£1m paid to Octopus Energy customers as part of power saving scheme

A customer with their smart meter and energy bill. The average customer was paid £2.50 in points for reducing usage by an average of 60%. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

More than £1m was paid to energy customers with Octopus Energy on Tuesday as part of a power saving scheme.

The energy supplier said more than 400,000 customers took part by reducing their electricity use between 4.30pm and 6pm.