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2024

Octopus Energy and SNG deliver first ‘Zero Bills’ homes for social housing residents

From miles to aisles: Octopus Energy and Sainsbury’s Smart Charge make electric vehicle charging easy for shoppers

Octopus Energy accelerates take-off of clean air travel with new investment

Building the future: UK’s largest power supplier and biggest housebuilder unite for ‘Zero Bills’ revolution

Fuel Poverty Awareness Day: Octopus Energy’s help for customers in need

“And it’s Octopus Energy with the assist!” UK’s top power firm gives free football kit to thousands of clubs including Lewisham’s Saving Souls FC

Pink is the new black: Octopus Energy launches 'Pink Friday' to help customers save

Class act: Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson goes from Question Time to Year Nine

Octopus Energy partners with Skyborn to enter France's offshore wind market

Octopus Electric Vehicles helps HSBC UK unlock salary sacrifice for business customers

Feeling Snug: Octopus Energy launches UK’s first smart tariff for traditional storage heaters

Octopus Energy & Idris Elba kick off Sierra Leone’s first wind farm

Octopus Energy surpasses $2 billion offshore wind investment in 2 years

Sea breezes and bill eases: Octopus Energy’s offshore wind ‘Fan Club’ delivers one year of savings for Grimsby residents

UK Government reaps £1.5bn profit from Octopus-Bulb deal, closing the bailout chapter

Fund-rays-ing solar style: Octopus launches world-first solar donation trial to alleviate fuel poverty

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

Octopus Energy unveils ‘Project Mercury’ – a global vision for a smart energy tech ecosystem

Driving down costs: Octopus Energy powers Uber drivers with free EV chargers and cheaper charging

Electric car drivers to power up at InstaVolt with 100% green electricity from Octopus Energy

Free croissants! Octopus Energy teams up with Caffè Nero for a tasty weekend giveaway

Octopus Energy electrifies Italy’s rooftop solar sector with new investment

Octopus Energy supercharges US solar power from the Lone Star to the Big Apple

Octopus Energy turbocharges the UK’s green energy revolution with £2 billion investment by 2030

Octopus Energy and Thakeham team up to get rid of energy bills

Wave goodbye to energy bills: Octopus targets 100,000 ‘Zero Bills’ homes by 2030

Cheaper running costs drive EV popularity… and charging network is just fine, say drivers

Octopus Electroverse becomes Europe’s largest consumer electric car charging platform

From the Highlands to the Lowlands: Octopus Energy brings easy EV charging across Scotland

Brewing up savings: Caffè Nero becomes Octopus Energy’s biggest business customer

Comment from Octopus Energy Founder, Greg Jackson, on Ofgem's report on consumer satisfaction with energy suppliers

Watt did you say? Octopus Energy launches Free Elec Sesh

Don’t get left in the dark: 90,000 outdated electricity meters in the North of England need switching - are you affected?

Winter Fuel Support: Octopus Energy extends a helping tentacle to pensioners

Kraken, the leading next-gen utility platform, appoints Amir Orad as CEO

Snappy days! Octopus Electric Vehicles launches wonder deal with capture Constantine competition

Kraken and SolarEdge Light up Path to Cheaper, Cleaner Energy

Harvesting Sunshine: Octopus Energy rolls out innovative solar investment on French farms

School’s Out: Octopus Electric Vehicles customers get exclusive discounted EV charging rate in time for holiday travel

Energy Queensland completes Kraken migration ahead of schedule

Energy Giants launch Electrify Britain to drive down UK's bills and emissions 

Energy bills slashed by 40%: Major new report makes case to accelerate Cleantech home building

Innovation powerhouse: Kraken opens UK’s first EnTech superhub in Manchester

Octopus scores big: free kits for 500 kids’ football teams

Trusty Gusty plays Ally Pally: Octopus Energy wind turbine spins at iconic venue’s outdoor gigs

Octopus Energy Group and Tech Nation relaunch “Tech Zero” climate action initiative

Octopus Energy fires up heat pump rollout with new installer partnership programme

‘Gusty Spinfield’ makes triumphant Glastonbury return

Cosy up to more savings: Octopus Energy launches new off-peak rate for heat pump customers

Octopus Home Mini: Octopus’ homegrown IHD alternative

UK’s largest electricity company Octopus Energy makes its first push into US renewables market

Octopus Energy integrates with Tesla Powerwall, enabling lower bills for customers

