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Origin-backed Octopus extends reach with Ergon Energy deal

Hans van Leeuwen

London | Origin-backed British energy disruptor Octopus has signed up Australia’s fourth-largest electricity retailer, Ergon Energy, to its Kraken tech platform, propelling it to a one-third share of the local market.

The migration of Ergon’s 1 million accounts onto Kraken, which took 10 months, means Origin’s biggest rival in Queensland now uses the same platform as Origin itself.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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