{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655cb69d415230001259567c/67fe601d77ffc5d97cfe70e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can renewables reduce home energy bills to zero? Octopus Energy's Emma Fletcher explains how","description":"<p>Emma Fletcher is one of those quite extraordinary people whose ability to get things done is unparalleled. She led a community project to develop a 100 home zero carbon heat network in her village <em>in her spare time</em>. This in turn attracted the attention of Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson who offered her the role of Low Carbon Homes Director, and when they say 'low carbon', they're not talking about tinkering around the edges!</p><p><br></p><p>Here's what we discuss:</p><ul><li>How Octopus is effectively a data company</li><li>How the Kraken platform allows Octopus to disrupt the energy market</li><li>The home retrofit challenge and how Octopus takes inspiration from Formula 1 to bring down costs</li><li>The evolving economics of low carbon homes</li><li>Octopus's mission to build 100,000 zero carbon/zero bills homes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life</a></p>","author_name":"Gareth Kane"}