To get free electricity, customers need to shift their electricity use away from weekday peak hours each week, which are from 4pm to 7pm
Energy bills are still higher than they used to be(Image: coldsnowstorm via Getty Images)
EDF is offering customers free electricity on Sundays if they reduce their weekday peak consumption.
The energy firm is bring back its Sunday Saver challenge for February. To get free electricity, customers need to shift their electricity use away from weekday peak hours each week, which are from 4pm to 7pm.
In return, they will get between four and 16 hours of free electricity the following Sunday. EDF customers will get four Sunday Saver challenges in February – February 15 and 22, and March 1 and 8.
EDF customers with a smart meter can sign up until Sunday, February 1.
EDF claims more than 260,000 households have earned over 17 million free hours of electricity with Sunday Saver, with £5.2million being credited onto Brits’ bills so far.
More than 100,000 customers benefitted from eight hours of free electricity over Christmas, with EDF giving away a total of 910,536 free hours of electricity to households.
Natasha Shields from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has earned over 680 free hours on Sundays since participating. Ms Shields said: “The Sunday Saver challenge is brilliant – and has helped us with the cost of living which is getting more expensive by the day.
“We switch off everything we can between 4–7pm, leaving cooking and showers until after this time. During those hours, we use a battery-powered light and play board games together, which has brought us closer as a family.
“We use the free electricity we’ve earned for cleaning, meal prep and laundry on Sunday, which is helpful.”
Jon Perks, Sales & Marketing Director at EDF, said: “With winter bills at their highest, Sunday Saver continues to give customers a simple, practical way to cut costs when they need it most.
“Households can track their usage through our Energy Hub, and spot opportunities to save electricity across their home, reducing their carbon footprint at the same time.
“It’s a straightforward way to ease pressure on bills while supporting a more sustainable electricity grid.”
Sunday Saver progress can be tracked on Energy Hub via MyAccount, where users can access a personalised view of their household’s energy use.
It comes after EDF announced it is offering £50 credit to new and existing customers who sign up for any of its electric vehicle (EV) tariffs over the next month.
The full range of EV tariffs (GoElectric, Pod Point EV Exclusive, Evolve and Pod Point Plug & Power) all come with five hours of cheaper electricity every night between 12am – 5am for both customers’ homes and cars.