Households throughout the United Kingdom qualified for hearty discounts Monday to use less electricity for one hour.
Nearly a million households in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible for the country’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) which is run by its electric system operator, the National Grid, according to Yahoo Finance.
DFS compares usage against a customer’s usual demand and pays around £3 for every unit or kilowatt hour (kWh) saved. It’s estimated that households could save up to £100 over the winter.
That means that opting not to use the oven, washer and dryer, or charge an electric car during the designated window of 5 to 6 p.