Octopus customers have used over £1.6million of free electricity so far…

Free Electricity Game show

If you've been with us for a while, you might have heard of Saving Sessions – where Octoplus members get paid to use less power at peak times. But did you know we do free Saving Sessions too? That’s right: free electricity. (No, we’re not pulling your leg).

Customers like you have done millions of loads of washing, hoovering sessions and brews for free in 2025: and there’s still time for you to get in on the action.

Fancy joining in? Pop in your details below.

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.

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.

Meet the Power Tower

With this new Free Electricity events we've gone a step further, connecting all of you together with the good energy you share. That way, you hit milestones by using free energy collectively and you unlock amazing prizes in the brand new Tower Power!

So far this year, our customers have used a whopping £1.6million worth of free electricity, and have also unlocked 8,000 Gregg’s sausage rolls, 8,000 plushies and even donations to three brilliant charities. From keeping people experiencing homelessness and their pets together with Dogs on the Streets, to turning surplus food into community meals with FoodCycle, and giving young people the tools to look after their mental health with YoungMinds. Every milestone reached has lit up more than just our homes.

The more electricity you use, the more prizes you can win.

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The burrito monster on Instagram, making a burrito with the 2 Free Electricity hours
User funkyalchemist baking a fruit loaf with the Free Electricity hour
User mustntgrumble on BlueSky used Free Electricity to bake an ovenful of goodies
User smartrgw on Bluesky describing all the uses of the Free Electricity hour

Published on 10th October 2025 by:

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Milly Sullivan

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