the household energy supplier octopus is to buy its competitor bulb the largest energy company to collapse last year, amid soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices. since then, the government has spent billions of pounds keeping bulb afloat. but now, octopus has agreed a deal to take on the company s 1.5 million customers. our business reporter, ramzan kamali, has the details. the energy market was in disarray this time last year, dozens of firms going bust as energy prices soared. the regulator, ofjam, increased regulator, of jam, increased what regulator, ofjam, increased what was then known as the energy price cap, the biggest victim bulb, putting on a special administration, kept going by huge government bailout. today octopus are confident the takeover of bulb s customers would be smooth. . , bulb s customers would be smooth. , ., bulb s customers would be smooth. , smooth. octopus has a good track record smooth. octopus has a good track record of smooth. octop
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