I just met a guy whose career was drilling for oil; he’d been active all over North America and the Middle East for about 40 years until he retired ten years ago. Naturally, I asked him for his thoughts on our civilization’s phasing out fossil fuels in favor of low-carbon sources of energy.  He responded, … Read more

At Octopus Energy, we like to find brilliant people and carve out a space that allows them to do what they do best. One such square peg in a round hole is our very own Future Technology Evangelist Phil Steele. You may recognise Phil from our smart home projects and integrations: Amazon’s Alexa, IFTTT, Agile, … Read more

We wanted the eyes of the world on the climate crisis, so we launched the world’s largest open air art exhibition: Portraits from the Precipice. Artists from around the world submitted artwork that answered one brief ‘What does climate change mean to you?’. The pieces were then showcased on billboards throughout the UK in a … Read more

Don’t forget: we live in a country in which about half of our people approve of this, i.e., that the president can threaten to remove the citizenship of anyone he doesn’t like.

We’re working together with the University of Salford to create the ‘energy house’ of the future. The lab will contain four fully-constructed Victorian houses, hooked up with cutting edge smart tech, from solar panels to smart car chargers, and will be capable of simulating a staggering array of weather conditions, from scorching 40 degree sun … Read more

I remember attending the World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN in 1982. Amidst the carnival rides, food booths, and international pavilions, the theme “Energy Turns Our World” was really compelling to me. I remember seeing an exhibit of a planned neighborhood of half a dozen or more homes, all of which were powered by common solar. … Read more

Our business 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 at Octopus. One of Octopus’ first ever energy specialists, Ruby started … Read more

Last Updated on: 12th July 2025, 10:36 am Stellantis, one of the world’s five largest automakers and a proponent of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles for light commercial vehicles, has now formally signaled a retreat from its hydrogen ambitions. This pivot away from hydrogen-powered transportation represents yet another confirmation of the longstanding challenges faced by … Read more

We install thousands of smart meters across England, Scotland and Wales every week, and our fleet of wild Octopus vans are becoming a more and more common sight on our roads. But just like every other energy supplier, we had to pause our smart meter installations earlier this year. We’re now fully mobilised post lockdown … Read more

The EU should reduce its emphasis on megaprojects to focus future funding on rail infrastructure upgrades which would generate more rapid and widespread benefits for connectivity, efficiency and resilience. Europe does not have a coherent strategy to fund rail that will make cross-border travel a reality for millions of Europeans, a new T&E report has found. Just … Read more