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Wales Online
16 hours ago
- General
- Wales Online
Britain has become a nation of Sunday preppers, research reveals
Britain has become a nation of Sunday preppers, research reveals Laundry (60%) takes the top spot of super Sunday activities, with writing a weekly to-do list (42%), batch cooking (40%), and deep-cleaning the house (37%) also high on the agenda Chris Kamara makes his 2025 pundit comeback with EDF's Sunday Saver campaign, bringing his trademark, witty commentary to a family's Sunday prep game plan, all powered by free electricity (Image: Oliver Dixon) As families across the country seek innovative ways to keep bills down and get ahead of the game before Monday's whistle blows, Britain has become a nation of Sunday preppers, with 64% revealing they get set for the week ahead on this day. According to new research, laundry (60%) takes the top spot of super Sunday activities, with writing a weekly to-do list (42%), batch cooking (40%), and deep-cleaning the house (37%) also high on the agenda. These popular Sunday strategies have shown to be a key player, with 42% of households saying it helps reduce stress about the upcoming week, and the same number saying it frees up time during the busy weekdays. The research from EDF also revealed for many (60%), Sunday prep is seen as a game of skill, with time-saving hacks including using a checklist (47%) and prioritising tasks in order of importance (41%). And to increase efficiency further, it seems this planning is a family affair, with 54% getting the whole household involved and implementing team tactics. EDF's Sunday Saver: Free Electricity Turns Sunday Prep into a Win – With Chris Kamara Alongside ticking off essential weekly tasks in advance, Brits use Sundays as a chance to unwind and do more of what they love - from going for a walk or spending time outdoors (43%) to watching TV (38%). Article continues below To change the way Brits power their Sunday game plans - and make them even more rewarding - EDF is supercharging Sundays with up to 16 hours of free electricity for customers who shift their electricity use away from peak hours (4pm-7pm) during the week through its Sunday Saver Challenge. Of those who say Sunday is already their favourite day of the week, 66% reveal this is due to it being the most relaxing. Yet, 64% say free electricity would enable them to get even more out of the day, with the knowledge that they are saving cash topping the list of reasons. Marking his first pundit appearance of 2025, Chris Kamara analyses the nation's prep-day tactics in a new film, providing a play-by-play as a British family makes the most of their free electricity hours; batch cooking, doing the laundry, and gardening, all while enjoying their Sunday together. Pundit Kamara said: 'Free electricity from EDF on a Sunday is obviously a real game-changer - you can get all of the big jobs you want to do done early, just in time to watch the game. It's all about planning your moves and playing to your strengths - that's how you win the week before it even kicks off. It's unbelievable, Jeff.' EDF is the only energy supplier offering free electricity on Sundays and according to the research, 80% of people - in some capacity - are already adopting flexible energy habits to save, with others wanting to try to in the future. 73% would also do all their week's prep on a Sunday if they had free electricity, so they could cut down costs during the week and save on bills. EDF's Rich Hughes said: 'We want to help our customers make the most out of their Sundays, by easing their Sunday prep - making it more efficient, more affordable, and even more enjoyable. With our Sunday Saver Challenge, households can access up to 16 hours of free electricity, giving them the opportunity to get set for the week ahead without worrying about rising bills." Article continues below Sunday Saver customers have already earned over 9.6 million kWh of free electricity (5.6 million hours), with over £2.4 million being credited onto Brits' bills2. For more information and to register interest in September's Sunday Saver Challenge to earn free electricity, visit the website HERE.
