Bellway and Octopus Energy Announce 'Zero Bills' Partnership

Bellway has become the first large UK housebuilder to sign a long-term partnership with one of the UKs leading energy providers, Octopus Energy, to deliver Zero Bills homes at scale.

Zero Bills is a world-first smart proposition that allows Octopus Energy customers to move into homes which have no energy bills guaranteed for at least five years.

The homes are fully kitted out with state-of-the-art green energy technology – including an air source heat pump, a home battery, and roof-mounted solar panels – which are then optimised by Kraken, Octopus Energy’s tech platform. Zero Bills households save around £1,800 a year on energy bills compared to those on a standard variable tariff, based on current energy rates.*

Bellway is currently building three Zero Bills exemplar homes, built to Future Homes Standards. at our Victoria Gate in Stafford as part our Future Homes research project, which will go on the market in December 2023.

From 2024, a further 250 Zero Bills homes are planned at a Bellway development in Bedfordshire, with the potential for more sites to follow soon.

We are proud to be the first national housebuilder to partner with Octopus to deliver Zero Bills homes at scale. These homes will be at the cutting edge of sustainable design and will also save our customers thousands of pounds in energy costs as cost-of-living challenges persist across the country.

This long-term partnership is a key part of our delivery of energy efficient homes as we work towards the Future Homes Standard and it exemplifies our commitment to putting people and the planet first. ~ Jason Honeyman, CEO, Bellway

The Future Homes Standard is a government initiative requiring new homes to reduce carbon emissions by 75 per cent and is due to come into force in 2025.

Bellway's Future Homes research project is tied to its ambitious sustainability strategy, ‘Better with Bellway’, which includes a commitment to significantly reduce carbon emissions through the setting of Science-Based Targets (SBTs) and by designing homes to meet new energy efficiency standards and utilising green technologies.

Zero Bills will complement the energy efficiency measures within its Future Homes, and give Bellway customers the opportunity to live bill free within a low-carbon home - a win-win for customers and for the environment.

Octopus Energy has now accredited close to 1,000 homes and plans to deliver 50,000 Zero Bills homes by 2025.