a day | Heat settings | Auto off | Link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TLGREEN Single Electric Underblanket | Single | 100W | 2.6p | 80p | 6 | 8h | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/eb-single-a/) |
| Homefront Premium Fleece Fitted Electric Blanket, Double | Double | 120W | 3.2p | 96p | 9 | 12h | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/eb-double-a/) |
| Homefront Fleece Fitted Electric Blanket, King | King | 120W | 3.2p | 96p | 9 | 12h | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/eb-king-a/) |

Heated throws and wearable blankets

| Model | Type | Size | Power | Per hour | Per month at 3h a day | Auto off | Link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beurer HD 75 Heated Throw | Throw | 180 x 130 cm | 100W | 2.6p | £2.40 | 3h | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/ht-throw-a/) |
| Silentnight Comfort Control Heated Throw | Throw | 160 x 120 cm | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | 2h | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/ht-throw-b/) |
| Silentnight Snugsie Wearable USB Heated Blanket | Wearable | One size | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | None stated | [Amazon](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/go/ht-wear-a/) |

## Assumptions

Costs are at full power. On a lower setting most blankets and throws draw less, so these are the most you would pay. The blanket table assumes one hour a day, enough to warm the bed before you get in; the throw table assumes three hours an evening.

[Heating cost per hour](https://homecomfortlab.co.uk/tools/heating-cost-per-hour/): See how a throw or blanket compares with heaters and gas central heating, per hour.

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Running costs use 26.32p per kWh for electricity and 7.97p per kWh for gas, the [Ofgem price cap, Direct Debit average for England, Scotland and Wales](https://ofgem.gov.uk/news/changes-energy-price-cap-between-1-october-and-31-december-2026) for 1 October to 31 December 2026.