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    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      UK energy
      Rival UK power groups slam interest-free loans in Bulb rescue

      Government support included in sale of failed provider to Octopus threatens to distort energy market, court hears

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Octopus signals plunge in UK taxpayer bill for Bulb rescue

      Energy group estimates government will lose just £260mn after takeover of collapsed power supplier

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      Bulb Energy
      UK government set for payback from Bulb sale to Octopus

      Fall in gas prices expected to cut cost of failed energy company’s rescue by up to £840mn

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      LexBulb Energy
      Octopus/Bulb: falling energy prices reduce cost of government support Premium content

      The crisis in retail energy casts the authorities in a poor light

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      UK energy
      Octopus to receive up to £4.5bn of state support to back Bulb takeover

      UK government says money is to aid wholesale purchase of electricity and gas for failed group’s 1.5mn customers

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Bulb Energy
      Battle deepens over sale of energy supplier Bulb to Octopus

      Emails showing Centrica was told that UK state support for bid was on offer cloud dispute over fairness of process

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
      Is Octopus-Bulb a replay of Lloyds-HBOS?

      Or has everyone learnt the lessons of 14 years ago?

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Bulb Energy
      High Court rules government plans to sell Bulb to Octopus can proceed

      Rescue of failed energy supplier has ballooned, with taxpayers on hook for potentially hundreds of pounds per household

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      UK energy
      Centrica says Bulb sale risks ‘future stability’ of UK energy market

      Court filing warns on Octopus’s finances and suitability to take on 1.5mn customers

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      UK energy
      Bulb transfer to Octopus delayed after intervention by energy rivals

      Judge adjourns hearing after British Gas, Eon and ScottishPower complain about transparency

    • Saturday, 29 October, 2022
      Bulb Energy
      Octopus Energy buys failed rival Bulb

      Deal brings end to year-long nationalisation which cost taxpayer £4bn

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Octopus Energy rescues customers of collapsed smaller supplier

      Ofgem announces failure of UK Energy Incubator Hub and transfer of accounts after a series of earlier warnings

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      UK energy
      Bulb boss to leave collapsed UK energy supplier

      Hayden Wood had stayed on with a £250,000 salary after company was propped up with taxpayer bailout

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      UK energy
      Octopus submits last-minute bid for electricity supplier Bulb

      Centrica and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar also in three-way race ahead of deadline at end of month

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      UK energy
      Octopus and Ilke launch clean energy scheme with no bills for householders

      Power supplier and home builder say renewable power plan will transform UK market

    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
      Renewable energy
      Build wind farms to cut UK reliance on Russian gas imports, says renewables chief

      Country could expand wind farm capacity by a third within two years, according to Octopus

    • Saturday, 29 January, 2022
      UK energy
      Octopus Energy warns of £100m hit from record power prices

      UK supplier incurring losses on difference between consumer price cap and wholesale costs

    • Saturday, 1 January, 2022
      Energy sector
      Octopus defies energy crisis to draw global investors

      UK energy tech and supply group focuses on growth after fundraisings take value close to $5bn

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      Lex
      Octopus Energy/CPP Investments: powering through treacherous waters Premium content

      Energy retailer has done admirably well in a sink-or-swim market while also finding new growth areas

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      Utilities
      Canadian pension fund to invest $300m in UK’s Octopus Energy

      CPP Investments will 6% stake in power supplier, providing backing to develop tech platform

    • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
      European companies
      FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies

      Green energy supplier takes top spot and London remains the city with the most high-growth businesses

    • Thursday, 12 October, 2017
      Entrepreneurship
      Octopus Group founders are EY UK Entrepreneurs of the Year

      Company deliberately targets sectors experiencing poor customer service

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