Households that are signed up to the Sunday Saver scheme by EDF will get free electricity between 7pm and 11pm on February 14 - here is how it works and what you need to know

EDF is giving customers four hours of free energy on Valentine’s Day.

Households that are signed up to the Sunday Saver scheme will get free electricity between 7pm and 11pm on February 14. The free will be credited to your account around two weeks later. Sunday Saver gives allows customers to earn free electricity on Sundays by shifting their electricity use away from weekday peak hours, which are typically between 4pm to 7pm.

EDF gave away eight hours of free electricity - worth £200,000 - on Christmas Day to those who signed up to its December Sunday Saver challenge. To take part in the Valentine's Day event, you have to be signed up by February 13. You can sign up to the Sunday Saver scheme through the EDF website.

To take part, you must have a working smart meter and be opted into half-hourly meter reads. Sunday Savers earned an average of 26 hours of free electricity across December, with the top 20% of participants earning 50 free hours.

Rich Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF, said: "We are thrilled to offer this special Valentine’s Day gift to our customers. Our free electricity offer over Christmas was a great success, so we’re pleased to be able to offer another free electricity day to our customers to help them save energy on their bills whilst celebrating time with their loved ones.