Too good to be true? The scheme promises a chance to live in a home with zero energy bills

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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Hundreds of thousands of prospective homeowners can do so You will get benefit from some plan soon Which will eliminate their energy bills, as Octopus collaborates with many housebuilders to provide energy savings.

energy supplier – which became the UK’s largest city last year – is working with developers to build homes in the UK that are furnished with bill-busting upgrades like solar panelsHeat pumps and battery storage.

Ahead of Christmas, Octopus has partnered with the country’s largest housebuilder, Barrett Redrow, to deliver 54 of these homes over the next year.

These will be in Wixhams, Bedfordshire and Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with new residents of these properties paying no energy costs for at least 10 years.

A rendering of the homes that will be available on zero bill tariffs from 2026

A rendering of the homes that will be available on zero bill tariffs from 2026 ,Octopus/Barrett Redrow,

Based on the price cap set by Ofgem for the start of 2026, this would represent an average annual saving of £1,758.

Nigel Banks, Zero Bills Director octopus Energy said: “We have been working closely with Barrett Redrow on their research trials and now we have been able to demonstrate what can be achieved with zero bills at scale in new housing developments.

“With the new houses Already being built with solar panels, heat pump and EV charger, the home is finished energy bill With our game-changing tariff there is now a simple, viable and cost-effective upgrade.

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Octopus has said it wants to build 100,000 homes on its ‘zero bill tariffs’ by 2030, having recently invested £100m to boost the initiative. So far, over 5,000 have been approved with multiple developers.

This includes a partnership with Tilia Homes for homes in Hardingstone, Northampton, as well as Thakeham, which says half of its homes in Templegate, Burgess Hill are eligible.

Housing Secretary Steve Reid said:

Housing Secretary Steve Reid said: “This is going to be a welcome change for people” (Ben Whitley/PA) ,pa wire,

For potential buyers interested in securing a ‘bill-free’ home, Octopus has a list of some other participating developers and locations. These are:

  • Bristol (Verto)
  • Devon (Vert)
  • Wealy, Essex (purely)
  • Epping Forest, Essex (GS8)
  • Exeter (Verto)
  • Somerset Moors (Autograph Homes)
  • North Somerset (Edenstone)
  • Newport (hill)
  • sussex (thakeham)
  • Stanford-le-Hope (Soresee)

housing secretary steve reed This initiative was recently praised by the question: “With the way this development is going, how can we enable more homes to generate their own energy?”

“If you move into one of the homes built on this development, you will not have to pay any energy bills for at least five years, possibly up to 10 years,” he said.

“It’s going to be a welcome change for people.”

The Labor Minister recently doubled it GovernmentPledge to provide 1.5 million new houses by next elections – Despite concerns that the goal may be difficult to achieve.

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