Updated 9 October 2026
Use my referral link and we both get £50 credit when you switch to Octopus Energy — £100 split in total. Takes 5 minutes online. No exit fees.
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The Ofgem price cap for a typical dual-fuel household is £1,663/yr until 30 September, rising to £1,723/yr from 1 October 2026 — up £60 a year, driven by wholesale gas costs linked to Middle East supply tensions. Note that Ofgem rebased its typical-usage figures in July 2026, so this is not directly comparable with the old-basis July figure of £1,862. Octopus has priced Flexible Octopus below the cap every day since the cap began.
The best protection against rising bills is a smart tariff. Intelligent Octopus Go customers charging at 8p/kWh overnight are already paying around a third of the standard variable rate — the July cap rise doesn’t change that overnight rate. See our full July 2026 price cap guide for unit rates, standing charges, and what it means for your bills.
Octopus Energy does not use a traditional promo code or discount code that you type into a box. Instead, their discount system is referral-link based — and it’s more generous than a typical voucher code.
Clicking a referral link like share.octopus.energy/brave-kiwi-22 automatically registers your switch for £50 credit after your first Direct Debit. No code to type. No separate form to fill in. The link does the work.
Searches for "Octopus Energy promo code", "Octopus discount code", or "Octopus voucher code" all lead to the same answer: the referral link is the only legitimate mechanism. Any site claiming to list working promo codes for Octopus is misleading — there are none, because Octopus replaced that model with the refer-a-friend scheme.
Claiming your £50 Octopus Energy refer a friend credit takes three steps and about five minutes. The combined residential total is £100 split — £50 for you, £50 for the referrer.
Use the button below — you must click the link rather than type the URL directly. That click is what triggers the Octopus recommend a friend reward.
Complete the switch online in around 5 minutes. No interruption to your supply — Octopus handles everything with your old supplier.
After your first Direct Debit payment, £50 credit is automatically added to your Octopus account — and to the referrer's account. No code to enter, nothing to claim manually.
Octopus Energy specialises in smart tariffs for low-carbon homes. If you have an electric vehicle, heat pump, solar panels, or battery storage, you can save significantly more than a standard customer — on top of the £50 referral credit. All smart tariffs are available after switching via the referral link, including the Agile Octopus tariff 2026, which offers half-hourly electricity prices that track the wholesale market — ideal if you can shift usage away from the 4pm–7pm peak.
Designed for homes with air or ground source heat pumps, electric boilers, or electric radiators. Three cheap “Cosy Hours” every day let you pre-heat at a fraction of the normal rate.
Widely regarded as the cheapest EV charging tariff in the UK — from 1 April 2026 it dropped to just 8p/kWh. Over 50% of all UK smart EV tariff customers choose Intelligent Octopus Go, with overnight rates for the whole home.
From 1 April 2026, Intelligent Octopus Go smart charging drops to just 8p/kWh – down from 11.5p/kWh – making it up to 67% cheaper than the standard Flexible Octopus day rate. You still get cheap energy for your whole home every night between 11:30pm and 5:30am, plus Octopus now supports Andersen A2 EV home chargers.
Built for homes with solar panels and home battery storage. Import electricity cheaply overnight and export back to the grid at premium rates during peak hours — maximise the return on your solar and battery investment.
From March 2026, Octopus has reduced its standard Outgoing Octopus export rate to 12p/kWh. It's still one of the stronger export deals on the market, but your solar export earnings may be a little lower than before – worth factoring in if you have panels or are planning them.
Learn more about Octopus Flux ↗ Switch & Get £50 →There’s a separate Octopus Energy recommend a friend scheme for businesses, with an even higher reward than the residential scheme.
| Your Setup | Best Octopus Tariff | Key Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Electric Vehicle | Intelligent Octopus Go | 8p/kWh overnight charging from Apr 2026 |
| Heat Pump | Cosy Octopus | 3 cheap windows daily, save £389/yr |
| Solar + Battery | Octopus Flux | Import cheap, export at premium |
| EV + Solar | Intelligent Octopus Go | Optimised for both |
| No smart meter yet | Flexible Octopus | Fair variable rate, no smart meter needed |
| Business | Business Referral | £75 credit each |
Octopus Electroverse is Octopus’s public EV charging app and card. If you drive an EV, join with my referral link and we both get £5 of charging credit after your first charge. It is separate from the £50 energy credit, so you can claim both.
