The latest updates for Octopus Energy
If you are considering switching to Octopus Energy, keep up to date with the latest trends. This should help you with your switching decision.
Octopus website features and usability:
Rated as excellent. The user dashboard at Octopus Energy is very user friendly. It’s simple to submit your meter readings and if you do so regularly you will always receive accurate bills.
You can manipulate your Direct Debit to ensure you are only paying for the actual amount of gas and electricity you are using. If you are well in credit, you simply request a refund to be paid to your bank account. (You make these requests by email). Just ensure you always have enough credit in your Octopus account to cover your next bill.
Octopus Energy Tariffs:
Octopus have a number of tariffs which include greener tariffs and fixed term tariffs which offer you a fixed price over the term of your chosen tariff.
- Octopus 12 month fixed. As the name suggests, this is fixed for 12 months
- Super Green Octopus. A typical green tariff from Octopus. This is also fixed for 12 months.
- Flexible Octopus. The price can go up or down dependent on wholesale prices.
- Agile Octopus. This tariff takes half-hourly meter readings from your Smart meter. Prices can be lower during off peak periods when excess energy has been generated and needs to be sold off.
- Octopus Tracker. This simply tracks your energy usage and provides you with a breakdown of where your money is going.
- Octopus Go. This tariff is for those with electric cars. You get a much cheaper price between the hours 00:30 – 04:30
Octopus Energy Prices:
The Octopus Energy tariffs are cheaper than Standard Energy you would pay to any of the Big 6 energy suppliers. However, this is no indication that Octopus would be the cheapest supplier for you. They often have different tariffs on their website and comparison sites. It would be a good idea to check both before you switch.
Switching to Octopus:
Get quotes direct from Octopus and receive £50 free credit when you switch. Link to Octopus
Get quotes for all suppliers and check other Octopus tariffs. Link to Uswitch
I have an eon smart meter, is it compatible with octopus and how do I change it please
Hello Josephine.
There’s a good chance your meter will work to the extent that Octopus will be able to collect readings from it. However, your in home display will no longer give accurate information. (That’s the separate plug in reader you have with your meter).
You can request they install a new SMART meter.
You can switch to Octopus through the link on this page. You may see information that advises against switching at the moment, you can keep ignoring that if you wish.
You may have to phone them to switch once you have gone through the quotation process. The phone number will be provided.
The link on this page is my personal link for my home energy supply (I am with Octopus for my home energy). If you switch to them through this link, we will both receive £50 credit.
I would advise you to take a note of this part of the link, You may have to give it to them when you phone: showy-dawn-496