Overview
- Together Housing Group is the first partner, with 1,500 homes in northern England enrolled and initial households already benefiting.
- Octopus advertises savings of up to £200 a year versus its standard variable tariff, with the discount level set in each housing association agreement and fixed across seasons.
- Participating properties require rooftop panels, a home battery, a sub‑meter, a smart meter and an internet connection.
- Smart controls store daytime generation and export excess electricity at high‑price times, with export income shared to provide returns for landlords and fund tenant discounts.
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority has invested more than £3 million in the launch, and Octopus frames the model as a template that could scale across England’s nearly 3 million social homes.