Spotlight on...Suraj, back-end developer and champion for inclusion
Meet Suraj: Kraken back-end developer and champion for tech diversity in our latest Spotlight.
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Octopus Energy is coming to Spain! We've acquired Valencia-based green energy disruptor Umeme to launch Octopus Energy Spain.
Introducing Power Hour: An hour of free smart green electricity
Power Hour – one hour of free green electricity every month between August 2021 and December 2022 for customers with connected smart meters. The Power Hour will change each month – it will be one of the cheapest, greenest daylight hours for the whole month, as forecast by our boffins.
We’ll send everyone who’s signed up an email within 24 hours of the Power Hour.
Our smart meter vans are going electric
Retweet your favourite pick from our finalists on Twitter: the two most popular will each be permanently inked on one of our electric smart meter vans. Read on for full competition info and more on our soon-to-be fully-electric van fleet.
The state of wholesale energy
We're committed to fair prices that truly reflect the cost of the energy we supply you. In this blog post, we'll give insight into what's going on in the global wholesale energy market, to help you better understand trends in UK tariff prices.
Intelligent Octopus Go: Customer questions answered
Intelligent Octopus Go is a beta smart tariff just for EV drivers. In this blog we're answer some intelligent Octopus Go customer FAQs!
We’re trying to make energy (and the world) better for everyone.
Positive action Octopus Energy has taken since its launch to make energy (and the world) fairer, greener, and more equitable.
Arsenal are Electric!
Thanks to our long-term partnership with Arsenal, Gooners now have the opportunity to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at Emirates Stadium during match days!
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.
Powered by Octopus
Let's meet some of the wonderful businesses driving for a low-carbon future, and putting our clean, green electrons to good use in the process.
We've made smart meter installations something to look forward to
We’re celebrating a little milestone... Octopus Energy Services, our dedicated smart hardware engineers, have just installed their 100,000th smart meter! Find out about what we've been doing to make sure our installations are as fun and as easy as they can be.
Want to ditch gas for good? Here’s how we can help
As people move away from burning gas to heat our homes and our water, we thought we’d put together a blog explaining how we can help remove your gas meter and cap your supply safely.
Why we (very occasionally) block accounts on our social media channels
Our social media are crucial channels our customers use to talk to us. In order to keep them clear and safe for people to use, we very occasionally need to block accounts. Here's a bit of info about why that can happen.
Octopus is making quantum leaps
Ever wondered whether your home is really running on real, renewably-generated electrons? Our engineers have been experimenting with bleeding-edge physics to help you find out...
Net Zero in London by 2050. What does the next generation have to say?
The Octopus Centre for Net Zero has put the capital's brightest young minds to the test at the very first London Energy Idea Challenge
Big Business: moving from a one to a three phase meter
If your business uses a lot of energy then you might need a three phase meter installed, allowing you to access a lot more power from the grid. We are increasingly getting requests for three phase meters, so here is everything you need to know about the installation process.
Getting to know your business electricity meter
Whilst you're at work, your business's electricity meter is also putting in a shift. The job of an electricity meter is to track your energy usage so you can be correctly billed for what you actually use. Electricity meters can seem quite complicated, so here is a play-by-play of the different meters you might find at your business premise.
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