One million families win cash back from electricity switch-off trends now
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Households have rushed to sign up to a scheme that pays them to turn off washing machines, ovens, dishwashers and even the lights.
As many as one million are thought to have taken part in a mass electricity switch-off last night with a similar figure expected today.
Demand to take part has been so high some energy companies are turning people away as trial schemes are ‘full’.
It came as the National Grid said that the switch-off could become a feature of British life in winter.
Households have rushed to sign up to a scheme that pays them to turn off washing machines, ovens, dishwashers and even the lights
It went live on a national scale last night when people were asked to reduce their electricity use for one hour, between 5pm and 6pm
The Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) is a voluntary scheme where households can be rewarded with cash for reducing electricity use at peak periods.
Britain’s biggest energy firms, including Octopus, British Gas and E.on, have run a series of trials under the scheme, which is operated by National Grid ESO.
It went live on
