Why is my online account balance dropping every day?

Hi @TessDay ,

Just curious, but do you login to MyOVO with a My OVO ID or an email address? I don’t need to know what they are, just which type you use. This helps me figure out whether you’re on the legacy billing system or the new billing platform.

If you’re on the new one, it’s worth bearing in min that OVO uses a live billing model, so your balance updates in real-time whenever anything changes like standing charges are taken, payments made or meter readings are submitted. You’ll still get the official bill every month as well of course, but the live balance is designed to help you know how much you’ve got left right now between bills, so it’s easier to keep track.

If you look through your Billing History, you should see more details.

Thanks.

Yup, you’re definitely on the new billing platform then - My OVO ID is a legacy login option that was only ever used with the legacy billing system and it’ll be going away once the old system closes.

It sounds like everything is working as intended, but if you’re still unsure or feel your bills might be wrong, please don’t hesitate to have a chat with OVO’s Support Team and they can take a look for you. Live Chat tends to be the fastest option and you can give them a link to this thread if you’d like to, as it may save you explaining things again.

I think there could be an account specific issue in that case. I can’t access your account myself, so I wouldn’t be able to tell you I’m afraid. Support should be able to help though.

need help every time i phone ovo energy my bill goes up why . i have been trying to contact ovo by phone email chat and they say they offer support but i dont think they do as my husband is a pensioner and im on a low wage . they cant seem to understand that we cant afford £654 month please can anyone give me the right direction to go they keep saying stepchange 

hi no been a ovo customer for 3 years was £197 for gas elec . then had a smart meter put in and wow bills go up i know thet went up this year but last year mine went up they fix a direct debit then you start paying then next month its jumped again i cant keep up with it 

signed up with the piority services for my husband. but when we say cant afford they say step change thats no good to is as we have just come out of a iva 

always paid by direct debit yes on estamies 

You’re not giving me much to go on here, so it’s going to be guesswork.

If your earlier bills were based on estimates then it sounds like they were estimated at too low a level, having said which £197 per month seems high for before prices went up last year. Maybe you could shine some light there please ? What is your heating system ?

Having a smart meter means your bills are now based on correct meter readings not estimates. You can ask the OVO Collections people to set up a payment plan which is more affordable, but it does sound like you’re also paying to catch up previous underpayment.

Direct debits are set up to keep the account in funds. Thankfully as spring is almost here our heating bills will start going down and the direct debit may go down too. I’m not sure if the government have decided to keep the EPG as it’s been since October rather than increase it in April. July prices should be lower.

If I’m wrong about your account please give more details. 

they will not listen to me 

what would you like to know 

hi there was no debt . i’ve managed to go to change direct debit just now and set it at a more adorable amount see if they accept it 

When I say debt I don’t mean you owed OVO money, I mean they may not have been billing you enough. 
When the meter was changed the engineer should have stuck a label on the new one with the meter reading of the old one, and the new one.

Mine is a label pinned on the backboard next to the meter… the white label bottom left