A massive solar and wind farm in Morocco could provide round-the-clock clean electricity to Britain to power low-carbon heating systems if an ambitious…
Continue ReadingOctopus Launches “Dating Agency” to Match Communities Interested in Onshore Wind with Landowners
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Renewable Energy
Octopus Energy Generation is launching a new platform to match landowners interested in hosting onshore wind turbines to communities eager to take advantage…
Continue ReadingOctopus announces plan to give 5,000 electric blankets to customers struggling with bills
Written by Michael Quinn in Energy Suppliers
Octopus Energy has said that they will be giving out 5,000 electric blankets to customers, amidst the rising cost of gas and electricity.
Continue ReadingScramble to Submit Meter Readings Crashes Energy Supplier Websites
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Major energy suppliers British Gas, EDF, E.ON, SSE, Scottish Power, and Bulb all suffered web outages on Thursday as tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingOctopus Energy Sets Tariff for Existing Customers £50 Below Price Cap
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Octopus Energy has become the first supplier to set prices for existing customers below the level of the energy price cap.
Continue ReadingOctopus customers to be paid to decrease energy usage during peak times
Written by Fergus Cole in Energy Suppliers
Octopus Energy is launching a trial scheme with the National Grid in which households will be paid to restrict electricity usage during peak…
Continue ReadingNew Investment Boosts Value of Octopus Energy to £3.7bn
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Renewable Energy
A US$300 million investment from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board will allow British company Octopus to expand its Kraken platform and…
Continue ReadingAs its British rivals go under, cash-flush and ambitious Octopus is expanding into the Italian energy market, acquiring supplier SATO Luce e Gas.
Continue ReadingOctopus to Raise £4bn to Expand its ‘Fan Club’ Model for Local Renewables
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The Octopus Energy Group plans to raise £4 billion to fund the global expansion of its ‘Fan Club’ model, which offers households discounted…
Continue ReadingOctopus to Take on Customers of Avro Energy, Shell to Take Green’s
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Ofgem has found two energy suppliers to take over the more than 800,000 customers abandoned by the collapse of Avro Energy and Green…
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