Why now is the perfect time to switch to a heat pump
See why heat pumps are a smart choice for your home, your wallet and the planet with Octopus Energy, from £7,500 towards the cost from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to smart tariff savings and more.
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We are on a mission to build 100,000 Zero Bills homes by 2030. Read all about it.
Inside our Cosy heat pump factory
Join us, as we go behind the scenes in Portadown, a small town in Northern Ireland to find out more about the people helping to transform the UK's energy system.
Are heat pumps really worth the investment?
Are heat pumps really worth the investment? Hear from Ben, one of our heat pump pros, to get the low down on why getting a heat pump is a complete no-brainer.
Solar for all: spread the cost over time
In our mission to make renewable energy accessible for all, we’ve partnered with digital bank Zopa to launch a new scheme to make solar panels more affordable. Now you can spread the cost of your solar panel installation up to seven years. Find out more.
Should I get a heat pump? Hear from customers who did
Thousands of customers across the country are ditching their gas boilers in favour of clean, affordable heat pumps. Hear from Alan and Linda who love their heat pumps just as much as we do!
How much can you save with solar?
Find out how you could save around 90% on your electricity bill on the Octopus Flux tariff, or even get paid to use energy on Intelligent Octopus Flux. We dig into how much you can save with solar, and why an installation is worth it.
Why customers love our thermal cameras
In a typical British home up to one third of the heat produced by central heating systems is lost through the roof, walls, floor and windows.
We wanted to help – so for the past few years, we’ve loaned out high-tech thermal heat cameras to vulnerable and low-income customers. So far, 8000 of our customers have borrowed one of our cameras. We wanted to let you know how it’s gone.
Driving a clean heating system: turning an imperative into an upgrade
Today, the dominant form of heating in the UK is gas boilers. We are very aware of this, so much so that we’re currently one of the nation’s biggest suppliers of natural gas. And as a company who loves our customers we do the best possible job for them.
Autumn is a great time to invest in solar. Here’s why…
4 reasons why there's no time like the present to get solar PV and battery installed at home.
How much can you save with a heat pump?
Save up to £220 with a heat pump on our Cosy Octopus tariff. Green heating boffin Aimee crunches the numbers of Octopus Energy heat pump customers to see how much they've saved
The Cosy 6 heat pump: revolutionising heating the Octopus way
We’re absolutely thrilled to unveil our latest milestone in the quest for cheaper, greener, smarter home heating: the 'Cosy 6' heat pump.
Everything you need to know about solar installation with Octopus Energy
We’ve covered some of the main questions about getting solar panels in this blog, as well as a little bit about how Octopus helps with the process.
How a heat pump and EVs changed Aaron's home and bills
Over the next few years, heat pumps are going to become the dominant way of heating in most people’s homes. I chat to one of our lovely customers Aaron, who was able to install the green energy trifecta in his home; a heat pump, solar and battery.
Spotlight on... our green heating research experts
Octopus Energy's incredible team of green-heating maestros are pushing the furthest boundaries of low carbon tech. Why not meet some of the geniuses behind it all (and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a glimpse of what they’re working on).
Meet the smart product engineers transforming green heating
Meet Derya, Carmen and project manager Jess; the team of smart product engineers hard at work developing tools that could come to transform the way society uses and understands energy.
Spotlight on... Jason, expert Heat Pump manufacturer
Jason Cassells designed Octopus’ next-generation heat pump factory from the ground up. Drawing on three decades of engineering and manufacturing experience and a doctorate in fluid dynamics, his heat pumps are many times more efficient than a gas boiler, and greener to boot.
Meet the Octopus Home Mini
The Octopus Home Mini is a brand new, cutting-edge bit of tech that makes understanding your energy usage easier than ever before.
How Octopus Energy is revolutionising Heat Pumps
Heat pumps are the future: electric, low-carbon heat extracted from the air. Find out how we're installing heat pumps for around the same cost as a gas boiler.
Green heating 101 with our heat pump boffin Peter
Yet to be electrified and unable to reap the benefits of cleaner, greener electricity, heating accounts for 14% of the UKs emissions. In this blog, I talk to Peter Konowalczyk about the solution we've all been waiting for... heat pumps.
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