Last updated: March 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.
Get My £50 – Switch to Octopus →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.
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.
The UK’s most popular EV tariff — over 50% of all UK smart EV tariff customers. Overnight charging at a fraction of the standard rate, with the whole home benefiting.
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.
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 |
| 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 | Octopus Tracker | Follows wholesale prices |
| Business | Business Referral | £75 credit each |
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.
The Octopus Energy recommend a friend scheme for businesses 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.
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 typically arrives 2–3 weeks after your first Direct Debit payment. 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 500,000+ reviews, offers 100% renewable electricity, and has never charged the full Ofgem price cap. With the cap dropping to £1,641/yr in April 2026, it’s a great time to switch.
£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). Both are available after joining via the referral link.
Intelligent Octopus Go is Octopus’s smart EV tariff: 8p/kWh overnight (11:30pm–5:30am), versus 24.67p standard variable in April 2026. 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.