Major energy firm giving away 16 hours of free electricity every SundayTo get free electricity, customers need to shift their electricity use away from weekday peak hours each week, which are from 4pm to 7pmView Image 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. 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. 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.
Source: Daily Mirror January 26, 2026 12:53 UTC