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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

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

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

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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

Green energy entrepreneur calls on UK to subsidise North Sea oil and gas firms

Dale Vince urges ministers to ‘optimise’ resources in fossil fuel basin to help smooth transition to renewables

The Guardian - UK

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

Octopus Energy Price Rise: Winter Support, Login Access and Customer Help Explained

Octopus Energy offers winter support, with login and contact help, as UK households face higher bills from the October 2025 price cap rise.

International Business Times UK

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Octopus Energy boss weighs in on SNP call to pause renewable projects in Scotland

AN SNP branch’s call for a pause to renewables projects until zonal pricing is implemented should act as a “wake-up call” to the UK…

The National (Scotland)

Liquid gas investment inflates Origin Energy's profit

Profits are up for Australia's largest energy company despite challenges from the price of coal, energy tariffs and power plant uncertainty.

AAP

All the major ads banned in the UK this year

The UK's advertising regulator Advertising Standards Authority is responsible for banning advertisements

Evening Standard

How Much Does The Octopus Energy Heat Pump Really Cost? Company Slammed For Misleading Ads

UK regulator bans Octopus Energy ad for misleading £500 heat pump claim.

International Business Times UK

The advert that landed Octopus Energy in hot water

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The Independent UK

Octopus Energy ad banned over heat pump cost claim

The Facebook ad, seen in September, included claims that consumers could have a heat pump installed from ‘as little as £500’.

Evening Standard

Octopus Energy advert banned for misleading £500 claim

The energy giant disputed the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling

The Independent UK

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Pension provider announces major investment in South Wales heat pump network

The money will support projects such as the UK’s first investor-funded ground source heat pump network in South Wales.

The National (Scotland)

Here's why Reform are issuing threats to firms over renewables

REFORM UK have issued a threat to energy firms bidding for renewables contracts, in its latest attempt to bring an end to net zero policies.

The National (Scotland)

Reform 'sabotaging' Scotland's energy industry, blasts John Swinney

REFORM UK’s threat to companies over clean energy contracts is “sabotaging” Scotland’s renewables industry, John Swinney has said.

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Michael Shanks claims cutting Scots' energy bills not worth 'trade-off'

LABOUR energy minister Michael Shanks has admitted Scots would have seen their energy bills cut with zonal pricing, but claimed introducing the…

International Business Times UK

Octopus Energy Fined £1.5m by Ofgem: How Much Will Customers Get?

Ofgem fines Octopus Energy £1.5m for failing to issue final bills to thousands of prepayment customers. The supplier claims no complaints were made.

The National (Scotland)

'Not good enough': Octopus Energy boss slams UK zonal pricing snub

THE boss of Octopus Energy has warned of “soaring” energy costs being “locked in for years to come” amid Ed Miliband reportedly ditching…

The National (Scotland)

Ed Miliband ditches plans for cheap energy in Scotland, reports say

ED Miliband has reportedly ditched plans to introduce zonal pricing in the UK which would have given Scots cheaper electricity.

The Independent UK

Ofgem orders major energy supplier to pay customers compensation

Octopus Energy will pay nearly £1.5 million in refunds and compensation after failing to issue final bills to thousands of customers. Energy regulator Ofgem found that over 34,000 prepayment meter customers did not receive their final bills within the mandated six-week period between 2014 and October 2023. The total payment…

The National (Scotland)

Why has Octopus Energy launched a wasted wind tracker?

A live “wasted wind” tracker has been launched by Octopus Energy in recent days to show how much the UK’s “broken” system is costing…

The Guardian - UK

Octopus Energy to pay out £1.5m over thousands of bill errors

Supplier failed to issue final bills to 34,000 prepayment customers who stopped using it, Ofgem finds

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