
Nicki Slater-Arnold
Energy Writer
Nicki Slater-Arnold is a writer at Octopus Energy, where she focuses on demystifying the energy sector. Her work aims to make complex topics, like energy tariffs, smart meters, and green technology, clear and accessible for customers.
Before joining Octopus in 2026, Nicki spent 14 years at The Times and Sunday Times, most recently as a senior sub-editor. She holds a degree in English from Durham University.
Outside of work, Nicki’s four-year-old son is completely obsessed with Constantine, the Octopus Energy pink mascot. Though, for reasons known only to himself, he prefers to call her "BB Nipples."
Nicki's favourite articles
Octopus Energy Tech Summit live blog. She says: "I absolutely loved this day, even though it was exhausting. I provided instant reactions and round-ups of each talk as they happened, and I ran into a wonderful customer in the toilet who recognised me and said they'd been finding the blog really helpful. What more could you want?"
We’re throwing away billions in wind power — here’s what we can do about it. She says: "I'd been working a lot with Robin Hawkes, who created the brilliant Wasted Wind page, which shows how much money we're throwing away every year switching off wind turbines and paying gas plants to switch on, when my boss, Maddie Inglis, asked me to come up with something about wind for an email going out the next day. This piece just sort of poured out of me. I don't know why people aren't more outraged about this I'd love to do something to change it."
The gospel according to Declan: how one London cabbie became an EV evangelist. She says: "All hail Declan! This one was so much fun to write: he's a real character and he's right, if more cabbies switched to EVs we'd make huge progress in the push towards electrification.'"
16 posts by Nicki Slater-Arnold

How much profit does Octopus really make?

What to expect when a meter reader visits your home

The moon switched off the sun. You switched off everything else*

All about paying each bill in full with a variable Direct Debit

Watt a Save! Free World Cup electricity for British pubs

The Low Standing Charge tariff trial explained

The Octopus battery revolution: smashing the roadblocks to a greener future

Energy Tech Summit 2026 — Live!

Should I fix my energy tariff? What the July price cap announcement means for you

October 2026 energy price cap: should I fix my tariff?

Renting your home? Why you call the shots on your energy bills

How two homeowners scored a heat pump with their mortgage (and how you could too!)
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