Octopus Energy pledges not to bar loyal customers from best deals, in response to Ofgem proposals

Octopus Energy Group and Gresham House sign biggest battery-leasing deal in the world

More world-class investors join Octopus Energy Group as it supercharges growth in North America and Europe

EDF Teams with Accenture and Kraken Technologies to Accelerate Customer Transformation

I'd rather be stung by a wasp than ripped off by my energy provider - 10 nasty things people prefer to new customer-only tariffs

Power up, pay less: Octopus Energy launches cheaper EV charging on the public network

Perenna and Octopus (l)ink arms to offer world-first ‘Zero Bills’ mortgage

Intelligent Octopus Go speeds past 1GW of shiftable energy

Kraken’s Customer Platform Signs First North American Utility Licensee with Saint John Energy

Octopus marks eighth birthday with yumbelievable free doughnut offer

Octopus Energy’s valuation increases to $9bn following further commitments from existing investors

Watt a prize! Free Glastonbury tickets and an EV for two lucky Octopus customers

Leep Utilities becomes first water utility to migrate onto Kraken

Octopus Energy leads retail market growth, confirmed as UK’s largest electricity supplier by Ofgem

Octopus Energy offering great-value eats and festival beats through ‘Octoplus’

Octopus Energy backs tech disruptor to turbocharge floating offshore wind farms globally

Octopus Energy Group and Energisa join forces to empower Brazil's energy clients

Octopus Energy and Omoda unlock electric driving for UK drivers

Caffè Nero partners with Octopus Energy to offer weekly drink rewards through ‘Octoplus’

Octopus hands out £100m to customers in energy referral payments

Octopus Energy completes migration of Shell customers in record time

Octopus leads the charge: National Grid welcomes more electric cars to Balancing Mechanism

Octopus Energy and Addison Lee join forces to offer cheaper EV charging to drivers

German ‘Energiewende’ gets a boost with Octopus Energy renewables investment

Octopus Energy and AeroVolt enable electric plane pilots to ‘tap ‘n’ take off’

Octopus Energy boosts energy tech revolution with 4,000 new jobs

Octopus Energy and Salzgitter Group partner to slash steel emissions with the power of the sun

Cash In: Green drivers go free with Octopus’s latest smart tariff

Octopus Energy agrees sale of Shell Energy Broadband

Free coffee, films and days out for helping the grid: ‘Octoplus’ rewards scheme announces first big brand partners

Octopus Energy Group results for FY23 - delivered 1.6% profit margin, grew Kraken to 32m accounts, tripled non-UK energy revenues and grew employment from 2,800 to 4,700 in UK alone

Octopus Energy and Gett spark EV charging partnership for London’s iconic black cabs

Kraken Technologies acquires Berlin tech disruptor Kwest

Octopus Energy makes solar farm debut in Germany

Price cap protect: Octopus’ customers beating the price cap by reducing energy usage

Octopus invests £200m into Deep Green’s pioneering data centre heat re-use technology

2023

Kraken acquires asset management expert Sennen to improve renewable management capabilities

$800m investment to accelerate Octopus Energy’s global clean energy growth

Octopus Electroverse’s easy public charging launches to 1 million EV drivers in Germany

Octopus Energy charges up Italy’s battery storage sector with new joint venture

Octopus Energy and The Hill Group partner to deliver UK’s biggest ‘Zero Bills’ development

TAQA and Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken team up to drive decarbonisation in the Middle East and Eurasia

Octopus EV silently speeds past £1 billion electric car funding

Octopus Energy completes purchase of Shell Energy Retail in UK and Germany

COP28: Octopus Energy partners with Idris Elba and Siaka Stevens’ Sherbro Alliance Partners to develop Sierra Leone’s first wind farm on Sherbro Island

Painting the town green: striking climate murals designed by young winners unveiled across the UK

Seas the opportunity: Octopus Energy backs British offshore wind farm

Octopus EV becomes first lease provider for Fisker Ocean in the UK

Octopus Energy launches landmark £3bn offshore wind fund with Tokyo Gas

Saving Sessions: One million Octopus customers join revolutionary energy flex scheme

