Octopus Energy to sell stake in software spin-off Kraken at $8.65bn valuation CEO of Britain’s biggest household energy supplier says technology arm could float in the medium term The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025
UK energy system is "screwed" says Octopus Energy CEO Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson says the UK energy system is screwed. TechRadar · Oct 15, 2025
Watch Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson’s keynote Climate 100 speech in full Octopus Energy CEO and renewables champion Greg Jackson delivered the keynote speech at The Independent's Climate 100 event in New York City, marking the launch of the 2025 Climate 100. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025
Big Oil is ‘loving life’ - but privately preparing for dangerous temperature rise, renewables champion tells The Independent’s Climate 100 event Event in New York City marked the 2025 Climate 100 list, celebrating leaders on diverse paths with a singular goal: tackling the worsening climate crisis The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025
Households hit with higher bills in £1bn ‘racket’ that sees wind farms paid to turn off power Greg Jackson – founder and CEO of Octopus Energy – tells The Independent that wind farm companies are the winners from government policy, while consumers pay the price The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Climate 100: Geordie Greig and Greg Jackson unpack Octopus Energy’s success Editor-in-chief of The Independent Geordie Greig sat down with CEO of Octopus Energy Greg Jackson to discuss the company’s success, which has seen it go from start-up to the UK’s biggest energy supplier in less than a decade. The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Climate 100: Join us to celebrate the world’s leading environmentalists The Independent will host the return of its Climate 100 event in New York later this month with a keynote speech from Greg Jackson, the founder of the UK’s biggest energy provider The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Green energy entrepreneur calls on UK to protect North Sea oil and gas industry during transition Dale Vince urges ministers to ‘optimise’ resources in fossil fuel basin to help smooth transition to renewables The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Octopus Energy founder appointed as UK government adviser Greg Jackson expected to use three-year term on Cabinet Office board to push government to modernise The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Fears UK gas stockpile to drop for winter as British Gas owner plans sell-off Centrica keen to stem losses from North Sea Rough storage after company profits halve The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
OPINION - A once-a-day ‘life-changing’ pill for cystic fibrosis patients ...Tech & Science Daily podcast Plus, we speak with Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson about the technology behind their new EV bundle Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025
Octopus founder Greg Jackson joins board of growth advisory body Body brings together academia, business and local government to work on plans to deliver that all important growth in H&F Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025
What is Ed Miliband’s ‘postcode pricing’ plan for energy bills and how would it work? The government is understood to be considering an overhaul of the UK’s energy market, charging those close to cheap power, such as wind turbines, less money The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025
Boss of major energy firm opposes Octopus zonal pricing push THE boss of a major energy firm has criticised zonal pricing plans in the UK, branding the idea "superficially attractive" The National (Scotland) · Apr 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025 Octopus and its customers ask Treasury to back zonal electricity pricing Supplier rallies small businesses as critics say overhaul would harm development of clean energy
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Octopus Energy profits fall amid surge in customers and renewables investment The supplier’s customer base grew to 7.3 million across the UK in its most recent financial year, making it the country’s largest energy supplier.
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025 Octopus overtakes British Gas as the UK's biggest household energy supplier Disruptor now has 23.7% of the domestic market, just ahead of its former state owned rival
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025 Octopus overtakes British Gas as Britain’s largest household energy supplier Company grew share of market to 23.7% of households in Great Britain by end of 2024, says Cornwall Insight
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025 The UK’s top 100 places to work have been named – did yours make the list? The results are varied, ranging from energy providers, to universities, to tech firms
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025 Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour? Claims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024 Former Tesco boss wants to send power from Morocco to Great Britain using subsea cable Dave Lewis says the near-constant stream of clean electricity could supply the grid as early as 2030
Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024 'Cut energy bills' with green revolution or risk losing next election, Keir Starmer warned Greg Jackson, chief executive of Octopus Energy, highlighted what has happened to the Democrats in America as showing how vital it is to ensure the drive to net zero in the UK reduces gas and electricity bills
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024 Will Great British Energy herald UK’s green revolution? National energy company, which launched this week, is Labour’s strategy to end dependence on fossil fuels
The National (Scotland) · Oct 8, 2024 Sweden shows energy overhaul could boost Scottish economy, says Octopus Energy boss THE industrial investment Sweden has attracted through introducing zonal energy pricing shows how much the Scottish economy could benefit from…
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