EDF FreePhase Static review (August 2026)
Fixed day, night and peak bands for twelve months, with free electricity at set times and no exit fees.
Updated for August 2026
Tariff snapshot
The important details in one place
- Current tariff issue
- Freephase Static 12m v7
- EDF_FREEPHASE_STATIC_12M_V7_HH
- Price changes
- By time band
- The same scheduled price periods repeat each day
- Against the price cap
- Choose a location
- Compares today’s regional average unit rate with the applicable cap rate
- Estimated annual cost
- Choose a location
- Shown after an electricity region is selected
Key tariff facts
- The same scheduled price periods repeat each day
- 12-month fixed term
- Compatible smart meter required
- Electricity tariff
- Regional unit rates and standing charges
The short answer
Who EDF FreePhase Static is most likely to work for
FreePhase Static is the more predictable of EDF’s two FreePhase tariffs. For a household that can keep the late afternoon clear, it offers a fixed routine without requiring a daily price check.
The peak band is unforgiving though, and it is priced well above the standard variable rate rather than a little above it. This is a tariff to take because your routine already avoids the early evening, not one to take hoping you will change.
FreePhase Static splits the day into bands and holds each one for twelve months. There is a cheap overnight rate, a middle rate through the working day and evening, and a expensive band across the late afternoon.
It is the fixed half of EDF’s FreePhase line: the same idea as the dynamic version — pay less by using electricity at the right time — but with the times printed in advance instead of published daily. The schedule above is the live one for the region you have selected.
In its favour
- Cheap overnight band with nothing to check or time
- Current regional standing charge shown alongside the three unit rates
- Prices fixed for twelve months
- No exit fees
- Free electricity sessions on top
Against it
- Peak band is expensive and covers the busiest hours of a family evening
- No benefit if the price cap falls during the term
- Needs a smart meter
- Electricity only
How it works
How EDF FreePhase Static sets its prices
The day is divided into bands with a set price each. The cheapest runs overnight, the dearest across the late afternoon and early evening, and a middle rate covers the rest. Those prices are fixed for the twelve months of the agreement, so unlike the standard variable tariff they do not move when the price cap does.
Because the bands never move, this is a tariff you can build a routine around rather than a tariff you have to check. The washing goes on overnight, the oven avoids the peak, and that is the whole of the discipline it asks for.
The standing charge is separate from the three unit rates and applies every day. Use the current regional figure shown on this page rather than assuming it will always beat another tariff.
As with the dynamic version, EDF runs free electricity at selected times on this tariff. Those sessions sit on top of the banded pricing rather than replacing it.
Things to watch
The main trade-offs
The peak band is expensive — substantially above the standard variable rate — and it covers exactly the hours most households cook and heat in. A home that cannot avoid it will pay more here than on a flat tariff.
Fixed prices cut both ways. If the price cap falls over the next year, you stay where you are while the standard variable tariff comes down.
The free electricity sessions are a real benefit but not a schedulable one, so do not count them into a comparison.
Live tariff data
EDF FreePhase Static prices for your area
Electricity rates and standing charges differ by distribution region. Enter your postcode or choose your electricity region before local figures are shown.
Practical advice
Getting the most out of EDF FreePhase Static
Learn one boundary, not the whole schedule
The only time that really matters is when the peak band starts. If nothing heat-generating runs between then and the evening rate returning, you have captured most of the benefit of the tariff.
Push the big loads past the peak, not through it
Dinner at six on an electric hob is the expensive habit. Cooking earlier, cooking later, or using a slow cooker through the day all avoid the same band.
Let the overnight band earn its keep
Immersion heaters, dishwashers, washing machines and car chargers all run perfectly well on a timer. Everything you move into the overnight band is bought at the cheapest rate on the tariff.
Household fit
Who EDF FreePhase Static might be good for
The right answer depends on your equipment, routine and tolerance for changing prices—not just how much electricity you use.
Likely to suit
- Households that can reliably keep the oven, dryer and dishwasher out of the late afternoon
- People who want time-of-use pricing without having to look anything up
- Homes that do most of their heavy electrical work in the evening after the peak or overnight
- Low-usage households that have compared the live standing charge as well as the three unit rates
Less likely to suit
- Households cooking and washing between four and seven in the evening, every day
- Anyone who would rather track the market and take the genuinely cheapest hours
- Homes without a smart meter
- Anyone who expects to benefit if the price cap falls during the term
Before switching
Check the requirements and what will affect the result
What you need
- A smart meter, since the bands have to be billed separately from one another
- Payment by monthly Direct Debit
- An existing EDF electricity account, or joining EDF on Standard Variable while the meter checks are completed
- A twelve-month agreement, with no exit fees if you leave early
- Electricity only — gas is a separate EDF tariff
- Available across Great Britain, at prices that differ by distribution region
What drives what you pay
- How much of your usage lands in the late-afternoon peak band, which is the most expensive band on this tariff
- How much you can move into the overnight band, which is where the saving actually comes from
- The current regional standing charge, which applies every day regardless of how much electricity you use
- Nothing to do with the wholesale market or the price cap for the length of the term — the prices are set
Match the tariff to your home
Your largest electrical loads can change the answer
A specialist tariff can be better aligned with one large device, but its eligibility and expensive periods still matter. These are comparisons to make, not automatic recommendations.
