Range Cooker News: June 2026

Energy prices dominate the range cooker story this month, and not in the direction anyone wanted. The July price cap rise lands hardest on gas, heating oil has calmed down after a rough spring, and there is a new venting induction hob worth knowing about if you are weighing a range against built-in. Here is what changed and what it means if you are buying or budgeting.

Energy price cap rises 13% from 1 July

Ofgem has confirmed the price cap for July to September 2026 rises by 13%, taking a typical dual-fuel bill to £1,862 a year on existing consumption values. The detail that matters for cooker owners is the split: electricity is up around 5% while gas rises around 24%, driven by wholesale gas prices and the conflict in the Middle East. That narrows the running cost advantage a gas range cooker has held over electric and induction models, so if you are choosing between fuels it is worth rerunning the numbers rather than relying on last year’s comparison. Our Aga running costs guide breaks down what each model costs on current rates, and the running cost calculator will do the sums on your own tariff. Money Saving Expert notes that fixed tariffs sidestep the rise entirely, which is the other lever worth pulling before July. Full details are in the Ofgem announcement.

Heating oil settles back after the spring kerosene shock

Better news for oil-fired Aga and Rayburn owners. Kerosene went through a brutal spring: Fuel Oil News reported wholesale prices up around 74%, far ahead of diesel and petrol, because heating oil tracks the global jet fuel market and Middle East supply was disrupted. That spike has now largely unwound. BoilerJuice’s daily tracker shows the average 1,000-litre price back around 83p a litre before VAT in the second week of June, well below the spring peak. Summer is normally the cheap season for oil anyway, so if your tank is running low this is a sensible window to fill it rather than waiting for autumn demand to push prices back up.

Caple launches a venting induction hob with a disappearing extractor

Caple has launched the DD832MB, an 83cm matt black induction hob with the extractor built into the hob itself, covered by a rotating glass disc when not in use. It has ten power levels with a booster on every zone, a bridge function for griddles and large pans, and ten extraction speeds with automatic ventilation. The feature that stands out for country properties is a power limitation function for homes with a restricted electrical supply, a real constraint in older rural houses. If you are torn between a freestanding range and a built-in setup, venting hobs like this remove the cooker hood from the equation, which changes what an island or open-plan kitchen can look like. Our range cooker buying guide covers how the freestanding option compares. Details via ERT.