EDF Sunday Saver

bristolleedsfan

https://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/edf-continues-free-sunday-saver-electricity-in-february

Grumpy_chap

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81873679#Comment_81873679

Oh, that's odd.

When I log in and go to the Sunday Saver page, all I see is this:

On the basis I don't seem to be able to take part in Sunday Saver this month was how I concluded I am best to time-shift load into the peak period to get the best chance of the maximum improvement next time I am in.

northernstar007

get them free washes on the go, ironing done also

Grumpy_chap

Well, this as very much the law of unintended consequences.

For whatever reason, EDF determined that I was not eligible for February's Sunday Saver but I was allowed to sign up for March and my February consumption would be used to set the baseline and targets for March.

So, I load-shifted as much as I could into the triad period 4 pm to 7pm and now have the first week of March from a start point of 43% and target 21.5% to achieve the maximum hours of free electricity.

Robin9

Rather similar to Grumpy - EDF telling me I am not qualified for February but reminder messages for a couple of Sundays with 8 hours credit each time to be credited mid March.

sparky0138

For anyone who likes stats (like me) I thought I'd share my savings through Sunday Saver now that I've left EDF for the time being.

I qualified for 37 Sunday Savers (though some were specials like Christmas Day, Valentine's Day and the Wimbledon finals). They collected no data for one of those days so I was only credited for 36 days which amounted to 292 hours.

I calculated they should have credited me £83.01 but they actually credited me £84.89 which averages 29.07p per hour.

Grumpy_chap

So, it seems as though Sunday Saver is ending after this week.

I'd got to a point where I could manage loads to get all my EV charging done on a Sunday plus all the washing so maybe maxed it out as much as it ever could be with sensible changes.

There is no replacement for August or September, but it says we can sign up for something new "better" from 7th September, and it will be a weekend focused thing again.

Part of me says the Sunday Saver compensated for the poor rate and poor service, so maybe it is worth waiting to see what the next thing is that replaces SS. Part of me says it is time to get a decent deal from a decent company while there is no "tie in" activity.

Spot the Sundays:

Grumpy_chap

So, I managed to get just under 80 kWh yesterday which made good use of the Sunday free electricity. Next week is the last free electricity Sunday under the current (just ended) programme.

We can't accrue any more Sunday Saver value while the scheme is suspended. Something new is indicated to be announced in September to operate from October.

So, while there is no value in avoiding peak use for now, do we stand to benefit by maximising the peak use so that we have a more favourable base line for whatever the new replacement for Sunday Saver turns out to be?

jaybeetoo

I thought the last Sunday Saver free electricity was yesterday. Today I got a text from EDF saying I’ve got 16 hours of free electricity this Sunday.

Grumpy_chap

Yes, the last week to accrue Sunday Saver electricity was up until Friday 31st July.

So, that gets assessed and the number of hours earned notified today.

So next Sunday is the last actual time to use the free electricity.