If you have an EV
EDF FreePhase Static is already designed around electric-vehicle charging. Compare its cheap window, daytime rate, automation and compatibility with the alternatives before choosing.
If you have solar without a battery
The import tariff and the rate paid for exported electricity are separate decisions. A straightforward export tariff can be more useful than a peak-weighted battery tariff when generation is exported as it happens.
If you have solar and a home battery
EDF FreePhase Static already targets a home with storage. Compare who controls the battery, the import/export bands and device compatibility rather than looking at one headline rate.
If you have a heat pump
EDF FreePhase Static already accounts for heat-pump use. Compare its discounted periods, any peak penalty and how easily the building can retain heat between them.
Alternatives
Other smart tariffs from Octopus and EDF to compare
These are other smart-tariff comparisons from the two suppliers, not a claim that every option suits the same household.
EDF FreePhase Dynamic
The two halves of the same idea. Static fixes the times and prices for the term; Dynamic publishes the next day’s three prices. Static is simpler for a set routine, while Dynamic gives more opportunity to respond to changing daily bands.
Review EDF FreePhase DynamicCosy Octopus
Both are banded tariffs with cheap windows and an expensive peak, and both are aimed at households that can move heat around. Cosy is built around a heat pump’s daily cycle with cheap windows in the early morning and afternoon; FreePhase Static puts its cheap band overnight, which suits general household use and car charging better than it suits heating.
Review Cosy OctopusEDF Standard Variable
Standard Variable has one capped rate all day. FreePhase Static has three fixed bands, so the result depends on the live regional rates, standing charges, total consumption and how much use lands in each period.
Review EDF Standard VariableOther EDF Energy tariff reviews
Browse every other EDF Energy tariff covered on Energy Review. Availability, eligibility and price structure are explained on each review.
Regional comparison
How prices differ across Great Britain
EDF FreePhase Static unit rate and standing charge by region
The average price per unit on 2026-08-12, including VAT. The table also shows the daily standing charge.
Hover a region for its figure, or select one to load its prices.
Tap a region to load its prices.
| Region | Per kWh | Standing charge per day |
|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 24.16p | 46.7p |
| North East England | 24.26p | 57.4p |
| West Midlands | 24.39p | 52.9p |
| Yorkshire | 24.45p | 57.5p |
| Southern Scotland | 24.73p | 57.3p |
| North West England | 24.90p | 40.8p |
| South West England | 25.03p | 51.0p |
| South Wales | 25.12p | 51.0p |
| Eastern England | 25.20p | 47.1p |
| London | 25.23p | 37.9p |
| Southern England | 25.25p | 42.8p |
| South East England | 25.29p | 47.6p |
| Northern Scotland | 25.38p | 50.7p |
| Merseyside and North Wales | 26.30p | 63.9p |
Northern Ireland has a separate electricity market and is not covered by these regions.
How to switch
Moving to EDF FreePhase Static
- 1
You need a smart meter. EDF will arrange one if you do not have it, but the tariff cannot bill banded rates without it.
- 2
Apply directly through EDF; a domestic switch usually completes within five working days.
- 3
There are no exit fees, so if the peak band turns out to catch more of your day than you expected you can move away without a charge.
Frequently asked questions
When are the cheap and expensive hours?
The band schedule above shows the current times and prices for your region, read from EDF’s own rate feed. The shape is a cheap overnight band, a middle rate through the day and evening, and an expensive band across the late afternoon.
Are the prices really fixed?
Yes, for the twelve months of the agreement. That is the difference between this and the Tracker tariffs, which move with the price cap, and the dynamic version, which publishes new green, amber and red prices for each day.
What is the free electricity?
EDF runs periods of free electricity at selected times on the FreePhase tariffs. They are a benefit of the tariff rather than a published schedule, and the figures on this page are the standard banded rates without any session credit applied.
Is this an Economy 7 tariff?
No, though it can look similar. Economy 7 needs a two-register meter and gives you one cheap block; this is a smart tariff with several bands including a peak that is dearer than the standard rate, and it is billed from half-hourly data on a single register.