Energy bills have dropped to the lowest in two years but how does it cost to run things now?

From today, Ofgem's price cap for a yearly energy bill for a typical dual fuel household paying by direct debit sits at £1,568. The average household paying by prepayment meter for dual fuel sits at £1,522 a year and the price cap for someone paying on receipt of bill is £1,668.

Ben Gallizzi, energy expert at Uswitch.com said the new price cap will make it "cheaper" for people to power their homes - in particular energy intensive items such as electric showers, kettles and air conditioning units. To help Brits understand what that means for their day-to-day life, Uswitch has compiled together a list of how much it costs to run certain household items now compared to yesterday.

Starting in the kitchen, Uswitch's data shows that a 1.4 Kw air fryer - if used for 1.7 hours per week - would cost £30.32 to run over the cost of a year under April's price cap. However, under the new one, it would cost £27.67. For a 0.79Kw dishwasher, Uswitch found that it would cost £35.23 a year to run a year in June if it was running for 3.5 hours a week. From today, this same appliance will cost £32.15 a year to run.

A 1Kw microwave, if used for 1.7 hours a week, used to cost you £76.44 to run but from today it will cost just £69.76. An electric fan oven with a unit rate of 0.63Kw, will cost around £24.08 to run under April's price cap. However, now the appliance will cost you around £21.98 if you use it for around three hours a week. Finally, a 3Kw unit kettle used to cost you around £76.44 a year but will now cost you £69.76 for average use.

Moving to the living room, a TV with a unit rate of 0.097Kw will cost you £8.49 a year to run for 7.5 hours a week, down from £9.30 under the last price cap. A laptop with a 0.1Kw unit will now cost you £5.81 a year to run for five hours a week down from £6.37 before.

One of the costliest things to run in your home is an electric shower, and that still remains the case under the new price cap. From today, if you are in the shower for two hours a week then it will cost you around £174.41 a year to run. This is down from £191.10 under the last cap. Finally, using a washing machine - with a Kw unit rate of 0.712 - will set you back £28.97 a yar to run, down from £31.75 before.

If you are in an area of the UK which is seeing a bit of sunshine and warmth then you will also need to know how much it costs to keep yourself cool. Uswitch found that a 0.035Kw desktop fan would cost you 57p a year to run if it is in use for 1.4 hours a week - this is down from 62p before. A portable air conditioning unit, with a KW rate of one, would cost you £13.95 a year to run from today. This is down from £15.29 under the April price cap. A built-in air condition unit will cost you £106.67 a year to run for 3.4 hours a day, down from £116.95.

How much it costs to run appliances under July price cap

  • Desktop fan - April price cap: 62p - July price cap: 58p
  • Portable air con unit - April: £15.29 - July: £13.95
  • Built-in air con unit - April: £116.95 - July: £106.74
  • Air-fryer - April: £30.32 - July: £27.67
  • Dishwasher - April: £35.23 - July: £32.15
  • Kettle - April: £76.44 - July: £69.76
  • Laptop - April: £6.37 - July: £5.81
  • Microwave - April: £20.38 - July: £18.60
  • Oven (electric fan) - April: £24.08 - July: £21.98
  • TV - April: £9.30 - July: £8.49
  • Shower (electric) - April: £191.10 - July: £174.41
  • Washing machine - April: £31.75 - July: £28.97