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The Octoverse: all the latest from Octopus Energy Group

Samsam Farah, Writer Our community Green Energy explained

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Help when you're struggling to pay

Need help with your energy bills? Here are all the steps you can take. How to access support from Octopus and other organisations, how to change your payments, find the cheapest tariffs available, reduce your energy consumption and more.

Customers love Octoplus rewards

It's been almost a year of Octoplus, our exciting rewards programme for smart meter customers.

We launched Octoplus to reward our smart meter customers for making the grid greener. Have a look at some of our favourite tweets about the scheme.

Save on solar and heat pumps with cashback from your bank

Want to get solar panels or a heat pump but not sure you can afford it? Good news: depending on who you bank with, you could get up up to £2,000 cashback to kickstart your transition to clean, green energy.

Zonal energy pricing explained

Zonal pricing could save Britain £3.7 billion a year on energy bills and cut system carbon emissions by 17%. Here's an overview of what needs to change and why.

Octopus Kits for Kids

Kick off the 2025-2026 season with the chance to win a FREE Octopus-sponsored football kit for your entire team.

Last season, we supported grassroots teams with 27,000+ free kits. And now we’re back, giving away another 27,000+ free kits to teams all over the UK.

Does ANYONE win the Wheel of Fortune? I investigated

I thought the Octopus Wheel of Fortune was a scam—until I investigated. Turns out, over 1.5 million customers have won for submitting meter readings, with nearly £3 million in prizes given away. Find out the truth.

Introducing Turn Up Sessions

Get rewarded using energy when the grid is green with Octopus Energy Turn Up Sessions. Instead of wasting all that clean energy, we’d like you to use it up instead. And get a tasty reward for doing so.

Introducing battery-only installation with Octopus

You can make a profit on your electricity bill on the Intelligent Octopus Flux tariff, or save around 90% with Fixed Outgoing. We dig into how saving with solar really works and how to reap the benefits.

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How zonal pricing helps energy-intensive businesses

How zonal pricing could wipe millions off the electricity bills of businesses in critical industrial sectors, including steel, chemicals, car manufacturing, and data.

Businesses and Electric Match: building a 24/7 carbon-free electricity system

A clean, green future requires energy that's carbon-free. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Here's how we're working with businesses to bring this to life.

The little gadget powering a smarter energy future: The Octopus Home Mini

It started as a simple idea: what if a tiny device could unlock the secrets of your home’s energy use—and help you take control of it, effortlessly? Fast forward two years, and the Octopus Home Mini is quietly revolutionising how over 200,000 homes across the UK use electricity.

Panel Power: real stories from businesses exporting their solar energy

Panel Power is our commercial export tariff for businesses with solar panels. It's turning solar into earnings for our business customers. Find out why they choose Panel Power for their export.

Launching our new podcast: 'Women in Engineering'

Meet the women engineering a greener future. Tune in to our new podcast as Octopus Energy’s female engineers share insights and break barriers in energy.

The Octopus Guide to Glastonbury

Missed out on Glastonbury tickets this year? All hope is not lost – we have two pairs of tickets to giveaway in a special prize draw for Octoplus members! For those already going to Worthy Farm, we’ve also rounded up some must-dos while you're there, from catching our CEO Greg at Croissant Neuf to spotting our travelling wind turbine Gusty Spinfield.

Unlimited EV Charging for £30? Yep, You Read That Right.

We’ve just launched the Intelligent Drive Pack – a brand new subscription add-on for EV drivers in the UK. For just £30 a month, you can unlock unlimited scheduled smart charging for your electric car at home.

Why Spring is the best time for solar panels

Spring has sprung. Along with the longer evenings and beautiful blooms, there are lots of other things to get excited about – including all the benefits of solar power. So if you’ve been thinking about switching to sunny energy: here’s why now’s a good time.

How would a zonal pricing system actually work?

Lets get into the nuts and bolts of zonal pricing: how, exactly, would it save that money? Would it create a postcode lottery? How would a zonal pricing system actually work compared to now? How would the government implement it?

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