Sarah Chambers (aka Sarah Go Green) = 🧑💻🧔 +🧍♀️🧍♀️🧍♀️🏠
I have written about the rapid rise of Octopus Energy since switching to them from British Gas in 2018. I do not work for Octopus Energy although sometimes I think it would be a lovely idea as I am very passionate about renewable energy and have a beyond-normal understanding of their energy tariffs.
I am a mum, wife, avid allotment gardener, and dyslexic blogger. (If you spot any errors I apologise) I have always been passionate about the environment and became a vegetarian when I was 10 years old for ethical reasons.
I have 3 school-age children. In the summer of 2018, we switched to Octopus Energy. They were a small energy provider with less than 300,000 customers. We had previously been with British Gas for at least 10 years. Since switching we have followed their progress and initiatives and have been blown away by their commitment to renewable energy. Yes, we have bought into their vision! We trust in them 💯 and believe they want to make a difference to the planet.
I am constantly trying to save energy at home, but it can be a lot harder when you have kids! Every time I turn off the lights, one of them immediately turns them back on. I’ve tried switching to energy-efficient light bulbs, smart timers and have even installed motion sensors around the house, but the kids aren’t always on the same page. I guess they just like seeing the world in a different light! 😀🥁 Seriously, they are more switched on than me, they just need some guidance.🌍 🤣
Blogging about Octopus Energy has been a rabbit hole I have slipped down in a good way.
You can find me on X and TikTok where I connect with around 10,000 followers looking for practical ways to electrify their homes and reduce energy bills.
Feel free to follow me Sarah_Go_Green and join the conversation – I’d love to hear from you!
I’m also featured on the Octopus website and their YouTube channel as a solar customer. I’ve been on BBC News, and Radio Wales, published in the Telegraph for owning part of a wind turbine and had a feature in Bloomberg.
I am hoping my passion for saving money and trying to use energy more sustainably will help people start their electrification journey. Even if your only aim is to lower your household bills and find the cheapest Octopus tariff I help there too.
I genuinely want to help you understand your options and make smarter energy choices. It’s that simple, I have become very geeky about my home energy use and I need an outlet for it, otherwise, my husband might struggle with my constant energy chatter. :-0
@sarah_go_green #smarthome #smarthometechnology #tesla #octopusenergy #sustainableliving @Octopus Energy @GivEnergy ♬ original sound – sarah_go_green
Why is switching to Octopus Energy a good idea?
The world is in crisis! For so many years the “Big 6” energy providers have dominated the UK energy market. The focus has been on profits and not the planet. There have been limited choices for consumers. Thankfully, Octopus once a smaller provider has risen and is disrupting this monopoly.
To take on the giants of the energy market a small supplier needs to get big and get big quickly as the profit margins are so low. The bigger they get the more chance a company has of surviving as the profits increase.
Octopus in just eight years has gone from the new kid on the block to the largest electricty supplier in the UK. Have the changed as they have grown? Yes and no, they now offer so much more than they ever could as an emerging supplier. I have recently has solar panels and battery storage installed by them and I have seen countless posts about customers taking advantage of the government initiative to have a heat pump installed with Octopus.
We need Octopus Energy as they are challenging the norms of the energy market. In order for our planet to survive, we need forward thinkers and creative tech companies to come forward like Octopus Energy. They can save us money but they can also affect change and help in part to save the planet.
How do we benefit by sharing our Octopus Energy reviews?
We take great pleasure in seeing Octopus Energy grow. When we switched in 2018 they had less than 300,000 customers now they have 7.7 million globally! They are now the largest electricty provider in the UK!!
This gives Octopus Energy a seat at the table with policymakers as one of the Big 6. 👏 By sharing our reviews we hope we can help convert more people to renewable energy and also help keep Octopus Energy moving forward! They have so many plans to help us get to net zero we are very happy to support them!
When a customer switches to Octopus Energy we share a £100 reward. The new customer gets £50 and so do we. If you decide to switch using our link we would be delighted!!!! Thank you!💚🥳👨👩👦👧👧
Nearly half of the energy customers in the UK have NEVER switched suppliers!