Get £5 Electroverse credit → Full Electroverse referral guide →
Octopus Energy is the UK’s highest-rated energy supplier — 7.7 million customers, a Trustpilot Excellent 4.8★ rating, and standard prices that have always stayed below the Ofgem price cap since launch, never charging the full cap.
For a full breakdown, see our Octopus Energy review for 2026 — covering Trustpilot scores, pricing, and smart tariffs.
Recommend Octopus to a Friend – Get £50 Each →Switch to Octopus and unlock Octoplus — a free rewards programme for customers with a smart electricity meter. Most people have no idea this exists when they switch.
One free hot or cold drink, any size, every week — your choice of Caffè Nero or Greggs. Codes are released daily in the Octopus app. Popular ones go fast (usually by 7am) — enable push notifications to grab yours.
Two Vue cinema tickets for £8 — any film, any day of the week, no booking fees. Significantly cheaper than standard ticket prices.
Access to free films on Rakuten TV — over 10,000 titles available to stream. New titles added regularly.
Free quarterly day passes to National Trust sites across the UK — gardens, historic houses, and nature reserves.
When the National Grid is under pressure, Octopus pays customers to reduce usage during peak windows (usually 1–2 hours). Earnings are converted into Octopoints — redeemable for bill credit. Participation is opt-in via the app.
Octoplus is free to join via the Octopus app. You need a smart electricity meter — if you don’t have one, Octopus installs it for free after you join. Switch via the referral link and you get £50 credit and Octoplus rewards from day one.
🏠 ECO scheme: Eligible households on low incomes or certain benefits may qualify for free solar panels, heat pumps, or insulation through the government ECO4 scheme — Octopus participates as an approved installer. Worth checking even if you’re just switching supplier.
Switch & Get £50 + Free Weekly Coffee →Thinking of switching but want to compare Octopus against your current supplier? Here are our detailed head-to-head comparisons — covering pricing, customer service, smart tariffs, and EV charging rates.
In every comparison, the biggest advantage comes from Intelligent Octopus Go (8p/kWh overnight for EV owners) and Cosy Octopus (saving heat pump homes up to £389/yr) — smart tariffs that none of the above suppliers can currently match. Plus, whichever supplier you’re switching from, you get £50 credit via my referral link.
The Octopus Energy business referral scheme pays out more than the residential scheme — £75 credit each, £150 split in total.
Everything you need to know about the Octopus Energy refer a friend and recommend a friend scheme for 2026 — one of the most generous energy referral schemes in the UK.
From 1 April 2026, Intelligent Octopus Go's smart charging rate drops from 11.5p/kWh to just 8p/kWh – up to 67% cheaper than the standard Flexible Octopus day rate. That makes it one of the cheapest EV charging deals available anywhere in the UK.
On top of the cheap EV charging rate, you also get cheap energy for your whole home every night between 11:30pm and 5:30am. Octopus also now supports Andersen A2 EV home chargers on this tariff.
Switch to Octopus using my referral link and we both get £50 credit – you can then apply for Intelligent Octopus Go once you're a customer and have a compatible smart charger.
Ofgem announced on 27 May 2026 that the cap would rise 13% from 1 July 2026, to £1,862/yr on its old 2023 typical-use basis (from £1,641 in April–June). From 1 July Ofgem began quoting a smaller “typical” household, so the same cap is now shown as £1,663/yr. That period ended on 30 September — the cap is now £1,723/yr from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Switching via my referral link means you get £50 credit to offset rising bills, whichever Octopus tariff you pick.
Octopus Energy don't currently offer a student discount, NHS Blue Light Card discount or any other promotional discount code. However, the best way to save money when signing up is via a referral link – use mine and we both get £50 credit added to our accounts after your first Direct Debit. That's the closest thing to a discount Octopus offer, and it's available to everyone regardless of age or profession. For the full answer on the Blue Light Card question, see our Octopus Energy Blue Light discount page.
