Refer a friend and receive a reward
If you’re an Ecotricity customer, you can help us replace fossil fuels with green energy by getting more people to join us.
To be clear on our use of this phrase - we are not saying that we are the greenest purely in terms of energy supplied; we are saying that we are the greenest energy company overall. We go broader and deeper than any other energy company in Britain and we set out how we do that below.
There are at least 3 different bodies that have published green energy supplier rankings. They take different approaches and none of them focus only on being green. For example, Ethical Consumer looks at suppliers’ tax behaviour, and Which? looks at the actual energy supply in more detail. Matched Energy’s ranking is flawed as it lists non-green energy in suppliers’ fuel mix calculations.
Despite all of this, we come out top when you average out the leading suppliers’ rankings across these three different analyses and adjust the Matched ranking by removing the non-green energy fuel.
Independent Energy Supplier Company Rankings
The breadth and depth of our work on green issues is unmatched
Ecotricity operates on a not-for dividend business model, whereby profits are re-invested in the mission to bring about a greener Britain. Our competitors operate traditional shareholder dividend models.
Ecotricity is the only energy company in the UK to offer officially vegan-certified energy, a certification it holds from both The Vegan Society and the charity Viva! Those certifications confirm that we are the only energy company that ensures that no animal body parts enter the supply chain of our energy.
Ecotricity is driving decarbonisation in sectors such as live music, outdoor events, TV and film production as part of the UN Climate Change Accelerator City programme in Liverpool.
Ecotricity Limited has been ISO 14001-certified since 2020.
All of Ecotricity Limited company vehicles are electric.
Ecotricity’s staff canteen in Stroud provides, 100% plant based meals to all staff.
The Green Britain Foundation, the charity linked to and supported by Ecotricity, runs a national educational programme across all schools in the UK, it supports rewilding and biodiversity in sites totalling nearly 700 acres across the UK & it patrols the seas around the UK to recover "ghost gear" (abandoned fishing nets) to remove marine debris.
Forest Green Rovers Football Club, part of our group, is a founding signatory of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sports for Climate Action programme – which represents our activities in the world of sport pushing global sustainability & our founder is a UN Climate Ambassador.
Each of our competitors engages in some similar activities, but our commitment and investment across the range of green and ethical issues puts us ahead as Britain’s overall greenest energy company.
Sources and references
Our vegan power certification - https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-green-energy/vegan-energy
Our environmental footprint & ISO 14001 - https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-story/our-environmental-footprint
Our 30 year mission to create a greener Britain - https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-story/our-history
Ministry of Eco Education’s National Education Programme - https://www.ministryofeco.org/
The Green Britain Foundation - https://www.greenbritainfoundation.co.uk/
The UNFCCC Liverpool Accelerator City Programme - https://cultureliverpool.co.uk/accelerator-city/
The World’s Greenest Football Club and new Eco Park Stadium - https://www.fgr.co.uk/eco-park/
Refer a Friend FAQs
You can refer as many friends as you want with your code. There is no limit, as the more people who join Ecotricity, the quicker we can achieve a greener Britain and the more you can earn. It’s a win for everyone!
No, you cannot choose whether you get credit to your account or a John Lewis voucher. All customers will receive credit applied directly to their energy account, except Pay As You Go customers, who will receive a John Lewis voucher instead.
Yes, you can still refer a friend if you’re on an out-of-contract tariff. As long as your friend successfully switches to an eligible Ecotricity tariff using your referral link or code, you’ll both qualify for the reward.