Electric Match: Traceable energy that’s made for your business

Electric Match gives you energy whose source you can trace - down to the precise time and location.


You'll select a team of generators to power your business. We'll provide you with certification for every kilowatt-hour that you use. Which means granular carbon reporting for your business.

You can use Electric Match alongside any Octopus business tariff. Or, access cheaper energy through a bespoke Electric Match contract. Either way, we’ll build in the Electric Match traceability.


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Use time-based matching to transform your energy

We’ll link your business to specific renewable generators - selected by you. Then, we'll allocate some of their output to your business.

When you use this power within half an hour of them generating it, it becomes ‘matched’.

Matched energy is totally carbon-free. And - if you choose a bespoke Electric Match contract - it’s cheaper too.



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Manage your usage and savings in your bespoke Electric Match dashboard

Your online dashboard will show you a live forecast of your generators' energy output.

So, you can arrange to use more when they're giving out plenty of green goodness. In other words - to match it.

Your dashboard also lets you download all of your usage, forecasting and billing data.



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Track, certify and report on your emissions in granular detail

Electric Match provides a highly accountable way of monitoring your business’ scope 2 emissions.

Normally, companies look at these on an annual basis. But, Electric Match lets you do this in a much more granular way - down to the half-hour.

By seeing when and where your electricity sparks into life, you’ll have much greater accuracy and transparency.


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The level of guaranteed green energy from your business

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The proportion of your energy you could match to generators

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The number of renewable generators you can choose from

5 steps to matching with Electric Match:

  1. You choose 3 green generators from our list of renewable sources. Our optimisation process will help you to decide.
  2. Your bespoke dashboard tells you - down to the half-hour - how much energy they’ll produce over the course of each day.
  3. When you use this energy within the same half-hour it's produced, we match it to you - meaning it’s totally carbon-free.
  4. If you need more energy, our standard, REGO-backed energy makes up the difference.
  5. We certify where and when all of your energy came from, for use in your emissions reporting.

I generate my own electricity. Can this be part of my Electric Match setup?

I generate my own electricity. Can this be part of my Electric Match setup?

Yes. You can use your own generation to send free electricity between your business’ sites.

We make Electric Match bespoke to each customer. So, when you join, we’ll work with you to create the right arrangement.

We find this works particularly well for businesses that have warehouses with rooftop solar panels.

For example, Frontier Agriculture uses their own solar power for Electric Match. They’re seeing great results:

  • 800,000 kWh of homegrown electricity shared between their sites
  • 17% of their annual energy usage coming from excess solar generation at other locations
  • All of which costs them nothing to use, because they’re generating the power themselves elsewhere

These positive results incentivise further investment in renewables. Which, in turn, brings more benefits. To find out more, read our Frontier Agriculture case study.

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Electric Match is driving businesses towards 24/7 carbon-free energy

A clean, green future needs energy that’s totally carbon-free. That means every unit of electricity we use originating from a renewable source. Every half-hour of every day of every week.

This is called 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). At Octopus Energy for Business, we’re working hard to make this future happen. We think a truly sustainable 24/7 CFE system should follow these principles:

  • 100% of energy comes from green sources 🍃
  • Every unit of electricity is time-matched and traceable 🍃
  • Power is used in the country in which it was generated 🍃

For your business, signing up to Electric Match can be the first step.


Is Electric Match right for my business?

Electric Match is for large businesses that:

  • use at least 10 GWh of electricity per year
  • have meters which can send half-hourly readings (either smart meters or half-hourly meters)
  • want cleaner, greener, more accountable energy
  • will join us in speaking publicly about the merits of Electric Match and carbon-free energy

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How do I choose my team of renewable energy generators?

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When we're setting up your Electric Match arrangement, we'll run you through our list of generators.

You’ll choose 3 to provide your energy. They come in 4 categories: solar, hydroelectric, onshore wind and offshore wind.

Their productivity peaks at different times of the day and year. So, you can maximise your matching with a diverse combination.

What will my energy prices be with Electric Match?

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If you'd like a bespoke Electric Match contract, we'll generate a quote for your business after your application. It'll show the prices for your electricity: matched unit rate, unmatched unit rate and standing charge rate.

If you'd like to keep your current contract, your rates will stay the same as they are now. We just overlay the Electric Match traceability on top.

I want to share energy between my sites. Do they need to be near each other?

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No, they can be anywhere across Britain. As long as we can supply your import and sell your export, we can share energy between the sites.

Do I have to own my properties for them to be eligible for Electric Match?

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No, you don't have to own them. As long as you control the energy arrangements, you’re good to go.


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