News · 10 August 2026

Octopus Energy asks customers to cut power use during solar eclipse

Britain's biggest energy supplier wants customers to avoid using appliances between 6pm and 8pm this Wednesday. The solar eclipse will obscure as much as 95% of the sun, which will disrupt solar power during a heatwave. Octopus offers two free hours of electricity next weekend for those in its rewards programme.

By BriefTea Editorial · 10 August 2026 at 14:31

Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs

Get the app

Understand this story

Global solar power growth Save on your bill? UK's energy mix changing? Why is the grid stressed?

More briefs

PoliticsBurnham to end indefinite jail terms by parliament's end BusinessEngland's free bus pass age will rise to 67 by April 2028 EntertainmentAnne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder sequel out 2028 WorldArizona desert deaths of 19 migrants last month hit a two-year record GeneralCatholic Church forced adoptions continued into the 1980s SportsCollege football player MicahJo Barnett dies after sideline emergency Browse all stories →