WINNERS ANNOUNCED: The moon switched off the sun. You switched off everything else*

* Our writer borrowed that headline from one of your pictures. You're an inventive bunch!
Wow, we love our customers. We asked you for pictures of you out and about enjoying yourselves during our special Eclipse Power Down session and holy moly, did you deliver.
Thank you to EVERYONE to shared a pic! They brought us all an enormous amount of joy and if yours isn't here it doesn't mean we didn't adore it.
OK, we know you're all desperate to hear who won a solar install (or £12k cash) so without further ado...
And the winners are...
Huge congratulations to Dave on X, who won a solar install (or £12k in cash!).
When we called him to share the good news, he said: "I feel like this might not be real!" and even went as far as googling the number to make sure it wasn't a wind-up.
When he was convinced it was really happening, he was thrilled and told us that he already had solar and a battery, but is hugely excited to find out whether he can add more panels or an extra battery to his house to cut his bills even more and be even greener. You go, Dave!
The runners up will all take home tech bundles. Let us know your favourite in the Instagram comments by clicking above!
Small but mighty
The pics that made the Octo office say "awww!"
Octopups, assemble
Furry friends. They don't know what an eclipse is, but they sure had fun
Family values
This is what it's all about: families and friends hanging out, being silly, enjoying the eclipse and using less power


Solar flair
The creative, the fabulous and...Constantine plotting to take over the world
Constantine on tour
Our eight-armed friend had a lovely time enjoying the eclipse with all of you


Published on 14th August 2026 by:

Nicki Slater-Arnold
Energy Writer