A MAJOR energy supplier is giving away free gas and electricity for Valentine’s Day.
EDF customers can get four hours of free electricity between 7pm and 11pm today.
In order to get the freebie you must have a smart meter that sends readings every half an hour.
Payments will be credited to your EDF account around a fortnight after the event.
The deadline to sign up has passed but anyone that did will get the discounted bill today.
You will automatically get four free hours of electricity and don’t need to do anything further.
It comes after the firm gave away eight hours of free electricity on Christmas Day to those who signed up for its December Sunday Saver challenge.
EDF runs regular Sunday Saver challenges which allow you to earn free electricity if you shift your energy usage away from peak hours.
For example, you could charge your devices outside of peak times, run your dishwasher in the morning or batch cook meals at the weekend.
The more you shift your usage during the week, the more free electricity you earn.
For example, if you shift 40% of your peak usage, you can earn up to 16 free hours to use the following Sunday.
You can check when you use the most electricity by going to the Energy Hub in MyAccount.
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To join, go to Energy Hub in your MyAccount monthly and sign up for the challenge.
If you do not sign up in time then EDF can send you an alert when the next challenge sign-up period opens.
To join you must have a smart meter that sends readings every 30 minutes.
Other suppliers giving away free energy
EDF is not the only energy supplier that will give you free electricity.
For example, Octopus Energy customers who are signed up for “Octoplus” can take part in free electricity sessions when market energy prices fall.
The sessions typically last a couple of hours and happen on an ad-hoc basis.
Octopus lets its customers know when the Free Electricity Sessions are happening anywhere from a few hours to a day ahead.
Ovo Energy also has a scheme that rewards customers for slashing their energy consumption during peak times.
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Households whose peak energy use is less than 15% are entered into a monthly prize draw.
The lower the percentage, the more prize draw entries you earn and the better your chance of winning.
This month’s prizes include 17,900 £2 prizes and 125 £50 prizes.
Meanwhile, five lucky customers will win a year’s worth of free energy.
The £2,000 prize is awarded as energy credit over 12 months.
Go to ovoenergy.com/power-move for more information.
Meanwhile, Scottish Power customers can get half-price electricity every weekend between 11am and 4pm through its Power Saver scheme.
The scheme is designed to encourage households to use less energy at peak times and reduce demand on the grid.
To join, simply register to become a Power Saver and you will automatically be able to take part in the event.