Not only are families overpaying but they are also sleepwalking in an energy market that needs to change! We need to rethink how we use energy. The time may come when we have no option. Octopus Energy provides amazing customer support and information to help customers with their green energy journey.
Octopus has so many ideas bubbling away that it sometimes makes my head spin BUT that’s what we need. I never thought I would enjoy listening to a podcast on the future of energy, but I do! Their ideas are simplistic yet effective all thanks to the tech they have developed to support them!
Our aim is to help Octopus Energy on its journey to global energy domination. We feel that’s something worth doing!!! 🥷🌍⚡️ THERE IS NO PLANET B!
It is a pivotal moment to take more caution about how we consume energy in the future – Sarah Chambers.
May daughter is learning about #nationalgrid She asked me some questions as we drove home. I was chatting about how we can make the grid greener. It’s not just coal as her teacher said. She looked at me and said “Is @octopus_energy a cult?” 😂😂 Maybe I was too enthusiastic 🤦♀️🤭
— Sarah Go Green💚 (@sarah_go_green) May 4, 2021
Further reading: Cost of living: Mother shares tips after energy reduction trial.
Customer review.
My website is not managed or owned by Octopus Energy. It is just a website created by, Sarah Go Green, a mum, home energy geek and a very happy Octopus Energy customer.
You can read further independent Octopus Energy reviews on Trustpilot where 89% of customers give them 5 stars.
I am currently on Intelligent Octopus Go for my home incoming tariff, Octopus Tracker tariff for my gas central heating and Octopus Outgoing fixed for my export tariff. It’s working well and I am making quite big savings on my energy bill.
Posts from Sarah
Intelligent Octopus Flux: Reviewed. This is how the Intelligent Octopus Flux tariff works with your solar panels and battery storage. Navigating solar export tariffs can seem daunting but I will run through how much you could earn from your solar OCTOPUS SHOP – BEEN THERE WORN THE T-SHIRT Octopus Energy is spreading its tentacles offering Octopus merch in their online store. Working with Ranpuni clothing Octopus is offering a selection of T-Shirts, hoodies and merchandise. There’s even tote bags HOW I ENDED UP BUYING AN ELECTRIC CAR. I was 50 in 2021 and decided to have fun test-driving Electric vehicles. I had no intention to buy one but like many EV converts once I had experienced driving an electric Tesla Owners South Wales and Bristol Christmas meet up. I just wanted to say a big, thank you, to Dave for inviting me along to the Tesla Owners South Wales and Bristol group Christmas meet. I am buying a Tesla There’s no getting away from the fact that energy prices have skyrocketed. Even if you are the savviest homeowner there’s just no escaping the price hikes over the last 3 years. There are still ways, however, to save money on Powering my home using a GivEnergy battery. Does Intelligent Octopus Go work with solar and battery? My Octopus Energy bill so far – May 2024, they owe me! Written by: Sarah Chambers (aka Sarah Go Green) Yes, Intelligent Octopus Go Is Intelligent Octopus Flux the best solar export tariff for everyone? Intelligent Octopus Flux. Is it time to put your feet up and wait for the money to roll in? Review written by: Sarah Chambers (aka Sarah Go Green) I Grab some green electrons on the UK’s most popular EV tariff, Intelligent Octopus Go. Review written by: Sarah Chambers – Octopus Intelligent Go Review – May 2024 – 150,000 customers and me. I first signed up for Intelligent Octopus Go Electrifying my home with solar panels and battery storage. Octopus Energy solar and battery storage installation review – May 2024 I have had my solar panels and battery installed for almost 7 months. My installers were Octopus Energy in October. Here comes the sun – my first spring with Octopus solar panels and battery storage. Octopus Energy solar and battery installation review May 2024. Reviewed by Sarah Chambers. I had 15 solar panels and a home battery installed by Octopus MY OCTOPUS ENERGY SMART METER INSTALLATION. My smart meter was installed in 2019 by Octopus Energy. Before I was on an Octopus Fixed tariff which had always been my preference. There was no green technology in my house and the WHAT’S THE CHEAPEST OCTOPUS ENERGY TARIFF IN 2024 Octopus Energy has a multitude of energy tariffs to choose from but what’s the cheapest Octopus Energy tariff in 2024? There are several Octopus tariffs which range from your traditional fixed and Running my home as a mini power station to help the planet and my pocket. Octopus Energy solar panels, battery storage and EV charging tariffs reviewed – May 2024 Review by Sarah Chambers I may struggle to get the kids Energy Shouldn’t cost the Earth. When I sit and watch David Attenborough speak about the damage we are doing to the environment I sometimes feel overwhelmed. Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. Can my actions make a Octoplus Saving Sessions The National Grid (ESO) relaunched its Demand Flexibility Service this week. Energy suppliers throughout the UK responded to the call for assistance today. Octopus Energy passed this request from the National Grid to its customer through their Which Octopus Tariff is best for you? Have you considered switching Octopus tariffs with the seasons? If you have solar panels or a heat pump it may be time to give this question some thought. These are some questions that Fully Charged Live 2023. This month I drove down to see the Fully Charged Live show in Farnborough. The Fully Charged Live is a showground event. It is full of everything a geek could want on an electrifying weekend. There Octopus Energy Solar Panels and Heat Pump Installation – How is it going? Last month I went to visit Octopus Energy. They have two giant unit on an industrial estate in Slough. Here they are on a mission to transform Octopus drops the price of its EV tariffs. When you drive electric it’s really important to get a good EV tariff if you can charge your electric vehicle (EV) at home. However, over the last 18 months, there has been WILL MY THE UNIT PRICE AND STANDING CHARGE GO UP OR DOWN FOR ENERGY IN APRIL 2023? Today in the budget, it was announced that the Energy Price Guarantee will continue until July 2023. This is excellent news as the APRIL 2023 ENERGY PRICE INCREASE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. In April 2023 energy prices will increase by 20% for the vast majority of households in the UK. There are roughly 27 million households in the UK. According to Ofgem, around 4 Ripple Energy Solar Park. Today Ripple Energy launched its 3rd Project, which will be a solar park in England. I have bought shares in the first two projects. The first is already providing me with savings on my energy bills THE GREEN APPROACH TO KEEPING WARM THIS WINTER – COULD A HEAT PUMP BE THE NEXT STEP? I hate being cold but I try and stay cosy without it costing the earth. Quite literally I try and save money while I borrowed a thermal imaging camera from Octopus Energy. In 2018 I moved into a new build home and since that day, my bedroom has always been the coldest room in the house. I assumed that the bedroom was cold It has been a crazy few weeks. Trying to keep the family warm while keeping one eye on the cost isn’t always easy but at least this week it has been a little warmer. We have been doing our daily Energy Price Guarantee. On the 8th of September, the UK government announced measures to help reduce soaring energy bills. The energy price cap which was due to increase by 81% on the 1st of October 2022 will be replaced by Octopus Agile Price Increase. Yesterday, at 4 pm the Octopus increased the maximum price you will pay on the Agile tariff. The cap on the Agile tariff increased from 55p per kWh to an eye-watering 78p per kWh. The Octopus October 2022 Energy Price Cap. Today, Ofgem announced the new energy price cap that will come into effect on the 1st of October. Prices were predictable but still felt like a low blow as autumn quickly approaches. From the 1st Batch Cooking is a great way to save energy. I love cooking, but as energy prices rise, I am mindful of how and when I use my oven. Each time it is switched on I add to the amount of Why get a smart meter? This is an update to a previous blog post where my mother asked me the question below. My mother asked me this question a month ago. I switched to a smart meter when I moved Research EV Tariffs – It could save you hundreds of pounds a year! If you are buying an electric vehicle or already have one, in my opinion, the most important thing you need to research is how you will charge Greg Jackson fighting for Energy Market Reforms? Greg Jackson is the CEO of Octopus Energy. He gave evidence to a parliamentary committee in October last year. In summary, the committee was looking into how to tackle the energy crisis, He
