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How Fan Club customers are saving hundreds on bills

One year in, Octopus Energy's offshore 'Fan Club' is helping Grimsby residents save big, with average annual savings nearing £200! Now, 36,000+ people across the UK are asking to join the Fan Club revolution.

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Powering grassroots football: free footy kits for 2,500+ local teams

Octopus Scores Big: Free Football Kits! Octopus Energy is giving 2,500 local grassroots teams across the UK over 27,000 free football kits to support local communities and future generations.

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Reforming Final Consumption Levies is essential to scaling domestic flexibility

UK renewables are at record highs, with electricity prices dropping below £0 for 135 hours this year due to excess generation. Instead of paying wind farms to shut down, Octopus Energy advocates for allowing customers to use this surplus power. To reduce renewable energy wastage and lower bills, we must remove Final Consumption Levies from all flexible consumption. Read more here.

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Powered by Octopus: How Box Bear is unlocking savings with Shape Shifters

Shape Shifters encourages Box Bear to be flexible with their energy usage - and they’re reaping the rewards with a projected saving of up to £2,000 by the end of this year.

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8 ways to save with Octopus Energy

See the best ways to save when you're an Octopus customer, from switching to a cost-saving smart tariff to joining our super loyalty programme Octoplus for weekly freebies and discounts.

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The Energy Tech Summit 2024: Mercury, Cosy 10 & more

At the WIRED x Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2024, we shared exciting updates from Project Mercury to the Cosy 10, built a wind turbine onsite in just eight hours and drove a convoy of EV enthusiasts there from London.

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100,000 Zero Bills homes by 2030

We are on a mission to build 100,000 Zero Bills homes by 2030. Read all about it.

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How to take a meter reading

Wondering how to take a meter reading? It's super simple. Our guide lets you know how to read meters, whether you have a traditional non-smart meter, a SMETS1 smart meter in non-smart mode, or a connected SMETS1 or SMETS2 meter.

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The ultimate guide to reading your meter, whatever kind you have

Wondering how to take a meter reading? It's super simple. Our guide lets you know how to read meters, whether you have a traditional non-smart meter, a SMETS1 smart meter in dumb mode, or a connected SMETS1 or SMETS2 meter.

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How much does a heat pump cost?

The typical heat pump installation we offer costs around £4,460 after the government Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant - and it could be cheaper to run than a gas boiler.

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What to expect at your insulation appointment

Our helpful guide on what happens at your home insulation appointment with the Great British Insulation Scheme or the ECO Scheme. See the types of ventilation and insulation that we install and how we do it.

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Should I go for a fixed or flexible tariff?

Finding it tricky to choose a tariff? While there isn't a wrong answer as such, there might be an option that suits you better. In this blog, we'll help you weigh up your options.

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