Octopus customers have used over £3.6million of free electricity this year

How does Free Electricity work?

Like Saving Sessions, but flipped on its head. Instead of paying you to save power, we ask you to use more when the grid’s brimming with green energy, to stop it going to waste. Any electricity you use above your normal consumption is free!

These events usually happen in the warmer months, when it’s sunny, warm and windy. That’s when the grid is overflowing with green energy, wholesale prices tumble, making it the perfect moment to share that green energy with you, for free.

A perfect excuse to run the dishwasher, blitz through some laundry or charge your EV.

Sharing the love with those who need it most

Thanks to #FreeElectricity, we’ve had the joy of sharing £30,000 of good energy with eight incredible charities working hard to bring care, comfort, and connection to their communities. From keeping people experiencing homelessness and their pets together with Dogs on the Streets, to turning surplus food into community meals with FoodCycle, and helping young people look after their mental health with YoungMinds.

We’ve supported Candlelighters, bringing light and care to families facing childhood cancer; Newbury Soup Kitchen, offering food and friendship to those in need; Inverbrothock Out of School Care Club, giving children a safe space to learn and play; Therapy Dogs Nationwide, spreading calm and comfort through their amazing four-legged volunteers; and Alzheimer’s Society, supporting people living with dementia and those who care for them.

Together, we’ve proven that when energy is shared freely, it can power so much more than just electricity — it powers kindness. ⚡💖

But this is not all, we gave you the chance to donate your earnings to the Octopus Assist fund, devoted to helping customer most in need to keep warm without worrying. We told you that if your total donations reached £50,000, we'd contribute £50,000 to match it. And -again- you passed our expectations. More than 30k of you donated some (or all!) of your Free Electricity earnings, making a total of £66,500! Thank to your generosity we're contributing to the Octo Assist fund with £116,500 which we'll make a difference to many families struggling to stay warm this winter.

The last Power Tower prize, a Ford Puma Gen-E Premium electric vehicle worth £35,000!

If you missed it, watch the announcement here!

Sharing your sessions with #FreeElectricity

Let us know how you're using your free power hours on Instagram, Bluesky or X (Twitter) and tag @OctopusEnergy

Fancy joining in? Pop in your details below.

Even if Free Electricity is over for this year, you can join and we'll count with you for next year's Free Electricity sessions!

Heads up: you'll need to be an Octoplus member – that's our free loyalty programme for customers with a smart meter and pay by Direct Debit. If you're not part of it already, you can read more and sign up clicking in the button.