Last updated: 20th March 2025
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To find out more about Octopus Energy refer a friend codes, keep reading below:
How does an Octopus Energy refer a friend code work?
Once you are given a refer a friend link, that link makes it easy to sign up for Octopus Energy. You click on the link, fill in a few details and your energy supply is switched from your current supplier to Octopus Energy.
Currently, 98.1% of switches take place within 15 days and your energy supply will not be interrupted while the switch takes place.
You do not have to wait for an engineer to arrive as your existing gas and electricity meters will continue to work as usual.
Switching via the refer a friend link rather than switching directly via Octopus Energy means that you get £50 credited to your Octopus Energy account. The person referring you also receives a credit. If you don’t use the refer a friend link to switch your energy supply, you don’t get the credit unfortunately.
If you forget to sign up using a referral code after visiting our website, you can however add one add a later date to your account.
Who are Octopus Energy?
Despite only starting in 2016, Octopus Energy now has over 8 million customers. They concentrate on green energy, including generating their own renewable energy via wind, solar and anaerobic digestion. Octopus Energy are also approved by Friends of the Earth.
Octopus Energy claims that the average home using Octopus Energy’s electricity will generate 574 kg less CO2 than they would if they were using an alternative electricity supplier. This is the equivalent of planting 287 trees.
They have won several awards, including the Uswitch Energy Supplier of the Year 2024 award, and the 2025 Which? Recommended Provider Award. Octopus Energy’s TrustPilot reviews are also impressive, with 90% of people giving them an “Excellent” rating.
Is the Octopus Energy refer a friend scheme still active?
Yes, the Octopus Energy refer a friend scheme is still active. There was a time during the energy crisis when it was not possible to switch using a referral code, but it is now back.
The way this works is that people signing up via the link that is given to them by an existing Octopus Energy customer get £50 credit applied to their account and the customer supplying the link gets £50 credit also.
Get £50 when you join Octopus Energy by clicking here
How much does Octopus Energy pay for a referral from a refer a friend link?
At the time of writing, Octopus Energy are giving a £50 credit to people who sign up via a refer a friend link or use an Octopus refer a friend code. The person supplying the link also receives a £50 credit to their account.
Do Octopus offer an NHS discount?
No, there is currently not a staff discount available for members of the NHS. You can still get £50 credit however by using an Octopus refer a friend code.
How long does it take to receive my refer a friend credit?
Credits from Octopus energy referral codes are usually applied to your energy account within 7 days of the switch being completed.
Can I withdraw the referral credit to my bank account?
As long as your Octopus Energy account is in credit, you can request a withdrawal to your bank account. The money should appear in your bank account within a few days.
Can I get refer a friend credit and use a comparison website?
You need to use the refer a friend link that you’ve been given to get the referral credit. If you use a comparison website to switch your energy provider you do not get the credit.
Can I get cashback as well as Octopus refer a friend credit?
Some referrers are offering to share their referral credits with customers who switch. Those referrers are getting £50 credit when people switch using their refer a friend code and they are offering to share some of their referral credit with people who sign up via their link, for example you may then get £75.
Do Octopus Energy ever offer £100 refer a friend credit?
Octopus Energy celebrated World Octopus Day by doubling the refer a friend credit to £100 although that only ran from 8th October 2020 until 15th October 2020. The referral credit is now back to £50, although both the new customer and the existing customer get that credit when a new customer signs up.
Do Octopus offer refer credit for businesses?
Yes, you can get £100 referral credit if you are a business. You cannot sign with a link, you will instead need to signup through here: https://octopus.energy/business/ and add your referral code afterwards.
Can I use an Octopus refer a friend code if I am moving in?
Yes, you don’t need to be switching your own existing energy account to Octopus. Any sign up for Octopus can get the £50 credit.
Use our Octopus refer a friend code and get £50 when you join Octopus Energy by clicking here
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