Start earning by using power at the right time
We pay qualifying businesses to turn down or shift electricity use at busy times. Talk to our team to find the revenue on your site.
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Turn energy use into revenue
Earn revenue
You could earn several thousand a year for each megawatt you adjust, starting from just a couple hours of shifting. Up to tens of thousands if you take part daily.
Be in control
Take part only when you agree to. Our team guides you through each dispatch to keep disruption to your business low.
Cut emissions
Moving use to when wind and solar are plentiful means less gas power is needed, and a cleaner footprint for your business.
How it works
Three steps from enquiry to earning.
1. Tell us about your site
Share a handful of details with us to get started. Takes about a minute.
2. We find your revenue
Our team works out how much flexibility you have and what it could earn.
3. Get paid to flex
Turn down or shift use when we ask, and earn for every megawatt you adjust.
Expressions of interest open to every business. Any sector, any supplier. Initial launch to focus on larger businesses, with an average electricity spend of >£20,000 per month. If you're a smaller business and interested, let us know! Express your interest through the registration form and we will be in touch.
Common questions
No. Octopus Peak Performance is open to all businesses across Britain, whoever supplies your energy.
Only take part when you agree to. Our team will guide you through each dispatch to minimise disruption to your business.
Yes. You could start earning from just a few hours of flexing a year, and the more you flex, the more you could earn. Our team guides you through each dispatch, so it takes little of your time and keeps disruption low.
In partnership with Voltus, a leading North American energy flexibility platform.
Claims for Octopus Peak Performance
Tens of thousands if you take part daily.*
Illustrative annual earnings per MW of flexible demand, based on Octopus modelling. “Tens of thousands” is based on a modelled scenario of 1MW participation across 365 hours of wholesale demand turn-down over a year at an illustrative average price of £120 / MWh. Actual earnings depend on how often and how much a site can flex, and on market prices, which can increase or decrease over time. Qualifying businesses only, with initial launch to focus on larger businesses, with an average electricity spend of >£20,000 per month.
Several thousand a year for each megawatt you adjust, from just a couple of hours of shifting
Illustrative annual earnings per MW of flexible demand, based on Octopus modelling. “Several thousands” is based on T-1 pricing for the Capacity Market, which cleared at £5,000 / MW-year for 2026/2027 delivery year. Actual earnings depend on how often and how much a site can flex, and on market prices, which can increase or decrease over time. Qualifying businesses only, with initial launch to focus on larger businesses, with an average electricity spend of >£20,000 per month.
Claims for Octopus Energy for Business supply
We power over 100,000 businesses.
Our business customer base reached 100,000 in early 2026 - and we've continued growing since.
We're rated 4.9 out of 5 (Excellent) on Trustpilot.
Head to our Trustpilot for up-to-date ratings and reviews.
No brokers, no hidden fees.
We don't work with energy brokers. You won't find us on price comparison websites. That means there's no commission or third party charges hidden in your rates. It's one of our pricing principles that keep your rates fair.
Our pricing is transparent.
When you sign up, we show you exactly what you'll be paying for. Our bills do this too.
We also have guides to help you understand your energy prices better, like this one.
With us, your fixed price is just that: fixed.
We don’t change it during your contract term. We don’t sneak on extra fees. It's one of our pricing principles that keep your rates fair.
You can get a quote in under a minute.
Our data shows that business customers get an online quote in 44.1 seconds, on average.
Here's how we worked it out:
We measured the duration of a big sample of online user journeys from 1/6/26 to 16/7/26
We excluded business portfolios that are complex, multi-site or extremely high-consuming
The timer started when a user reached the Quote page, before putting in any details
The timer stopped when they saw the first set of tariff quotes
We calculated the average time from start to stop as 44.1 seconds
You can sign up in under 10 minutes.
Our data shows that, for 20% of SMEs, signing up online takes less than 10 minutes.
Here's how we worked it out:
We measured the duration of a big sample of online user journeys from 1/6/26 to 16/7/26
The timer started when a user reached the quote page, before putting in any details
The timer stopped when they reached the success page, meaning the sign-up was complete
We calculated that 20% of SMEs did the whole process within 10 minutes
We give customers award-winning service.
Octopus Energy has won loads of awards for customer service. In fact, we're the UK's most awarded energy supplier.
Octopus Energy is Britain's biggest supplier, trusted by over 8 million homes.
You can find all the data here.
We show you exactly what goes into your bill
Our bills are itemised, so you can see how much of the cost comes from usage and other charges.
They also direct our customers to these even more detailed explanations, if they're interested.
1 in 3 small businesses don't realise that energy brokers get paid commission.
This is based on a May 2026 YouGov survey with 1034 UK SMEs.
'Small businesses' refers to the micro-business segment, which represents c.95% of total UK SME businesses (source: UK Parliament).
We lobbied the government to regulate brokers and now they're doing it.
Check out our campaigns for a better broker system, including the success we've had so far.