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Manx Utilities has published guidance around specific running costs for items in the home, using electricity prices that will apply until 31 March 2023.

On one hand, some stuff is unintuitively cheap in their usage of electricity: a full charge of your mobile phone probably costs around 1p. On the other hand, towel rails are very expensive: if it uses 200 watts, that is likely to be over £1/day. I’ve just turned mine off!

See below for their (current) estimates on the cost of various appliances.

Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.