Tenant power for Aberdeenshire homes

Octopus Energy has partnered with Grampian Housing Association to bring its Tenant Power tariff to over 100 social homes in Aberdeenshire.

Tenant Power is the UK’s first energy tariff where both social housing landlords and tenants share the financial rewards of smart energy tech. Buildings equipped with solar panels and a compatible battery system can generate their own renewable energy, with any excess energy stored in the battery and sold back to the grid at peak times. Octopus Energy aims to onboard 1,000 customers onto Tenant Power, with a further 10,000 homes committed, by the end of 2026.

Nigel Banks, Zero Bills Director at Octopus Energy, said: “Solar panels and batteries should be a no-brainer for social housing – but until now the economics haven’t worked well enough. Tenant Power solves this by cutting tenants’ bills while giving social housing landlords a return for investing in green tech.”