As an energy company, we play a critical role in keeping the lights and heating on when it’s more important than ever to have reliable power at home. During the first lockdown, we were the only energy company answering phones as normal to support customers, and our dedication hasn’t changed. Two years into the COVID-19 … Read more

Last Updated on: 15th July 2025, 02:11 pm A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article “Do You Think Used EV Prices Will Drop By $4,000 In 3 Months?” and polled readers on how much you thought used electric car prices would drop after September 30 when the $4,000 used EV tax credit goes … Read more

To the reader who sent me this: By “reach the stars,” I presume you have some sort of metaphorical meaning in mind, e.g., “accomplish great things.” In any case, I’ll be both pleased and impressed if humankind still has some sort of organized and quasi-civil form to it 50 years hence.  This too will require … Read more

The beating heart of Octopus Energy for Business (OEB) is our Leicester Team Z. They really get down to business, chatting to customers every day about their energy needs.  Team Z deals with customer queries, billing, payments, refunds and all the good stuff that comes along with being the customer-facing side of our operations. Not … Read more

Last Updated on: 15th July 2025, 12:21 pm After years and years of discussion and delay, Tesla is finally starting to sell cars in India! The company has launched a store in Mumbai, the banking center of India, and you can now buy the Tesla Model Y in India. On to the bad news. Thanks … Read more

We’re impressed with good people’s bravery when they resign from the career positions in protest of things that are clearly wrong.  But we’re saddened to realize that this means that the concentration of cowards who remain just increased.

This blog is the first in a series of business advice from Octopus Energy’s founder and CEO Greg Jackson. Greg is a serial tech entrepreneur and expert on all things business, having founded, sold and invested in a number of successful e-commerce businesses over the years. Octopus is his magnum opus, taking on the tired, … Read more

After writing about how high in carbon beef is and some of its other problems, it seemed logical to consider what other animal-based foods are also high carbon. There are many, including one of the highest-carbon, which is lamb. Lambs and mature sheep are ruminant animals that emit methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent … Read more

This year, we kicked off London Climate Week with our very own, signature style Octopus Energy Tech Summit. Over 3,000 attendees joined us – celebrities, policymakers, industry leaders, and most excitingly; our customers, gathered in Battersea Park for an unforgettable day. Not to mention, a special shoutout from Idris Elba who video-called in to say … Read more

Last Updated on: 15th July 2025, 10:16 am US President Donald Trump can throttle down EV sales here in the US, but he can’t stop the global decarbonization movement. Besides, the US market has already become somewhat irrelevant. The latest report from the firm Rho Motion shows that global EV sales grew 28% year-to-date compared … Read more