C’est la breeze: Octopus Energy expands its trailblazing ‘Fan Club’ to France

• Thousands of French homes near Nantes to get up to 50% off electricity bills
• Comes as IPSOS research reveals 7 in 10 French favour a wind farm where they live if it means discounted bills
• Follows huge public demand in the UK, with more than 35,000 people requesting a Fan Club for their communities

London/Paris, Friday 18th October 2024 – Octopus Energy Group is spinning into action in France with the expansion of its trailblazing ‘Fan Club’ scheme, bringing cheaper electricity to people living close to its wind turbines.

Customers in Joué-sur-Erdre in the Loire-Atlantique region near Nantes are the first to benefit from this green energy revolution. Nearly 12,000 households living close to the three-turbine wind farm can get up to 50% off their electricity bills when the wind is blowing.

Customers will see these gusty moments in a dashboard in their Octopus Energy account. This allows them to plan their energy-intensive chores during these windy times, unlocking hundreds of Euros of savings a year.

Octopus aims to launch the ‘Fan Club’ in other French locations soon, making these wind-powered bill-savings available to more communities across the country.

It comes as research conducted by IPSOS reveals that 7 out of 10 French people would favour a wind farm near where they live if it means discounted electricity for them*.

Octopus launched the first ‘Fan Club’ in 2021 in the UK. Following a whirlwind success, with over 35,000 requests from UK communities asking Octopus to bring it to them, the first-of-its-kind model is now also available to customers in Texas, the US and Germany.

Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation commented: “The ‘Fan Club’ is not only slashing energy bills but also empowering French communities to play a bigger part in the green energy revolution. We’re starting with one ‘Fan Club’ but are already working on the next locations so more people can save money on their bills through the power of the breeze.”

Octopus Energy Group has been growing its footprint in France over the past few years after launching an energy supplier business in 2022. The company is targeting 1 million customers by 2026. It also plans to channel €1 billion into France's clean energy market by 2025 – its largest renewable generation market in continental Europe.

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Notes to editors:

*Representative survey by IPSOS commission by Octopus Energy; 1001 French households surveyed; carried out in February 2024.

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About Octopus Energy Generation

Octopus Energy Generation is driving the renewable energy agenda and building green power for the future. It is reshaping the market by leading the transition to a cleaner, greener future through renewable projects connected more deeply to customers and businesses. As one of Europe’s largest specialist renewables investors, it manages 3.7 GW of green energy projects like wind and solar farms in over 15 countries, worth £7bn ($9bn). These generate enough green power for 2.4 million homes every year - the equivalent of taking over 1 million petrol cars off the road.

Octopus comes up with innovative tech-enabled products to change ingrained thinking about energy, positively influence the net zero economy and deliver cheaper energy for customers. This includes the ‘Fan Club’, a world-first tariff providing discounted energy to people living near wind turbines when it's windy, which has seen 35,000+ requests for local wind turbines, and Winder (Tinder for Wind), Octopus’ tech platform to speed up new turbines development driven by community demand. For more information, check out our website.

About Octopus Energy Group

Octopus Energy is a global clean energy tech business, driving the affordable, green energy system of the future. Under its own retail brand, Octopus delivers world-class customer service and cutting edge energy products to 8 million households globally. Its operations span 18 countries and the entire energy value chain. The group invests in, builds and flexibly manages renewable energy, operating a £7 billion portfolio of projects.

Octopus has licensed its advanced data and machine learning platform, Kraken, to support over 54 million customer accounts worldwide through licensing deals with companies such as EDF, E.ON and Origin Energy. Kraken enables Octopus to drive the electrification of heat and transport through smart tariffs and innovative cleantech. Backed by pension funds, investors and energy giants, Octopus Energy Group businesses deliver cheaper, greener energy and cutting-edge tech to countries and customers worldwide.

For more information, check out our website.