Save on your utility bills with Octopus Shift
Unlock savings with your smart devices
Getting started is easy with Octopus Shift
Connect your devices
Connect your EV, battery, and a smart thermostat seamlessly on the app.
Start saving
Make the most of cheaper greener electrons with optimized charging.
Pay less for energy when you connect your smart devices
Unlock savings when you connect your smart devices to Octopus Shift. We’ll shift your energy usage to times when electricity is cheaper, saving you money on your utility bill.
Octopus Shift is compatible with:
Electric vehicles
Home chargers
Home batteries
Smart thermostats
Automatically use cheaper, greener energy, without even realizing it
Octopus Shift intelligently optimizes your device usage and charging. Saving you money and reducing your carbon footprint, without lifting a finger!
Frequently asked questions
Octopus is part of Octopus Energy Group, a global energy transition collective. We help you save money through smart control of smart devices. You connect your devices via the Octopus Shift app, tell us your device preferences (ie. what time would you like your EV charged by), we'll shift use to help the energy grid. If you ever want to stop our smart control features, you can easily do so in the app.
We connect to your device via cloud control. We require you to authenticate your device during onboarding in the Octopus Shift app.
- Batteries - Energy is exported back to the grid during an "Event". We won't exceed a 20% state of charge limit. You can override anytime.
- Thermostats - On an "Event" day, we'll adjust your thermostat by a few degrees to reduce your power usage during the event - we'll even pre cool your house before so the vast majority of customers don't even notice! If you do however, you can override anytime.
- EVs - On an "Event" day, we wont charge for a few hours during the worst times for the grd. You can override anytime. EV's will also be charged outside of peak TOU pricing periods on non event days.
We're always working with device manufacturers daily to add more compatible devices. Read through our list of eligible devices below:
- Batteries:
- Enphase
- Electric vehicles with a Wallbox charger:
- Any electric vehicle!
- Electric vehicles with any charger:
- Tesla
- Volkswagen
- Audi
- Chevrolet (excluding Chevrolet Bolts)
- Thermostats:
- Sensi
- Ecobee
Signing up is easy! Download the app and tap 'Create account' to set up your account in minutes. Get started now:
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