Octopus Energy dives into Germany’s offshore wind market with first investment

Octopus Energy and Bellway Homes announce ‘Zero Bills’ partnership

Sky’s the limit! Octopus Energy Generation’s Sky fund surpasses £1bn mark

Sunny savings: Octopus Energy backs over 100 solar projects in Europe

Octo-power to the people: One million customers benefit from smart products

Splash into savings: Octopus Energy launches Octoplus

Octopus Energy signs up to Armed Forces Covenant

Severn Trent to revolutionise service for millions of customers with Kraken

Konnichiwa Kraken! Tech platform licensed by Tokyo Gas to manage 3 million Japanese homes 

Vive la EV-olution! Octopus Electroverse launches in France, Spain and Italy

InstaVolt plugs into Octopus Electroverse in charge towards EV future

Octopus customers become the first to help balance grid with electric cars

A breezy bargain: Octopus launches first ever offshore ‘Fan Club’ tariff

Octopus Energy makes a splash with investment in one of Europe’s largest wind farms

Octopus Energy unveils next stage in smart heat revolution at Energy Tech Summit

Octopus Energy increases export rates for ‘Octopus Go’ customers

Riding the wind wave: Octopus Energy backs global offshore wind developer

Octopus EV and Co Charger join forces to close EV charging gap

Sunny money: Octopus Energy quadruples export rates for smart tariff customers

Octopus Energy agrees purchase of Shell Energy UK and Germany

Octopus Energy finds brokers negatively impact over 3 million small businesses

Free whizz: Octopus launches Power-ups, free energy when the sun shines and the wind blows

Octopus Electroverse supercharges over half a million EV points

Affordable electric dreams come true: Octopus EV unveils second hand salary sacrifice scheme

Making waves: Octopus Energy to unleash $20bn of investment in offshore wind by 2030

Green Appeal: Verto joins Octopus’ ‘Zero Bills’ revolution

Smarter, cleaner, cheaper: Octopus launches new smart tariff to unlock solar and storage

Portsmouth Water agrees landmark deal to license Kraken

Utilities software Kraken licences first ever broadband deal

EV does it: Northern EV owners take part in grid balancing

Help out to heat out: Octopus Energy & MBNA team up to offer financing for heat pumps

Octopus Energy completes migration of Bulb customers in record time

Octopus Electric Vehicles raises £650m to turbocharge electric car revolution

People power: Octopus Energy creates solar street with East London community

Octopus Energy builds Glastonbury’s ‘biggest fan’ to feed Festival

Cancel Coal-ture: Octopus Energy calls on National Grid to “pay customers not coal”

Flying high: Octopus Energy and RES to build new German wind farm on disused US air station

Energy tech giant Kraken lands first US licensing deal with energy manager Tenaska Power Services

Tracker's back: Octopus Energy relaunches ‘Tracker’ tariff to follow wholesale prices

Charged up: Octopus Electroverse launches EV charging solution for businesses

Octopus Energy reaches tentacles further into Asia with £1.5 billion investment in renewables and energy tech

Pump it up: Octopus Energy and Legal & General make Britain’s biggest investment in ground source heat pumps

French Revolutions: Octopus Energy speeds up French green energy transition with three wind farm deals

Octopus Energy Group and Masdar sign agreement to manage UK battery storage

Plenitude partners with Kraken to support the growth of its international retail energy business

End the gridlock: Octopus Energy report reveals how to speed up green grid connection

Xlinks’ first-of-a-kind renewable energy project secures backing from TAQA and Octopus Energy

Big plans for big fans: Octopus Energy launches groundbreaking ‘Fan Club’ in US and Germany

Octopus Energy opens seven new wind farms across Europe

Octopus Electroverse enables faff-free Plug & Charge tech for EV drivers in UK-first

Octopus Energy and RES to swap gas for green hydrogen at Andrex & Kleenex factories in the UK

Octopus Energy kicks off Asian renewables push with first Japanese solar deal

Judge slams British Gas’ challenge as Bulb judicial review fails

Octopus shines bright with over 1 million Bulb customers migrated in record time

Octopus EV and BYD agree landmark deal as manufacturer launches in the UK

Octopus Energy announces €1 billion investment in French green energy market and new European tech hub in Paris

Octopus Energy grows UK’s largest virtual power plant

A coal-ossal opportunity: Octopus Energy customers prove coal unnecessary during cold snap

A song of ice and fire: Octopus Energy strikes solar supply deal with Iceland Foods

Octopus Energy makes more waves in offshore wind with $1bn invested and plans to rapidly scale

An offer you can’t reFUSE: Octopus Energy makes switching to heat pumps easier with simultaneous network upgrade

