Cape Coral was a booming real estate parasite a few years ago. Now, it is reportedly the “worst housing market in America.” Housing prices have dropped 11% in the past two years, with about 12,000 homes in the area now for sale, and prices continuing to drop. Realtor José Echevarria “described an open house he … Read more
Octopus Energy is made up of 1000+ fantastic people working on stuff you’d never expect, all pushing hard towards a shared goal: driving the global green energy revolution. In our Spotlight series, we’ll introduce you to some of the brilliant people behind the scenes. Meet Suraj: back-end developer for Kraken Tech and champion for tech … Read more
There is a lot of chatter these days about solar power, the electrical grid, and resiliency. It began 15 years ago when electric cars first came to market. People went around screaming like their hair was on fire about how charging all those EVs would lead to outages. They assumed every EV would be plugged … Read more
Octopus Energy Spain is coming soon We’re so excited to announce that we’re bringing 100% green electricity and customer service excellence to Spanish customers, kicking off with the acquisition of Valencia-based green startup Umeme. We’re expanding all over the globe: with our energy retail business, our renewable generation and our Kraken tech, we’re now operating … Read more
Save £100s with Intelligent Octopus Go Answer a couple of questions about your EV and home and we’ll give you an estimate of how much you could save with the Intelligent Octopus Go savings calculator. With Intelligent Octopus Go you’ll save when charging your EV and on the energy use of your whole home with … Read more
Here’s some of stuff we’ve done over the years to make this happen faster. To accelerate the transition to green energy, we invested £5,000,000 into the creation of the Centre for Net Zero: an arms-length non-profit devoted to researching a low-carbon future energy system To fight racism and inequality in energy, we pledged £108,000 towards … Read more
In cities where traffic, parking, and pollution are daily headaches, the ZET electric quadricycle offers a refreshing new take on mobility. Built by German company ZETmobil, this four-wheeled, pedal-assisted vehicle blends the best of e-bikes and cargo bikes into a modular, car-like form — minus the emissions, licensing hassle, or bulky footprint. The ZET (short … Read more
We recently got together with our long-time partners Arsenal Football Club to provide Gooners with the opportunity to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at Emirates Stadium during match days. To celebrate the installation of the new chargers, Arsenal Under-15’s goalkeeper Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko interviewed men’s first team players Hector Bellerin, Pablo Mari and Bernd Leno … Read more
US President Donald Trump has spent the first six months of his second term in office attempting to make electric cars not happen, but signs of life keep emerging. In the latest news, the Ultium Cells EV battery branch of General Motors has just announced plans to launch its low-cost LFP EV battery into the … Read more
In our quest for a carbon-friendly future, decarbonising some industries is proving far more challenging than others. One of the UK’s biggest challenges is home heating, which is yet to be electrified (so unable to reap the benefits of cleaner, greener electricity), and accounts for 14% of our total carbon emissions. 17 million UK homes … Read more