Scottish Sun
01-08-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major energy supplier to give away free electricity in August – exact day you can claim
Scroll to find out what other suppliers are also giving away free electricity GOOD ENERGY Major energy supplier to give away free electricity in August – exact day you can claim Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAJOR energy supplier is giving away free electricity to households this month. EDF is to offer six hours of free electricity to customers in August as part of its Sunday Saver Challenges. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 EDF is giving customers six hours free electricity on one day in August Credit: Getty Households who register for the scheme can get free power on Sunday, August 10, between 2pm and 8pm. To be eligible, you must sign up to take part in the next Sunday Saver challenge by August 9. Households who took part in the June challenge or registered for the provider's free electricity event in July will automatically be included and don't need to register. EDF's Sunday Saver challenge gives customers the chance to earn free power on Sundays by changing when they use electricity during the week. Households can earn up to 16 hours of free electricity a week by moving their energy away from the weekday peak hours of 4-7pm. The more electricity customers shift away from these hours, the more free electricity they can earn. To sign up, simply visit Next, go to the 'About Me' section, select 'Smart Meter Preferences' and choose the half-hourly option. You need a smart meter that can send readings every half hour, or you must be able to set it up for 30-minute reads. Rich Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF: "Customers will have six hours of free electricity to power their summer fun, whether it's a family bake off, karaoke session or movie marathon, all while tackling the never-ending laundry pile. Stop Making This Air Conditioning Mistake: How to Slash Your Summer Energy Bill 'And by joining the next Sunday Saver challenge, those who shift their energy use outside peak times could earn up to 16 hours of free electricity – and when combined with our new tariff, customers can save even more cash on their bills.' EDF is not the only energy supplier that will give you free electricity. Next Next is giving new and existing customers free electricity during every bank holiday until March 2026. The next one is on the August Bank Holiday on August 25. Next had said the deal could save households £3.50 on every bank holiday - which adds up to around £21 over the course of a year. To be eligible, you needed to sign up for the supplier's Pledge Tariff in February. The deal is fixed for a year and offers a rate that tracks below the Ofgem price cap, which is currently £1,720 a year for a typical household. Octopus Energy Octopus Energy customers who register for Octoplus can take part in free electricity sessions when the wholesale price falls below zero. The sessions are an hour each and customers can use electricity and receive credits for using more electricity than normal. All customers with a smart meter, including smart prepayment meters, receive an alert the day before a session. When the sessions begin they can increase their energy usage, for example by running the washing machine or cooking. Any electricity they use beyond their normal usage is credited back to their account. Scottish Power Scottish Power's Power Saver scheme gives customers the chance to access half-price electricity between 11am and 4pm every Saturday and Sunday. Customers need to sign up to become a Power Saver to get half of the cost of the energy they use during these hours refunded. The supplier has also launched an ad-hoc Power Saver event. You must have a smart meter to become a Power Saver. To sign up, visit the Scottish Power website. British Gas British Gas gives customers the chance to get half-price electricity with its Green Flex events. The energy giant runs the scheme when it is windy or sunny and lots of renewable energy is available. To sign up, customers need to be a British Gas customer, have a smart meter and register online for the PeakSave scheme. If you are already signed up for the scheme you do not need to do anything extra to cash in on the savings. All savings will appear as credit on customers' energy bills. Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@ Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories
The Sun
01-08-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Major energy supplier to give away free electricity in August – exact day you can claim
A MAJOR energy supplier is giving away free electricity to households this month. EDF is to offer six hours of free electricity to customers in August as part of its Sunday Saver Challenges. 1 Households who register for the scheme can get free power on Sunday, August 10, between 2pm and 8pm. To be eligible, you must sign up to take part in the next Sunday Saver challenge by August 9. Households who took part in the June challenge or registered for the provider's free electricity event in July will automatically be included and don't need to register. EDF's Sunday Saver challenge gives customers the chance to earn free power on Sundays by changing when they use electricity during the week. Households can earn up to 16 hours of free electricity a week by moving their energy away from the weekday peak hours of 4-7pm. The more electricity customers shift away from these hours, the more free electricity they can earn. To sign up, simply visit Next, go to the 'About Me' section, select 'Smart Meter Preferences' and choose the half-hourly option. You need a smart meter that can send readings every half hour, or you must be able to set it up for 30-minute reads. Rich Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF: "Customers will have six hours of free electricity to power their summer fun, whether it's a family bake off, karaoke session or movie marathon, all while tackling the never-ending laundry pile. Stop Making This Air Conditioning Mistake: How to Slash Your Summer Energy Bill 'And by joining the next Sunday Saver challenge, those who shift their energy use outside peak times could earn up to 16 hours of free electricity – and when combined with our new tariff, customers can save even more cash on their bills.' EDF is not the only energy supplier that will give you free electricity. Next Next is giving new and existing customers free electricity during every bank holiday until March 2026. The next one is on the August Bank Holiday on August 25. Next had said the deal could save households £3.50 on every bank holiday - which adds up to around £21 over the course of a year. To be eligible, you needed to sign up for the supplier's Pledge Tariff in February. The deal is fixed for a year and offers a rate that tracks below the Ofgem price cap, which is currently £1,720 a year for a typical household. Octopus Energy Octopus Energy customers who register for Octoplus can take part in free electricity sessions when the wholesale price falls below zero. The sessions are an hour each and customers can use electricity and receive credits for using more electricity than normal. All customers with a smart meter, including smart prepayment meters, receive an alert the day before a session. When the sessions begin they can increase their energy usage, for example by running the washing machine or cooking. Any electricity they use beyond their normal usage is credited back to their account. Scottish Power Scottish Power's Power Saver scheme gives customers the chance to access half-price electricity between 11am and 4pm every Saturday and Sunday. Customers need to sign up to become a Power Saver to get half of the cost of the energy they use during these hours refunded. The supplier has also launched an ad-hoc Power Saver event. You must have a smart meter to become a Power Saver. To sign up, visit the Scottish Power website. British Gas British Gas gives customers the chance to get half-price electricity with its Green Flex events. The energy giant runs the scheme when it is windy or sunny and lots of renewable energy is available. To sign up, customers need to be a British Gas customer, have a smart meter and register online for the PeakSave scheme. If you are already signed up for the scheme you do not need to do anything extra to cash in on the savings. All savings will appear as credit on customers' energy bills.
