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Switch up green levies for a smarter, cleaner energy system

With energy costs going up, the energy crisis has brought new attention to all the smaller costs that make up your electricity bill; including green levies. Tin this blog we look at how taking them out of customers’ bills and including them in ‘general taxation’ would help unleash energy flexibility, making the grid greener in the process.

Sebastian Blake

Flexible Markets Lead

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Green

We paid customers to use less power at peak times. Here's what happened.

The UK’s energy network is slowly but surely becoming greener, but this transformation isn’t without challenges.At Octopus, we’re all about less talk and more action. That’s why we trialled the UK’s largest ever dynamic demand shift. Working with over 100,000 homes up and down the country, we’ve collectively demonstrated that even the smallest of actions can lead to the biggest changes.

Shaun McHugh

Writer

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How to use your In-Home Display

Your new smart meter comes with a handy display called an In-Home Display, or IHD for short. This article tells you all about how to use it.

Joe Grainger

Smart Meter Operations Manager

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Green

Community energy 101: how do I set a project up, and how can Octopus help?

We're huge fans of community energy. In this blog we’re going to talk about what a community energy project is, what you should consider if you’re planning to set one up, and how to sell your community energy to Octopus, via Younity.

Jackson Howarth

Senior Writer

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Homes in Dumfries and Galloway get free power in our Windy Day Fund trial

Our cutting-edge trial, in partnership with SP Energy Networks, will pay customers to use more power at certain times when there's excess wind energy being generated.

Pete Miller

Head of Customer Experience

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Pricing

What's going on with global energy prices?

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. Now more than ever, while the ongoing gas crisis sees energy prices stay highs, we're committed to fair prices that truly reflect the cost of the energy we supply you.

Matt Bunney

Head of Fuel Procurement

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Octopus news

Officially the UK's most awarded energy supplier

Octopus Energy are proud to have won over 100 awards - recognising our green innovation, fast growth, amazing customer service, affordability and more. Read more about what makes us officially the UK’s most awarded energy supplier in 2025.

Aliya Khan

In-Person Energy Conversations

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Our community

More Power to... Solpowered

Here, at the Octopus Energy Equality Foundation we’re so excited to announce our £18,938 donation to Solpowered - a brilliant project dedicated to helping marginalised communities build healthy and sustainable lives.It works alongside local Zimbabwe charity FACE, supporting low-income communities and healthcare facilities to access green energy.

Samsam Farah

Writer

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Our community

All About our 2021 Tech and Operations Internship

Read about our 2021 Octopus Energy Equality Internship, an 8-week crash course in tech and customer operations.

Samsam Farah

Writer

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Meet the team behind our latest innovation: The Electric Juice Network

Electric Juice Network (EJN) is our latest innovation- we are partnering with as many charge point operators as possible to provide you with an easy way to pay for all your electric vehicle charging on the go. What’s more, we are developed a game changing app that shows you the closest charge points to you, plus loads of other info like charging speeds, socket types available and price per kWh. If you are an Octopus Energy customer, you can also pay via your energy account. With over 14 charging partners already signed up and many more on their way to join let’s meet some of the people who are making EJN a reality.

Maddie Inglis

Social Media Manager

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Destination: Greener Driving

A handy guide on why getting an EV might be the right choice for you.

Maddie Inglis

Social Media Manager

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Energy explained

Meter Certification explained

Is your meter approaching the end of its operational use? Most meters are assigned a certification date when they are manufactured. Once a meter has passed its certification date, it needs to be replaced.Certification periods are allocated by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (the OPSS) and meters need be replaced once they've passed this.

Rebecca Gillespie

Product and Marketing Executive

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Switch up green levies for a smarter, cleaner energy system

We paid customers to use less power at peak times. Here's what happened.

How to use your In-Home Display

Community energy 101: how do I set a project up, and how can Octopus help?

Homes in Dumfries and Galloway get free power in our Windy Day Fund trial

What's going on with global energy prices?

Officially the UK's most awarded energy supplier

More Power to... Solpowered

All About our 2021 Tech and Operations Internship

Meet the team behind our latest innovation: The Electric Juice Network

Destination: Greener Driving

Meter Certification explained