The state of wholesale energy costs in 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. We unpack what this has meant for wholesale energy prices.
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Pricing Policy Energy crisis Business energy Energy explained Green Our community Greg Jackson, CEO Careers Octopus news Green home tech Flexibility & smart energyOctopus Energy enters USA with acquisition of Silicon Valley-based startup Evolve Energy
Today we announce the next stage of our rocket ship of growth with the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based start -up Evolve Energy - with the Evolve team, we are launching Octopus Energy US
Smart meter status update: A note on TMA outages
We work with multiple third parties to process the data from your smart meter – here's what happens when one of these third parties have a brief outage.
TL;DR, any outages are generally fixed within a day of us reporting it, and we always back-date your billing so you're always charged correctly, no matter what.
Web accessibility at Octopus Energy
Disability isn’t inherent - disabilities arise when society is built in a way that doesn’t take people's needs into account. In other words, it’s our job to cater for each of our customers, whatever their access needs.
We wanted to write a little about the work that goes into building our website, customer experience and communications in the most inclusive way possible.
Wholesale energy prices and Agile Octopus
In this blog series, our energy procurement team will give the scoop on the market conditions that have led to particular changes in our Agile tariff's rates.
Listen to the 'Inside Octopus Energy' podcast
Lots of people want to know what happens inside Octopus Energy. Most importantly, our ever-expanding team. So, we're starting a podcast – here's how you can listen to "Inside Octopus Energy" now!
How to read your Octopus Energy bill
Understanding your bills can be tricky. This guide includes an annotated bill and common questions about different parts of your energy statement.
A groundbreaking smart energy trial with Powervault and AgileOctopus
Octopus and Powervault are over the Moon to be able to announce a groundbreaking smart trial, paving the way for a smarter, greener energy system.
Spotlight on... Wenye, Back-end developer
Aliya chats to Kraken Tech back-end dev Wenye Zhao about coding the links to connect smart meters, lockdown hobbies, and what it's like working for a green, agile company like ours. Aliya chats to
An update on smart meter installations, August 2020
After coronavirus put a hold on installations,.there’s a been huge appetite for Octopus’s smart tariffs and the smart meters that enable them. Here's how we're rising to meet the challenge.
Powering Lime UK with 100% green energy
We speak to Lime UK General Manager Florence Milner about their decision to power their e-bikes with Octopus Energy's 100% clean, green energy.
Could electric wallpaper be part of the future of heating?
I recently stumbled upon an intriguing new way to heat a building without burning gas: electric wallpaper.
The Big Switch On: Can we make the most of renewable energy when it’s available?
Can everyday homes help balance a greener grid?
How to hack your home for cheaper, greener, energy with our open API
Smart-energy pioneers are using our agile API to hack their homes for the cheapest, greenest energy anywhere - find out how to do the same!
Arsenal FC are the greenest team the world has ever seen*
Why we’re matching Hector Bellerin's pledge to plant 3,000 trees for every Arsenal win till the end of the 19/20 season and some history about our Arsenal partnership.
A word from our digital marketing team about how ad algorithms and ad placements work
How ad-buying works, how websites make money from ads, and how we try to ensure our ads don’t appear where they shouldn’t
The Octopus team is (still) growing! Find out more about joining us during the Coronavirus outbreak
If you’re thinking about joining our team, here’s what you can expect from the hiring process, and what we’ve been doing differently to welcome new folks into the team, given the unusual circumstances.
How we’re investing massively in a green future
A “living list” of our investments in driving a renewable energy system.
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