The Octopus Energy referral link for 2026 is share.octopus.energy/brave-kiwi-22. Click it — don’t type it — and you’ll receive £50 credit after your first Direct Debit payment, and so will the referrer. There’s no separate code to enter; the link does everything.
Click the referral link share.octopus.energy/brave-kiwi-22 and complete your switch online. After your first Direct Debit, £50 is automatically added to your account. No manual claiming needed.
The referral is tracked via the link click, so the easiest way is to use the button on this page. If you type the URL directly into your browser rather than clicking through, the £50 credit won’t be triggered for either of us — so it’s worth making sure you click rather than type.
The £50 credit is added automatically once your switch completes and your first Direct Debit has been taken — Octopus says this typically takes around four weeks from joining (longer if the switch is delayed). Both you and the referrer receive it at the same time.
No. Octopus referral credits don’t expire as long as you remain a customer. The credit sits in your account and automatically reduces your future bills.
Yes — if you pay your own energy bills (rather than your landlord including utilities in your rent), you can switch to Octopus and claim the £50 referral credit.
Yes. Octopus has been the Which? Best Buy energy supplier seven times (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), holds an Excellent 4.8★ Trustpilot rating from 800,000+ reviews, offers 100% renewable electricity, and has never charged the full Ofgem price cap. With the October 2026 price cap at £1,723/yr, switching to Octopus and getting £50 referral credit — plus access to smart tariffs that undercut standard rates — is one of the most effective ways to keep bills down.
£75 credit each — £150 split in total. My referral link covers both residential and business switching. Use the same link: share.octopus.energy/brave-kiwi-22 and select the business quote option on the Octopus page.
No. The same physical infrastructure delivers your energy — only the billing company changes. Switching typically completes within 5 working days and Octopus handles everything with your old supplier.
Yes. Octopus offers Cosy Octopus for heat pumps (save up to £389/yr, 3 cheap windows daily) and Intelligent Octopus Go for EVs (8p/kWh overnight charging from April 2026). Both are available after joining via the referral link.
Intelligent Octopus Go is Octopus’s smart EV tariff: 8p/kWh overnight from 1 April 2026 (11:30pm–5:30am), down from 11.5p/kWh and versus 24.67p standard variable. It’s the UK’s most popular EV tariff — over 50% of smart EV tariff customers. Switch via the referral link and request the tariff change in your Octopus account.
Cosy Octopus is Octopus’s smart tariff for heat pump homes, offering three cheap windows daily: 04:00–07:00, 13:00–16:00, and 22:00–00:00. It saves up to £389/yr versus the standard variable tariff. Avoid running your heat pump during peak hours (16:00–19:00). A SMETS2 smart meter is required. No exit fees, no tie-in.
For reference: 1 April to 30 June 2026 was £1,641/yr for a typical dual-fuel household paying by Direct Debit (down £117, or 7%). 1 July to 30 September 2026 was £1,862 on Ofgem’s old basis, or £1,663 on the updated basis it now uses. The current cap, 1 October to 31 December 2026, is £1,723/yr. The cap limits unit rates and standing charges – it doesn't cap your total bill.
Yes, slightly. The cap rose 4% to £1,723/yr from 1 October 2026 for a typical dual-fuel household paying by Direct Debit — about £5 a month — after a 13% rise in July. Almost all of the October increase is gas; VAT on domestic electricity is 0% from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. If you are on Flexible Octopus, rates follow the cap automatically. If you are on a fixed tariff, your rate stays the same until your fix ends.
The most effective ways to reduce the impact: switch to Octopus via my referral link to get £50 credit, and consider a smart tariff if you have an EV (Intelligent Octopus Go, 8p/kWh overnight) or heat pump (Cosy Octopus).
From 1 October to 31 December 2026 the cap-level electricity unit rate averages 26.32p/kWh with a standing charge of 54.83p/day (Direct Debit, average across England, Scotland and Wales). There is no VAT in those figures — domestic electricity is zero-rated from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Exact rates vary by region. EV owners can usually pay far less overnight on a smart tariff such as Intelligent Octopus Go.
From 1 October to 31 December 2026 the cap-level gas unit rate averages 7.97p/kWh with a standing charge of 29.68p/day (Direct Debit, average across England, Scotland and Wales, including 5% VAT). Exact rates vary by region. Flexible Octopus moves with the cap each quarter.
