With Britain in the grip of subzero temperatures and much of the country blanketed in snow, many households will be looking for ways to stay warm without cranking up the heating.
Domestic energy bills have soared this year, in part as a result of disruption to international gas markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and even after the government intervened to freeze Ofgem’s energy price cap at £2,500, which is still twice what many average users were paying in December 2021.
