The Zero Bills future is here

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Wouldn't it be lovely if you never had to pay an energy bill again?

Thanks to smart tech, clean energy and clever design, that dream is already a reality. All across the UK, hundreds of people are living in homes that do not just use less energy; they generate, store and manage their own. And the result is simple: no energy bills.

These are Octopus Zero Bills homes, where the average home is saving over £1800 each year. And they are not prototypes or dreams from a distant future. They’re here and people are living in them today.

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The making of a Zero Bills Home

A Zero Bills home is a regular house with good insulation to make it energy-efficient, and it's then fitted with solar panels, a heat pump, and a home battery. These technologies work together to power the home, and our tech platform, Kraken, manages it all to make sure the energy is used in the smartest way possible.

When the sun is shining or the wind is blowing, the home can store clean, cheap energy in the battery. Later, when demand on the grid is high, that energy can be used in the home or even sold back to the grid.

The result is a house that works for you and for the planet.

Are there really no bills?

Yes. Residents do not pay a penny for the energy their home uses and there are no standing charges. There is a generous fair use allowance, which is the amount of energy usage included in the guarantee (set at roughly double the average household usage). The only exception is that electric vehicle charging is billed separately at our super low Intelligent Octopus Go rate, which automatically charges your car at the cheapest rates.

We had electricity and gas at our old place, and that was about £330 per month and now we pay nothing. It’s incredible.
Zero Bills customer, Jodie

It's about more than savings

Of course, not paying an energy bill is a game-changer. But these homes do much more than save money. They also help to balance the grid, reduce carbon emissions, and show what is possible when clean tech is built into homes from day one.

We are working with partners across the UK and the world to bring this to life. We have already launched sites in Germany and New Zealand, and we are working with social housing providers and local authorities to make these homes affordable to the people who need it most.

We have even completed our first retrofit by turning a Victorian mid-terrace home in London into a Zero Bills home proving it can be done for older homes too.

Our goal: 100,000 Zero Bills homes by 2030

The future is arriving fast and our aim is to make Zero Bills Homes the new normal. By working with developers, councils and innovators across the industry, we plan to build 100,000 Zero Bills homes by 2030.

It is not too good to be true. It’s proof we can build a future where clean, affordable energy isn't a luxury. It's simply the standard.

Want to get involved?

Have a look at the Zero Bills developments across the UK, or ask your local house builder if they can upgrade your new home to Zero Bills.