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Our new Carbon Tracker

Have you ever wondered about the carbon impact of your electricity usage? Our new Carbon Tracker is here to help!

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Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

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Our new Carbon Tracker

Have you ever wondered about the carbon impact of your electricity usage? Our new Carbon Tracker is here to help!

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

What's the big idea BlackRock?

When the world’s biggest fund management company say they’re going to invest 2 billion dollars in New Zealand’s transition to clean energy it’s bound to raise a few eyebrows and questions. So, here’s a few answers

Margaret Cooney

Chief Customer Officer

Hot Takes On Heat Pumps

They haven't been around for quite as long as electric radiators or hot water bottles, and they’re a lot less interesting to stare at than a fireplace, but a heat pump will make your home even cosier for a fraction of the cost.

Simon Coley

Designer

Kinloch Wilderness Retreat

Kinloch Wilderness Retreat is located in one of the most beautiful landscapes in New Zealand, at the top of Lake Wakatipu looking up into the Routeburn Valley and the confluence of the Dart and Rees rivers.

Simon Coley

Designer

Hacks for saving money in winter

Combat winter chills with these top tips to beat your power bill into submission and keep cosy

Simon Coley

Designer

E-bikes Aren't Just For Summer

When you’re prepared, winter commuting on your e-bike can be just as much fun as summer, and it’s easy on your wallet, and the planet.

Simon Coley

Designer

Is Solar Right For Me?

Solar panels are popping up on roofs all over the country, is it time you considered solar?

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

Nikos hates pie charts

Nikos Fairburn, our Head of Operations, has a thing for pie charts, like the one we use to show the renewable electricity generated in New Zealand each month.

Nikos Fairburn

Head of Operations

Hacking hot water to save money

We’ve been figuring out how to turn your electric hot water cylinder into a smart device that can save you hundreds of dollars.

David Charlton

Head of New Energy Solutions

Easy as resolutions for 2023 to reduce your carbon footprint

There's never been a better time or a more compelling reason to use less power. It's cheaper and it's a sure fire way to combat global heating. Here are 10 ways to shrink your power bill and your carbon footprint in 2023

Simon Coley

Designer

People Have the Power: Rich, The Marlborist

People Have the Power is a content series bringing you people from around New Zealand who are focussed on living a more sustainable lifestyle, be that through the home, work or travel.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

People Have the Power: Dave Stubbs

People Have the Power is a content series bringing you people from around New Zealand who are focussed on living a more sustainable lifestyle, be that through the home, work or travel.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

Trouble paying your power bill

It’s getting harder to make ends meet so if you’re having difficulty paying your electricity bill, or think you will, please call.  If you genuinely don’t have enough money, we can help.

Simon Coley

Designer

Behind the Octopus - Ahalya Nair

We're a few months into our journey and we're already making energy affordable and easy-as for thousands of Kiwis. We wanted to introduce you to some of the team.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

Octopus leads the charge for EV owners

Charging your electric vehicle while out and about just got easier.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

How to read your electricity bill

Every billing period, which is typically one month, we send you a power bill and debit your bank account for the amount. Your bill is emailed to you and comes in two parts: an email summary, and a statement with an invoice, attached as a pdf.

Simon Coley

Designer

Behind the Octopus - David Charlton

We're a few months into our journey and we're already making energy affordable and easy-as for thousands of Kiwis. We wanted to introduce you to some of the team.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

Take the shock out of your electricity usage

There aren’t many things to do around the house without electricity. A cup of tea, a text message, a spot of vacuuming, help with homework or just chillin’ with your favourite streaming service, all use tiny amounts of electricity. Baking a cake uses a bit more.

Simon Coley

Designer

Aotearoa’s future of low battery anxiety

As we move towards 100% renewable energy, how do we keep up with the demand of greater electrification and shift away from expensive peaks? Demand response technology.

Margaret Cooney

Chief Customer Officer

One year on from widespread power cuts, we must not let a good energy crisis go to waste

Our Chief Customer Officer, Margaret Cooney, reflects on the August 9, 2021 outage and the importance of automated demand response to ensure future energy security and affordability for all consumers.

Margaret Cooney

Chief Customer Officer

Behind the Octopus - Emma Conley

A few months into our journey as New Zealand's newest power player, we're already making energy affordable and easy-as for thousands of Kiwis. We wanted to introduce you to some of the team.

Monique O'Malley

Head of Marketing

Use your power wisely - the lowdown on our Off-peak and Night rates

Standard electricity rates make you pay the same amount for electricity whether you use it in the morning, afternoon or evening. All Octopus Energy customers get cheaper off-peak and half-price night rates. Using electricity at off-peak times is better for your wallet and using less power at peak times is better for the planet.

Simon Coley

Designer

Octopus Energy lands in Aotearoa: Who are we & why are we in New Zealand?

Welcome to Octopus Energy. We’re proudly serving 3 million customers (and growing) across our retail businesses in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Japan and the USA and we’re delighted to add New Zealand to the list.

Margaret Cooney

Chief Customer Officer

And if you're interested in joining us

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