Overview
- Octopus Energy says March was its best month for home solar, with panel sales up 54%, heat pumps up 51% and EV chargers up 20%.
- The supplier has begun a 10-day fast-track heat pump swap for homes that use oil boilers.
- Ofgem’s cap holds a typical bill at £1,641 from April to June, while Cornwall Insight warns costs could reach about £1,973 from July if the key Middle East shipping route stays disrupted.
- Octopus says about 95% of solar buyers add a battery to store daytime power and sell extra units back to the grid, which helps cut net bills.
- A Devon couple with 19 panels, a battery and a charger now pay little most months and once earned £178 by exporting power, after spending about £13,700 on the system.