EDF Energy is giving customers the gift of free electricity this Christmas between certain hours of the day.
The energy supplier has said it will offer eight hours of electricity for free between 8am and 5pm on Wednesday, December 25, to customers who sign up to its December Sunday Saver Challenge.
Those who sign up will then automatically be given the free hours on Christmas Day, helping to cut those Yuletide costs.
The offer comes as new research says UK households spend up to 10 hours using appliances and devices on December 25, including 69% longer than normal in the kitchen, which puts a hefty price tag on energy bills.
To help customers make further savings this festive season, EDF has said it will give those who shift their energy usage away from weekday peak hours up to 16 hours of free electricity on Sundays in December too.
The initiative is part of EDF’s Sunday Saver Challenge which allows customers to earn more free electricity on Sundays in December by shifting their electricity use away from weekday peak hours between 4pm and 7pm.
The challenge launched in September this year and saw three quarters (76 percent) of customers who signed up earn at least four hours of free electricity in October.
Rich Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF, said: “We know the festive period can be a time of increased costs for us all, so we’re thrilled to give back to our customers and hopefully make electricity costs one less thing to worry about when it comes to Christmas Day.
“With Sunday Saver, EDF is helping families across the country enjoy their favourite festive past-times for free, and not just on the Sundays in December – on Christmas Day too. Customers are really making the most of our Sunday Saver challenge already, so whether it’s charging new gifts, or using more appliances in the kitchen than usual; we’re supercharging Christmas – because, at EDF, change is in our power.”
EDF says customers who sign up to the challenge in December will see their free hours of electricity automatically applied to their account just after Christmas. For further information and to sign up, visit the EDF website.