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May 9, 2023

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on ChatGPT, hydrogen heating and climate subsidies

The green energy supplier is answering a third of all customer enquiries with AI

Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

UK green energy supplier Octopus Energy is one of Europe’s most successful new energy companies. It’s grown to be one the UK’s largest household energy companies, weathering a crisis that has felled rival startups, and expanded its footprint from Japan to Spain.

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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