The best energy switching offers in the UK in 2026
The biggest energy switching offer here is EDF's £50 credit: switch your home's electricity or gas through the HonestCodes link and EDF adds £50 to your account about four weeks after you switch and your first payment clears. Co-op members can claim a £20 sign-up reward by switching to EnergyCoop (Your Co-op Energy) with their Membership Number, and Community Power tariffs add a £10 donation to the Powering Communities Fund. Neither needs a code.
Key takeaways
- Biggest reward: EDF, £50 credited to your account about four weeks after you switch and your first payment clears.
- For Co-op members: EnergyCoop, a £20 sign-up reward when you switch gas and electricity with your Co-op Membership Number.
- Flexibility: EnergyCoop's Flexible tariff has no exit fee; its fixed tariffs charge £50 per fuel (12 months) or £75 per fuel (18 months).
- Any EDF tariff counts: fixed, tracker, variable or a smart time-of-use plan.
- No code on either: both rewards ride on the link.
| EDF Energy | Your Co-op Energy (EnergyCoop) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reward | £50 credit on your EDF account | £20 sign-up reward |
| Who qualifies | Homes switching electricity or gas to EDF, not EDF customers in the past 12 months | Co-op members switching gas and electricity with their Membership Number |
| When you are paid | About four weeks after the switch, once your first payment has cleared | Paid per your membership group; Midcounties members get a voucher, Central and Chelmsford Star members a top-up in their app cash pot |
| Tariffs | Fixed, tracker, variable and smart time-of-use | Fixed 12 months, fixed 18 months and Flexible, plus Community Power tariffs |
| Exit fees | Shown on the tariff you pick | Flexible none; fixed tariffs £50 or £75 per fuel |
| Code or link | our EDF Energy link | our Your Co-op Energy (EnergyCoop) link |
| Brand page | our EDF Energy page | our Your Co-op Energy (EnergyCoop) page |
Which energy switch suits you
Any home not supplied by EDF, whose household has not been an EDF customer in the past 12 months: take the £50 credit. It is a straight reduction on your EDF account, so it comes off the bills you are already paying. The switch must be made directly on edfenergy.com through the link, not through a comparison site, and the offer cannot be combined with another new-customer promotion. It is for residential properties.
A Co-op member: take the £20 reward with EnergyCoop. Open the link, tap Get your quote, pick a tariff and enter your Membership Number during the switch. The home page shows typical household prices of £142.84 a month on Flexible, £149.33 on Fixed 18 months and £158.33 on Fixed 12 months; your own quote may differ.
Keen to give back with your switch: choose an EnergyCoop Community Power tariff, which sends £10 into the Powering Communities Fund.
How to choose an energy switching offer: five checks
1) Who the offer is for. EDF's credit is open to households that have not been EDF customers in the past 12 months; EnergyCoop's reward needs a Co-op Membership Number.
2) Where you switch. EDF's reward needs the switch made on its own site through the link.
3) The tariff behind the reward. Compare fixed, tracker and flexible prices at your address, because the reward is a one-off while the tariff runs on.
4) Exit fees. Fixed tariffs can carry a fee per fuel for leaving early; Flexible has none on EnergyCoop.
5) When the reward lands. EDF credits about four weeks after you join; EnergyCoop does not state when its reward is paid.
How these offers were checked
Rewards, eligibility and prices are taken from each supplier's own pages, as set out on its HonestCodes page. Energy prices are quoted per address, so run your own quote before you switch.
Brand pages: EDF Energy, Your Co-op Energy. Switching broadband too? See the best broadband deals, or earn on the switch with the best cashback sites.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best energy switching offer in the UK in 2026?
EDF's £50 account credit is the largest offer here, paid about four weeks after you switch and your first payment clears. Co-op members can add a £20 reward by switching to EnergyCoop with their Membership Number.
Is there an EDF referral code?
There is no code to type. The £50 travels with the link: open honestcodes.co.uk/go/edf-energy, which lands on EDF's own quote page with the referral attached.
Can I switch to EDF through a comparison site and still get the £50?
No. The switch must be made directly on edfenergy.com through the referral link. It cannot be combined with another new-customer promotion.
Who can claim the EnergyCoop £20 reward?
Co-op members who switch their gas and electricity to EnergyCoop using their Co-op Membership Number. Start at our Your Co-op Energy (EnergyCoop) link and choose Get your quote.
Do EnergyCoop tariffs have exit fees?
Flexible has none. Fixed 12 months charges £50 per fuel and Fixed 18 months charges £75 per fuel.
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Verified against each brand's own terms · 23 October 2026 · Checked by Bez, Editor-in-Chief