John Szymik

CEO of Octopus Energy Services

8 posts by John Szymik

Can smart meters break?

Here, you can find information about the reliability of smart meters, how they can sometimes have issues we can fix, and how they work with In-Home Displays (IHDs).

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How smart meters are upgrading energy for all

Smart meters don’t just make your energy billing easier and more accurate, as a fundamental building block for a green energy revolution they're easily worthwhile.

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What to do if you've got no gas or electricity

Nobody wants to be left without power, heating or hot water.Here's what to do and who to contact if you find yourself without power (including prepayment), you think there might be a gas leak, your power's been switched off, or if you meter or boiler is faulty.

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Octopus Energy Services: the smart hardware experts

Meet our smart hardware installers, Octopus Energy Services.Here's everything you need to know about getting a smart meter with Octopus, get to know our super talented bunch of octo-engineers, find out how they solve problems on the ground, and how they're turning Octopus' vision for a smarter, greener energy system into a reality.

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Why we can’t always tell you when your smart meter will be installed

We're ramping up our smart meter installations, but with ongoing COVID restrictions, I wanted to explain why we can’t always tell you exactly when you might get a smart meter, even though we’d love to.

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Introducing FleetCharge: the community charging solution for EV fleets

Simple EV charging for business fleets, 5 minutes from home. Get paid to loan your parking spot to an EV driver in need! We're knocking down barriers to electric transport for businesses an innovative, 100% renewable community charging solution for fleets.

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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.

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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.

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