Share the load: New Octopus Energy tariff to lower bills for businesses with their own green power

Octopus Energy Group results for FY21-22: Revenues up 110%, from £2.0bn to £4.2bn / Adds +1.3m retail customers, growing to 3.4m globally

Octopus Energy calls on Ofgem to clamp down on payment penalty for careful customers

Running on Sunshine: Octopus Energy enters solar installation market

2022

Hop on the solar express: Octopus Energy drives solar power in Iberia with renewables developer partnership

Octopus Energy completes acquisition of Bulb

EVs made easy: Octopus Energy and Stellantis partner to accelerate electric car uptake

Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken acquires Swiss energy tech firm Depsys

Octopus Energy signs long-term energy deal from world’s largest wind farm

Squids in: Octopus Energy pays £1 million to customers through revolutionary ‘Saving Sessions’

Octopus Energy acquires renewables developer to boost British solar

Octopus Energy’s Winder platform identifies 2.3GW British onshore wind potential with local community support 

FLEX APPEAL: hundreds of thousands of Octopus Energy customers join second ‘Saving Session’

Believe it or watt: Octopus Energy customers provide 108MW of grid flexibility in first ‘Saving Session’ - equivalent of a gas power station

Octopus Energy and Lloyds bring best-in-market heat pump offer to UK households

Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson answers customer questions live on Martin Lewis’ Money Show

Bulb finds new home with Octopus

Octopus Energy Generation funds EV charging infrastructure in the North of England

Octopus Energy and Vauxhall offer drivers almost £700 in savings to switch to electric

Octopus Energy enters Italian generation market through partnership with solar and wind farm developer

Blackout Busters: Octopus Energy customers could make £100 whilst helping end power cuts

Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken will control heat pumps and other energy tech to automatically reduce bills for Belgian households

Octopus Energy accelerates German wind power deals after entering the country’s green generation market this year

Comment from Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on the mini-budget 'Growth Plan'

Octopus Energy Generation ramps up offshore wind activity by upping stake in UK wind farm

Octopus Energy doubles payments for solar export customers

Octopus takes stand against standing charges with £40m package

‘Energy Helpers’: Octopus Energy launches street by street energy saving campaign for 500,000 customers this winter

New Octopus Energy renewables fund makes first investment to develop green energy and the UK’s largest battery

Octopus Energy and National Grid ESO demonstrate future role for Electric Vehicles in first for Great Britain

Octopus Energy extends ‘Fan Club’ tentacles into West Yorkshire

Octopus Energy and Nest form joint venture with GLIL to invest £400m in world’s largest offshore wind farm

Octopus Energy to rapidly repower up to 1,000 existing wind turbines in the UK through EWT partnership

Octopus Energy Group completes fundraise with existing investors, totalling US$550m

Millions of drivers can join the Octopus Electric Vehicles revolution - in UK and US

Statement from Octopus Energy on UK Energy Incubator Hub

Octopus Energy accelerates European expansion by entering the Netherlands’ offshore wind market

Octopus calls on Ofgem to heed Watchdog’s warnings

Octopus calls for stringent market reforms to fix the broken energy system

Powering up: Scottish customers use energy to help the grid AND cut bills in UK-first trial

Octopus Energy enters German renewable generation market with first wind farm investment

Octopus Energy’s electric blanket scheme saves customers £300 on their energy bills

Kraken eyes up utilities revolution

Octopus Energy backs mega solar farm in Morocco to power 7 million heat pumps with cheap green power

Octopus Energy makes first green waves in UK offshore wind power

KrakenFlex and Danske Commodities partner up to flexibly manage green assets globally

‘Plots for Kilowatts’: Octopus Energy invites landowners to host wind turbines to lower local energy bills

Octopus Energy invests in Northern Irish heat pump experts to build thousands of heat pumps a month

Octopus Energy Generation accelerates green power with wind farms in the UK, Sweden, France and Finland

Octopus Energy to increase prices. Announces £50 million of customer support.

