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Careers advice for new starters

Careers advice for new starters

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

Lamb Is High Carbon Too?

Lamb Is High Carbon Too?

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

Behind the scenes at the Octopus Energy Tech Summit

Behind the scenes at the Octopus Energy Tech Summit

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

EV Sales In The US Continue To Grow, But Weakly

EV Sales In The US Continue To Grow, But Weakly

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

Spicing up smart meter installations

Spicing up smart meter installations

After a whopper of a year, where in-person service jobs have undergone a major transformation, we’re celebrating a little milestone… Octopus Energy Services, our dedicated smart hardware engineers, have just installed their 100,000th smart meter! Octopus Energy Services started up back in 2018 to create a better, smarter way for customers to get smart meters, … Read more

Making Green Energy Greener | Octopus Energy

Making Green Energy Greener | Octopus Energy

Looking to a future where wind & solar farms are buzzing with biodiversity… This summer Octopus Energy were excited to announce the acquisition of our sister company, Octopus Renewables, who manage over 300 renewable energy projects across Europe, generating enough energy each year to power around 1.5 million homes. Their massive £3.4 billion renewables portfolio … Read more

Next Stop: Octopus Energy Italy

Next Stop: Octopus Energy Italy

Our mission to bring affordable, green electricity to the world is growing. Ciao, Octopus Energy Italy! 🇮🇹 We’re very excited to have found SATO Luce e Gas, an Italian energy business who are as passionate about caring for customers as we are, to launch Octopus Energy Italy. They’ll take our energy technology platform – Kraken … Read more

Our $600m deal with Al Gore backed fund

Our 0m deal with Al Gore backed fund

In 2018, when Octopus Energy was a fraction of the size it is today (but growing fast), our small 12-person leadership team spent a weekend away to plan for the future. One evening, we sat down together and watched An Inconvenient Sequel: the follow-up to former US Vice President Al Gore’s landmark climate change documentary, … Read more