Octopus snaps up home energy start-up Kuppa

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Kuppa co-founders Kirsty Kenney and Reinier Zeldenrust join forces with Octopus' low-carbon tech team / Credit: Octopus Energy
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Kuppa co-founders Kirsty Kenney and Reinier Zeldenrust join forces with Octopus' low-carbon tech team / Credit: Octopus Energy

Companies promise to 'brew up' smarter homes with technology designed to make it easier to undertake green upgrades

Octopus Energy has today announced the acquisition of home smart home energy software start-up Kuppa, in a deal designed to support the accelerated roll out of green home upgrades across the UK. The...

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