Hydro REIN and KrakenFlex partner on energy flexibility rollout

Here comes the sun: Octopus Energy increases payments for solar power customers by over 1/3

Octopus Energy Group announces annual results for FY20/21

5 years running: Octopus Energy receives Which? “Recommended Provider” status - AGAIN

Octopus Renewables enters three new electricity supply deals in Sweden, Finland and Scotland

2021

Octopus Energy and Sterlite Power team up to decarbonise India

Octopus Energy Group and CPP Investments announce strategic partnership

Keep off the gas: Octopus Energy launches initiative to help customers reduce their gas usage and stay warm this winter

Octopus Energy enters Italy with acquisition of customer-obsessed energy firm SATO

Octopus Renewables plans to develop up to 500MW of new UK solar and storage capacity with Gridsource

COP26: Octopus Energy launches ‘Fan Club - The Collective’ with £4bn investment pledge in people-led renewable energy

COP26: Octopus Energy and Elia Group join forces to build a cutting edge smart green energy grid

EDF strikes deal to move its 5 million customers onto Octopus Energy Group’s Kraken platform

Low Carbon & Waste Energy Power Partners announce the sale of Doveryard Limited to Octopus Renewables to construct the 185,600 tonne Oldhall Energy Recovery Project

Octopus Energy and RES boost UK green hydrogen economy with £3bn investment

Octopus Hydrogen, Innova Renewables and Novus Renewable Services partner to produce green hydrogen

Octopus Energy agrees $600m deal with Generation Investment Management to accelerate global green energy mission

Statement from Octopus Energy on Avro Energy

Statement from Octopus Energy on talks with the Secretary of State

World EV Day: Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network hits 100,000 chargers milestone

JustPark with Octopus Energy knock down the barrier to fleet electrification

Octopus Energy helps Severn Trent to hit net zero pledge

Octopus hydrogen to supply green hydrogen to zero emission aviation pioneer ZeroAvia

Hola, Pulpo! Octopus Energy Enters Spain by Acquiring Umeme

The Sureserve Group electrifies fleet with Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy adds 23 electric vans from Peugeot to their clean, green installation fleet

FCA clears acquisition of Octopus Renewables by Octopus Energy

Energy consortium launches UK’s largest domestic flexibility study

Supercharged! Arsenal and Octopus Energy install electric car charging for fans at Emirates Stadium

High Five! Octopus Energy celebrates turning five by giving 5-year-olds the chance to win a year’s free energy for families

E.ON completes migration of two million former npower customers to E.ON Next in record speed

Octopus Energy Group reports FY19/20 fiscal results

Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network customers receive access to the NewMotion public charging network

Octopus Energy Group to become one of Europe’s largest green generation operators with acquisition of Octopus Renewables

Octopus Energy opens up new office in Birmingham

Octopus Energy Group boosts Kraken’s capabilities with innovative ‘EnTech’ software

IONITY, one of the fastest EV charging networks in the world, is now available within Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network

Switching to electric vehicles made easier by NatWest Group and Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy doubles down on climate change fight with new research facility

Ofwat CEO Rachel Fletcher joins Octopus Energy to help drive global decarbonisation of energy

Octopus Energy only energy supplier ever awarded Which? “Recommended Provider” four years running

Blow those costs away: Octopus Energy launches world’s first electricity tariff that gets cheaper when it’s windy

2020

Octopus Energy Group enters Asia with landmark partnership with Tokyo Gas

COVID-19: UK’s fastest growing private company joins testing pilot

Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network hailed as ‘Best EV Innovation’ at DrivingElectric Awards 2021

National Technology Awards 2020: Octopus Energy hailed as ‘Tech Company of the Year’

Entech pioneer Octopus Energy launches in Germany

Octopus Energy Group establishes new tech hub in Manchester with acquisition of Upside Energy

Octopus Energy to make UK the "Silicon Valley of energy" with 1,000 new jobs and a tech innovation centre

Octopus Energy enters USA with acquisition of Silicon Valley-based startup Evolve Energy

Octopus Energy Accelerates Global Expansion With Major Strategic Partnership with Origin Energy.

E.ON UK provides updates on short-term priorities and building for the long-term with strategic agreement

Octopus Energy hits 1.4m customers as it releases 2018/19 financial results

Octopus Energy nets yet another acquisition with ENGIE’s UK residential energy supply business

2019

Local power to the people: future of energy tariff launched to support decentralised power and local community initiatives across the UK

Octopus Energy and Artfinder create new prize for art addressing climate change

Good Energy to implement new customer service platform in 2020

Mayor announces ‘London Power’ – a new, fairer energy company

Hanwha Group chooses Octopus Energy technology platform for Aussie launch

Octopus Energy integrates with Amazon Alexa to optimize smart home energy use

The Midcounties Co-operative and Octopus Energy announce major new partnership

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