Octopus Energy's standard Flexible Octopus tariff is priced at or below the Ofgem price cap – Octopus has stated that its standard prices have always been at or below the cap. On top of that, smart tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go can be significantly cheaper for households with an EV or flexible usage – smart charging at 8p/kWh from April 2026 is around 67% cheaper than the standard Flexible Octopus day rate. Switch using my referral link and we both get £50 credit.
Savings depend on your usage and current supplier. Switching to Octopus's Flexible Octopus tariff puts you at or below the October 2026 price cap of £1,723/yr for a typical home. On top of that, you get £50 credit added to your account after your first Direct Debit via my referral link. If you have an EV and move to Intelligent Octopus Go, your overnight charging rate is 8p/kWh — saving a typical EV driver around £417/yr compared to charging at standard rates.
Yes, a little. Under the 1 October to 31 December 2026 cap, the average electricity standing charge fell from 57.19p to 54.83p a day (now with 0% VAT), while the gas standing charge rose from 29.04p to 29.68p a day. These are Ofgem’s Direct Debit averages across England, Scotland and Wales and vary by region.
No — the VAT cut alone is not a reason to switch. From 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, VAT on domestic electricity in Great Britain is 0% (it was 5%); gas still carries 5% VAT. Suppliers apply it automatically, whether you are on a variable tariff or a fix, so you get it wherever you are.
Switching is about the tariff that suits your home — and if you switch to Octopus via my referral link, the £50 credit on a home account (£75 each for business) on top.
It depends on your home, and this isn’t financial advice. Ofgem announces the January–March 2027 cap by 25 November 2026. Cornwall Insight’s 30 September forecast puts it at about £1,999 a year for a typical dual-fuel home, up from £1,723 — but forecasts move, and the real figure isn’t known until Ofgem confirms it.
Flexible Octopus moves with the cap every three months and has no exit fees. Fixed Octopus locks your price for 12 or 18 months, but exit fees might apply. The referral credit applies whichever Octopus tariff you choose. More detail in our fixed vs flexible guide.
The cap rose to £1,723/yr from 1 October 2026 and the January–March 2027 cap is announced by 25 November, so it’s a sensible time to check your tariff. Switching to Octopus via a referral link gets you £50 credit after your first Direct Debit. Smart tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go (for EV owners) can give you a far cheaper overnight rate than the standard cap.
Octopus has never charged the full Ofgem price cap since launch and has been named Which? Best Buy seven times. Switching takes around five minutes online.
No. If you switch to Octopus via a comparison website (Uswitch, MoneySupermarket, Go.Compare, etc.), the referral credit will not be triggered — for you or the referrer. The only way to claim the £50 is to click a referral link directly. The switch itself takes the same five minutes either way, so there’s no practical reason to use a comparison site if a referral link is available.
Yes — call Octopus Energy on 0808 164 1088 (free from most mobiles and landlines). To make sure the referral credit is applied, mention the referral link share.octopus.energy/brave-kiwi-22 at the start of the call. Octopus agents can process the referral manually. Alternatively, click the link on this page first (before calling) to start the switch online, then continue by phone if needed.
They’re exactly the same scheme — Octopus Energy uses both “refer a friend” and “recommend a friend” interchangeably. When you share a referral link and someone switches, you both receive £50 credit. The wording is just marketing variation; the reward, process, and eligibility are identical.
Yes — you can switch to Octopus directly at octopus.energy without using a referral link. However, you won’t receive the £50 credit, and neither will anyone else. Using a referral link costs nothing extra and the switch still takes the same five minutes — so there’s genuinely no reason not to use one.
Yes — there’s no limit on how many people you can refer. Every time someone clicks your referral link and completes a switch, you both get £50 credit added to your accounts. The more people you refer, the more credit you earn. There’s no stated maximum.
Yes — on Octopus’s Agile Octopus tariff, electricity prices update every 30 minutes based on wholesale rates. During periods of very high renewable generation (typically windy nights), prices can go negative — meaning Octopus pays you to use electricity. This is rare but real: a smart home with Agile, a home battery, and flexible usage can turn grid conditions into genuine income. It’s available after switching via the referral link.
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