'Major milestone': Octopus Energy enters US renewables market

Cecilia Keating
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Gaucho solar farm in Pennsylvania | Credit: Vesper Energy.
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Gaucho solar farm in Pennsylvania | Credit: Vesper Energy.

Energy giant acquires solar farms in Ohio and Pennsylvania with combined capacity of 100MW

Octopus Energy Group has entered the US renewables market for the first time, after acquiring two solar farms as part of the British energy company's on-going international expansion drive. The purchase...

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