EDF Energy’s Refer a Friend scheme pays £50 in bill credit – not cash – to new customers who switch to a qualifying tariff through an existing customer’s link.
Below: the 6 steps in order, the timing, what can void the credit, and why EDF pays as bill credit instead of cash. Verified 11 October 2026.
Free · 14-day cooling-off · No extra credit check to claim
Hit the orange button anywhere on this site. Our Refer a Friend link opens edfenergy.com in a new tab and drops a first-party cookie identifying our account as the referrer. No forms, no personal details captured on our end.
Pick a fixed, variable, or EV tariff at edfenergy.com. The tariff price and terms are identical whether you arrive via our link or edfenergy.com directly — the £50 credit sits on top.
EDF handles the switchover: opening meter reads, notifying your outgoing supplier, setting up the direct debit. Takes ~14–21 days from application to supply going live under EDF.
Under UK consumer regulations you have 14 days to cancel a new energy contract without penalty. The £50 credit is provisional during this window — if you cancel, it’s voided completely.
Roughly 4–6 weeks after your supply goes live, EDF generates your first monthly bill. This is the trigger event for the £50 credit — EDF confirms your account is active and in good standing.
Around ~12–14 weeks after switch completion, £50 shows up as a “Referral credit” line item on your bill. It reduces the total due by exactly £50 — no cash-out step needed.
EDF only pays after they’ve confirmed you’re a real, active customer. That’s why business, prepayment, and same-address second-account applications are excluded — they’d bypass verification.
From application to supply going live under EDF
Cooling-off period — cancel now and the £50 is voided
Total time until £50 appears on your bill
Three most common ways referrals fail to credit — worth double-checking before you switch.
Uswitch, MoneySuperMarket, Compare the Market — any comparison-site referrer overrides ours. Click our button, complete the switch on edfenergy.com in one session, no side-trips.
If you cancel within the 14-day cooling-off window, the £50 is voided entirely. After cooling-off but before ~14 weeks, EDF may withhold the reward — not automatic clawback but not guaranteed either.
Business supply is on a separate EDF programme with different terms. Prepayment meter (PPM) supply is excluded across all UK supplier RaF schemes. Only qualifying domestic tariffs credit the £50.
