As Octopus reaches its tentacles into Bulb, a new Big Six is on the horizon

Bulb Energy’s 11-month saga as a de-facto nationalised retail firm finally came to an end last week, with ascendant supplier Octopus Energy becoming the eventual new home for its 1.6m customers. The deal will be a relief for Whitehall – with the costs involved in keeping Bulb on life-support for nearly a year projected at [...]