New solar partnership to power thousands of UK homes with green electricity

• OVO signs a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with North Angle Solar Park, Cambridgeshire’s largest solar farm, supporting new build renewable generation in the UK. 
• North Angle Solar Park will generate electricity for 12,000 UK homes, saving 90,000 tonnes of CO2. This comes as new polling from OVO finds that three in four Brits support increasing investment in solar power in the UK.
• With over 300 PPA contracts OVO aims to stimulate further growth in the renewable energy sector without the need for government subsidies, moving the UK further towards its net zero targets.
• OVO launched Plan Zero, its sustainability strategy, in 2019 with the ambition of leading the transition to a zero carbon energy system and becoming a net zero business by 2035.

Thursday 5th June, 2025: OVO signs a new agreement with Cambridgeshire County Council’s North Angle Solar Farm to power 12,000 UK homes with renewable electricity, continuing its ambitions to make green energy an industry standard.

North Angle Solar Farm is the largest solar farm in Cambridgeshire powering 12,000 homes in total, saving a total of 90,000 tonnes of CO2 over its lifetime. Supporting the region’s transition to renewable energy and furthering the UK’s target to reach net zero by 2030.

This move comes at a time when public support for solar power is high, with over three in four people (77%) backing increased investment in the technology. Nearly 80% also believe energy suppliers have a leading role to play in reducing the UK’s carbon emissions. Whether an energy supplier uses renewable energy sources is important for many customers, with almost one third (31%) placing it as a primary consideration when choosing a supplier.

The news follows the two-year anniversary of OVO’s decision to immediately end the use of market purchased REGOs – certificates that allow suppliers to claim their energy is green, without necessarily buying directly from renewable sources – instead focusing investing in true green energy through agreements with local generation. Changing this industry-wide practice could refocus UK efforts on decarbonisation of UK homes and renewable energy investment to save customers money on their energy bills, using and spending less.  

Through its commitment to PPAs with renewable energy partners, OVO has helped support subsidy free renewable energy with PPAs from brand new renewables expected to power more than 65,000 homes in the UK in total, helping to incentivise small-scale, independent wind and solar farms by offering them an above market price for the electricity they generate. 

 Susie Leppard, Head of Renewables at OVO, said: “We’re committed to supporting renewable energy generation across the UK, striving to bring more renewables onto the grid and taking huge steps towards reaching net zero. Our new partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council’s North Angle Solar Farm supports new solar generation and we believe this technology has a key role to play in accelerating the UK towards a fossil fuel free energy system.” 

Cllr Ros Hathorn, Chair of the Environment and Green Investment Committee at Cambridgeshire County Council, said: “As part of our efforts to work towards net zero, we have developed ambitious solar energy projects that are generating renewable electricity on buildings and land across Cambridgeshire. Working with OVO in the North Angle Solar Farm’s first year of operation has helped to secure a vital revenue stream that will support our front-line services.”

OVO aims to stimulate further growth in the renewable energy sector where renewable generation may not have been built without OVO’s support, moving the UK further towards its net zero targets. OVO customers can support building a greener grid and future by signing up to the Greener Electricity add-on. 

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Polling

Strand Partners’ specialist research team conducted a nationally representative online survey of 1,021 people between 16/05/2025 – 19/05/2025. The survey was representative by age, gender and NUTS 1 region. Strand Partners is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

About OVO

In 2009, OVO was born to make energy better for people and the planet. Today, OVO is trusted by around four million customers with their home energy, EV charging, green tech upgrades, and more.

OVO is getting the UK ready for a greener, fairer future – planting one million trees a year and supporting new renewable power projects in communities across the country. Not only is OVO bringing low carbon tech into homes, it’s finding smart ways to cut costs for customers – making heat pumps, solar panels, and electric cars more accessible. Behind all this work is Plan Zero: the bold, science-backed sustainability strategy, which sets out how OVO will become a true net zero business by 2035.

This progress can only happen with a culture fit for the future. OVO’s multiple awards include the Best Place to Work for Women in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2023, which also saw the company coming in the Top 10 for Very Big Organisation.

OVO also won Company of the Decade at the BusinessGreen Leaders’ Awards 2020.

OVO key facts

• UK Customers: four million
• People: 5,000 colleagues with sites in London, Bristol and Glasgow.
• Customer service

• Over 120,000 5* reviews on Trustpilot.
• £140m support offered to customers in need since 2022.

• Rewarding customers

• Charge Anytime over: £11 million saved to date by customers.
• Solar and heat pumps: Over 1,000 heat pumps installed and over 517 solar systems installed in UK homes.
• World leading trials: 320+ OVO customer trialists on the world’s first and largest domestic vehicle-to-grid trial, run by us.
• Rewarding trials: Over £2 million in credit through Power Move, for using energy at greener times – saving 634 tonnes of carbon.
• Expert advice: Over 4,000 home visits completed by OVO’s Energy Experts, giving customers one-to-one guidance on making their home more efficient.