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We’ve just launched the Intelligent Drive Pack – a brand new subscription add-on for EV drivers in the UK. For just £30 a month, you can unlock unlimited scheduled smart charging for your electric car at home.

Spring has sprung. Along with the longer evenings and beautiful blooms, there are lots of other things to get excited about – including all the benefits of solar power. So if you’ve been thinking about switching to sunny energy: here’s why now’s a good time.

Lets get into the nuts and bolts of zonal pricing: how, exactly, would it save that money? Would it create a postcode lottery? How would a zonal pricing system actually work compared to now? How would the government implement it?

Teams are kicking off the 2025-2026 season with a FREE Octopus-sponsored football kit for your entire team.

Last season, we supported grassroots teams with 27,000+ free kits. And now we’re back, giving away another 27,000+ free kits to teams all over the UK.

Octopus Energy is investing $2 billion in renewables worldwide, from offshore wind in the UK to solar in South Korea and France, powering a sustainable future. Read more here.

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 the ‘cheapest energy deal'. Our value is backed by our values. Have a read of what makes the Octopus experience one-of-a-kind.

Shukur slashed his bills by teaming solar panels and a battery with our smart Intelligent Octopus Go tariff —charging his battery overnight at ultra-low rates and tracking usage in real time with smart tech that turns sun into savings. Read more here.

Our engineers trek remote UK landscapes, ferry-hop to islands, and even carry equipment on foot—going the extra mile to install smart meters in the most remote locations. Read our blog all about it.

Your neighbour’s got one. Your friend at work is getting one. So what is a “heat pump” and how could it benefit you? If you’re new to the world of smarter, greener home heating – this guide is here to help.

We want to make Shape Shifters: Agile as clear and easy to use as possible. So, we've compiled answers to the most common questions that we get from our customers. Including: how it works, how it saves you money, how to join and how we calculate the prices.

This summer, more than 1,200 applicants applied, and 26 interns secured paid placements across different business areas in Octopus Energy and Kraken. Get to know them.

This Saturday at 8.30pm, we’re supporting WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) with a unique Saving Sessions takeover to celebrate Earth Hour - and you’re invited!

Octobahn: 8 EV’s. 5 countries. 2 days. 1 epic road trip through Europe.

Follow the team as they discover how easy (and cheap!) it is to drive an EV from London to the Energy Tech Summit of Berlin.

Information on energy prices from April 2025, including a breakdown of rates and charges for every region on Flexible Octopus.

According to the most thorough analysis, zonal (locational) energy pricing will reduce the cost of energy to families and businesses by £3.7bn a year. And this is conservative – it excludes savings on infrastructure, and from demand shift which would could save tens of billions more by 2050.

Zonal (locational) pricing is what we need: not just to cut bills nationally, but also to support industry, deliver growth and maintain net zero.

Since its launch in May 2017, our Tracker tariff has built a bit of a cult following. Customers love the transparency – being able to see tomorrow’s energy prices today – and the flexibility it gives them to shift their energy use to greener, cheaper times. But with energy prices on the rise, is Tracker still a smart choice? This blog gives the latest information on Tracker and the energy market to help you decide.

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.