05/08/2020
All good things come to an end eventually:
After a long and successful run, we’ve made the difficult decision to end the free LED light bulb replacement service – also known as ‘Daffodil’ – from 31 March 2021.
Why are we switching it off?
As more and more UK households have LED light bulbs installed, the demand goes down. And the number of households that now have LED bulbs has gone from under 20% when we launched this offer 5 years ago, to over 75%.
So, our fitters have been increasingly finding that most bulbs in our customers’ homes are already LEDs.
Ending on a high note
You’ve helped install over 5 million LED light bulbs for free in over 150,000 homes across the UK over the last 5 years.
In this time, about 46 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide has been saved as a result, as well as a huge combined saving of £31m for our customers on their electricity bills. And as long as they continue to use LED bulbs, they’ll continue to save for years to come.
After 31 March 2021, although we won’t be continuing the offer to new customers, we’ll continue to honour the lifetime replacement service for those who’ve already opted into it.
Our other green offerings
Remember, we help the environment in many other ways, as well as help customers do their bit. For example a 100% renewable electricity tariff, free smart meter installation, and we plant a tree for every new customer who takes all their home services through us. Find out more on our website here.
So don’t forget to mention all of these at your next appointment, as well as giving your contacts the chance to take up our free light bulb offer before March next year. Remember, the appointment presentation has a handy slide so you can show potential customers exactly what we do as one of the UK’s greenest energy suppliers.
What does this mean for you? It means you still get free lightbulbs for life. It also means you have a fantastic, but time-sensitive window to help me introduce your friends and family to this amazing offer. Next time you see anyone with those curly low-energy bulbs, please tell them what a bonus it is to have free LEDs for life, ask them if they'd like to find out how and then tell them you'll get me to call them to make a convenient time to show them what I showed you. Just message me their name and number and Bob's your uncle. Simple as that. Any successful signups will result in a £50 UW credit popping into your bank as a thankyou. Not bad huh?