Electric blankets, heated throws and mattress pads
Heated blankets, ranked by what they cost to run
Top-rated electric blankets with the watts and the nightly cost printed next to every pick. Eight of the 29 products we track publish a wattage. We print those, and we say plainly who publishes nothing.
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The picks, with the numbers
Ranked on what the maker publishes, not on a score we invented. Tap a row for the full write-up, or go straight to the listing. Cost is 8 hours at the rated wattage and $0.1834/kWh.
| # | Product | Best for | Watts | Per night | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top pickWestinghouse Heated Blanket, Queen100 W stated on the listing, 10 heat levels and a 12-hour timer. The cheapest bed blanket to run of anything here that publishes a number at all. | The lowest published draw | 100 W | 15 cents | Check price |
| 2 | Bedsure GentleSoft Electric Blanket, QueenThe only queen here whose maker prints a wattage on the listing, and it happens to also be the one with two controllers. | Two sleepers who argue about heat | 220 W | 32 cents | Check price |
| 3 | Bedsure Heated Throw with Preheat100 W published, a preheat cycle that steps itself down, and a 10-hour timer. The throw we would buy on the numbers. | The best-documented throw | 100 W | 15 cents | Check price |
| 4 | Bedsure Heated Mattress Pad, QueenDual 100 W controllers stated on the listing. It is the only heated mattress pad we found that publishes a figure at all. | The only pad with a published wattage | 200 W | 29 cents | Check price |
| 5 | Bedsure Electric Blanket, King, Dual ControlThe only king-size blanket we found with a stated wattage. Dual 110 W controllers, 290 GSM flannel over sherpa. | A king that publishes its watts | 220 W | 32 cents | Check price |
Sources: wattage from each maker's own published listing, cited on the card below. Cost is our arithmetic at the EIA rate, shown in full on cost to run.
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Cheapest to run of anything that publishes a figure: Westinghouse Heated Blanket, Queen at 100 W, which is 15 cents for an eight-hour night at $0.1834/kWh. See all the picks, or read the full wattage ledger.
The pick in every category
One winner per roundup, each with a live price and a buy link. Tap the category to see how it was ranked and what we would skip.
Best overall
Bedsure GentleSoft Electric Blanket, Queen
The only queen here whose maker prints a wattage on the listing, and it happens to also be the one with two controllers.
220 W - 32 cents a night
Check price
Best dual control
Bedsure GentleSoft Electric Blanket, Queen
The only queen here whose maker prints a wattage on the listing, and it happens to also be the one with two controllers.
220 W - 32 cents a night
Check price
Best king size
Bedsure Electric Blanket, King, Dual Control
The only king-size blanket we found with a stated wattage. Dual 110 W controllers, 290 GSM flannel over sherpa.
220 W - 32 cents a night
Check price
Best queen size
Westinghouse Heated Blanket, Queen
100 W stated on the listing, 10 heat levels and a 12-hour timer. The cheapest bed blanket to run of anything here that publishes a number at all.
100 W - 15 cents a night
Check price
Best for a single bed
Bedsure Heated Blanket, Full
130 W published, the highest single-controller figure on this site, on a blanket smaller than the queen. Worth knowing before you buy.
130 W - 19 cents a night
Check price
Best overall throw
Bedsure Heated Throw with Preheat
100 W published, a preheat cycle that steps itself down, and a 10-hour timer. The throw we would buy on the numbers.
100 W - 15 cents a night
Check price
Best without an outlet
Cordless Battery Heated Shawl
Battery powered, carbon-film heating and, to its credit, a listing that says plainly it heats a zone rather than the whole blanket.
Wattage not published
Check price
Best for cold feet
Westinghouse Heated Throw with Foot Pocket
Two sewn-in foot pockets, six heat levels and a 5-year warranty. The listing claims low EMF without quantifying it.
Wattage not published
Check price
Best overall pad
Bedsure Heated Mattress Pad, Queen
Dual 100 W controllers stated on the listing. It is the only heated mattress pad we found that publishes a figure at all.
200 W - 29 cents a night
Check price
Best dual zone
Bedsure Heated Mattress Pad, Queen
Dual 100 W controllers stated on the listing. It is the only heated mattress pad we found that publishes a figure at all.
200 W - 29 cents a night
Check price
What to buy
Three formats that solve three different problems. Each hub carries the published wattage, the cost arithmetic and a top pick you can buy from the tile.
Hub / Electric blankets
Electric blankets
Twin to king, ranked on published wattage and what a night under one actually costs.
Top pick: Bedsure GentleSoft Electric Blanket, Queen
Check price
Hub / Heated throws
Heated throws
Sofa throws ranked on published watts, temperature range and timer.
Top pick: Bedsure Heated Throw with Preheat
Check price
Hub / Heated mattress pads
Heated mattress pads
Under-sheet warmth compared on published watts, dual zones and pocket depth.
Top pick: Bedsure Heated Mattress Pad, Queen
Check priceThe answers nobody else prints
Review sites recommend models and publish no running costs. Energy sites publish costs and recommend no models. These three sections are where we join them.
How this site works
- Wattage from the maker
- Every watt figure on this site is quoted from the manufacturer's own listing and linked to it. Where a maker publishes none, we say so instead of estimating.
- A cited electricity rate
- 0.1834 USD per kWh, the EIA average US residential price for June 2026. Linked under every table that uses it.
- Arithmetic shown
- Every computed figure shows its working, so you can re-run it with the rate off your own bill instead of trusting ours.
- A reason to skip every pick
- Every product carries a "skip it if". A roundup where all seven picks are great is a roundup nobody should believe.
No live prices are being served right now, so every buy button reads “Check price” rather than showing a number we cannot stand behind. The full method, including what we refuse to claim.
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