Scottish Sun
11-07-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major energy supplier is giving away up to 22 hours of FREE electricity from tomorrow – act now to get it
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A HUGE energy supplier is giving away up to 22 hours of free electricity to thousands of households this weekend. Customers will be able to get free energy on both Saturday and Sunday. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Thousands of households can get up to 22 hours of free electricity this weekend Credit: Getty The scheme is part of EDF's Sunday Saver Challenges, which give customers the chance to earn free electricity on Sundays by changing when they use electricity during the week. To be eligible, customers needed to move their energy away from the weekday peak hours of 4-7pm this week. The more electricity customers shift away from these hours, the more free electricity they can earn, with between four and 16 hours up for grabs. The electricity is added as credit to your account. For example, if you move 50% of your peak usage outside of these hours, you could earn up to 16 hours of electricity to use this Sunday. You can earn these hours by not using your dishwasher or washing machine during peak times, for example. To be eligible for the free electricity you needed to have signed up for the challenge before June 1. But if you signed up for the challenge after this date, then do not worry. You can still get six hours of free electricity if you sign up for it before 11.59pm on July 11. EDF frequently launches these challenges so check your emails and the My Account page regularly to ensure you sign up for the next one. To do so, simply visit Next, go to the 'About Me' section, select 'Smart Meter Preferences' and choose the half-hourly option. You need a smart meter that can send readings every half hour, or you must be able to set it up for 30-minute reads. If you signed up you will get the free electricity tomorrow between 2pm and 8pm. If you registered for the June Sunday Saver challenge then you will also automatically get the six free hours on July 11. How to save on your energy bills SWITCHING energy providers can sound like a hassle - but fortunately it's pretty straight forward to change supplier - and save lots of cash. Shop around - If you're on an SVT deal you are likely throwing away up to £250 a year. Use a comparion site such as uSwitch or to see what deals are available to you. The cheapest deals are usually found online and are fixed deals - meaning you'll pay a fixed amount usually for 12 months. Switch - When you've found one, all you have to do is contact the new supplier. It helps to have the following information - which you can find on your bill - to hand to give the new supplier. Your postcode Name of your existing supplier Name of your existing deal and how much you payAn up-to-date meter reading It will then notify your current supplier and begin the switch. It should take no longer than three weeks to complete the switch and your supply won't be interrupted in that time. Sunday Saver participants have earned more than 10million hours of free electricity, which are worth more than £2million. EDF is not the only energy supplier that will give you free electricity. Next Next is giving new and existing customers free electricity during every bank holiday until March 2026. The next one is on the August Bank Holiday on August 25. Next had said the deal could save households £3.50 on every bank holiday - which adds up to around £21 over the course of a year. To be eligible, you need to sign up for the supplier's Pledge Tariff. The deal is fixed for a year and offers a rate that tracks below the Ofgem price cap, which is currently £1,720 a year for a typical household. Ovo Energy The energy supplier is giving households two hours of free electricity every week during the summer. The free electricity is available to customers who signed up to Ovo's free rewards programme, Ovo Beyond. The hours are available until August 31. You need to sign up before July 31 to get the deal. Every week, customers can choose when to use their free electricity at a range of weekday and weekend time slots. These include: 9am - 10am on specified weekdays 1pm - 2pm on specified weekdays 9pm - 10pm on specified weekdays 10am - 12pm Sundays The sessions avoid peak hours to help reduce pressure on the grid. You need to choose your time slot for the following week in a certain window. Customers need to sign up to the rewards through the Ovo app or their account. Ovo Energy customers are also being given the chance to win free energy if they cut their use during peak times. The Power Move offer gives customers the chance to win up to £20,000 of free energy if they reduce their energy use by 85% or more