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Here to help

When you sign up to Octopus, you’re trusting us to get energy to your home. We work hard to honour that trust through outrageously good customer service. Here’s what you can expect from us.

James Doyle

Head of Operations

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Energy explained

Are YOU making these energy mistakes?

Worried you're making these costly energy mistakes? From leaving heating on constantly to overfilling your kettle, these common errors could be costing you. Here's how to fix them, and save money.

Samsam Farah

Writer

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Business energy

Here's how we keep prices fair. For your business and the ones you refer.

At Octopus Energy for Business, we're always working to keep our prices low. To do that, we follow 6 key pricing principles that keep our rates consistently fair. Let's explore these principles - and how they make improve the energy experiences of our customers.

Pete McNally

Content Manager at Octopus Energy For Business

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Flexibility & smart energy

Upcoming changes to Intelligent Octopus Go

Intelligent Octopus Go has always offered super-cheap power for your whole home every night and smart charging to let you charge cleaner for less.To keep our off-peak rates as low as possible, in 2026 we will be updating Intelligent Octopus Go to automatically apply the 6 hour limit for super-cheap smart-charging.Around 80% of Intelligent Octopus Go charging sessions are already using less than the 6 hours mentioned in our terms – which is good, because scheduling more inevitably drives up the cost as we're charging when wholesale costs and grid stress are higher.

Phil Steele

Future Technologies Evangelist

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Get great value with Octopus

From day one, we've been on a mission to make energy fairer, greener and cheaper – and since then, we’ve stayed committed to keeping prices low. But we’re more than just a ‘great energy deal'. Our value is backed by our values. Have a read of what makes the Octopus experience one-of-a-kind.

Milly Sullivan

Writer

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Energy explained

The Autumn Budget 2025 is out now: here's what it means for your energy bill

Our early read on the 2025 Budget: some policy costs are being removed from bills, ECO scheme scrapped, new tax on EVs and more.

Sam Whitworth

Energy Market Regulation Advisor

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Energy explained

The smart meter rollout: your questions answered

The UK’s smart meter rollout is powering ahead, giving households real-time insights into their energy use, making it easier to cut costs, shrink carbon footprints, and stay future-ready.

Rebecca Gillespie

Product and Marketing Executive

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Business energy

Success! New regulation on brokers will make energy fairer for businesses

We've been campaigning to improve the energy broker system for years. So, we're delighted to see progress in the form of DESNZ's TPI report. Read on to find out how it helps normal businesses.

Pete McNally

Content Manager at Octopus Energy For Business

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Our community

Meet Winderella: the wind turbine powering Manchester's ice rink

We're bringing wind power to the ice! Meet Winderella, our 15-metre turbine lighting up Skate Manchester. Open from now until the 4th January!

Samsam Farah

Writer

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Heat pumps

Heat pump vs gas boiler | Which is better for your home in 2026?

If your boiler’s sounding more wheezy than warm and you’re dreading the thought of another big repair bill, a heat pump could be the smarter move. With government grants, lower emissions, guaranteed bill savings, and a cosier home, it’s a win-win!

Laura Iancu

SEO for Clean Energy

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Heat pumps

Brave the cold weather with a Cosy heat pump

Do heat pumps work in cold weather? To find out, we cranked a chamber down to –20 °C and tossed in our own Cosy air-source heat pump (and, for science, our social media manager). Spoiler: only one of them kept running at peak efficiency. Watch as we put our heat pump winter performance to the ultimate freeze-test!

Laura Iancu

SEO for Clean Energy

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Octopus customers have used over £3.6million of free electricity this year

Discover Octopus Energy’s Free Electricity Sessions, where using more power at the greenest times costs you nothing. Just like our Saving Sessions, but flipped: run your dishwasher, do the laundry or charge your EV for free. Customers have already unlocked over £3.6 million in free electricity, plus fun rewards. Find out how you can join in and start saving today.

Milly Sullivan

Writer

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Here to help

Are YOU making these energy mistakes?

Here's how we keep prices fair. For your business and the ones you refer.

Upcoming changes to Intelligent Octopus Go

Get great value with Octopus

The Autumn Budget 2025 is out now: here's what it means for your energy bill

The smart meter rollout: your questions answered

Success! New regulation on brokers will make energy fairer for businesses

Meet Winderella: the wind turbine powering Manchester's ice rink

Heat pump vs gas boiler | Which is better for your home in 2026?

Brave the cold weather with a Cosy heat pump

Octopus customers have used over £3.6million of free electricity this year