at off-peak times. For every month a customer's peak energy usage is less than 15% they are entered into a prize draw. Five customers win the top prize of £2,000 worth of energy to use over one year. Meanwhile, 150 win £50 prizes, 250 win £25 prizes and 45,000 will get £2 of free energy. To sign up, visit Octopus Energy Octopus Energy customers who register for Octoplus can take part in free electricity sessions when the wholesale price falls below zero. The sessions are an hour each and customers can use electricity and receive credits for using more electricity than normal. All customers with a smart meter, including smart prepayment meters, receive an alert the day before a session. When the sessions begin they can increase their energy usage, for example by running the washing machine or cooking. Any electricity they use beyond their normal usage is credited back to their account. Scottish Power Scottish Power's Power Saver scheme gives customers the chance to access half-price electricity between 11am and 4pm every Saturday and Sunday. Customers need to sign up to become a Power Saver to get half of the cost of the energy they use during these hours refunded. The supplier has also launched an ad-hoc Power Saver event. You must have a smart meter to become a Power Saver. To sign up, visit the Scottish Power website. British Gas British Gas gives customers the chance to get half-price electricity with its Green Flex events. The energy giant runs the scheme when it is windy or sunny and lots of renewable energy is available. To sign up, customers need to be a British Gas customer, have a smart meter and register online for the PeakSave scheme. If you are already signed up for the scheme you do not need to do anything extra to cash in on the savings. All savings will appear as credit on customers' energy bills. Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@ Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories
The Herald Scotland
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Forget SW19, best seat in the house will be on the sofa.
To build the at-home viewing vibe, those hosting plan to buy picky bits (42%) strawberries & cream (41%), and fizz (23%), with 24% opting for themed decorations and a huge 88% even planning to dress the part in tennis whites for the occasion. Of the unlucky 26% who missed out on the ballot draw, many have decided to punt for a watch party at home instead – and six in 10 (59%) cited cost as the main reason. According to new research from EDF, 29 million Brits plan to tune into the finals from home, with 8 in 10 of them saying they'll be bringing the centre court vibes to their living rooms and hosting loved ones (22%). (Image: PA) But with millions set to host, it could be game, set and match for household bills. Nine in 10 (92%) say they'll be powering extra appliances this weekend to get the party started. From doing more cooking (44%) and bringing out back-up fans/heaters (34%) to powering extra fridges (28%) and projectors (19%) and keeping the TV on for longer than usual (34%), electricity costs could soon add up. To help Brits ace their watch parties, EDF is giving customers up to 22 hours of free electricity for the highly anticipated weekend. Customers already signed up to EDF's June Sunday Saver Challenge will be able to earn up to 16 hours of free electricity on Sunday for reducing their use during weekday peak hours (4-7pm) the week prior (week commencing 30th June). The provider has already given out nearly 10 million hours of free electricity, crediting customers over £2million since launching Sunday Saver*. On top of Sunday Saver, EDF is also offering every customer who registers for the next Sunday Saver challenge, a Free Electricity Day on Saturday - meaning the headline finals matches could be enjoyed for free on top of other matches across the weekend. EDF's Free Electricity Days give customers free electricity on days where they plan to use it the most. For more information on Free Electricity Days and Sunday Saver, visit Rich Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF, said: 'One of the biggest weekends for British sporting events is round the corner and we know from our research, a lot of people will be entertaining at home with friends and family. 'Our research showed us that cost is a key factor as to why so many Brits are choosing to tune in from home, turning their living rooms into their own personal centre court. "That's why, in addition to our Sunday Saver offer which customers are already making the most of, and can earn up to 16 hours of free electricity on Sunday, we're giving all customers a Free Electricity Day on Saturday too. It means they can power their parties, chill their drinks and enjoy the action without worrying about the electricity bills.'
