Insufficient Weekday readings for Power Move, even though my meter is sending readings

What does WAN, and DCC stand for (and OVO for that matter😉😊)

WAN is the Wide Area Network, used for the links between your house and the upstream network. DCC, or Data Communications Company is the network that ultimately links suppliers (and others) to all the Smart Meters around the UK.

OVO means From the very beginning in Latin.

I had the same. My smart meter didn't send enough readings. Very convenient that. For over a year I couldn't even log into the *edited by moderator* website so I missed the Summer Saver which I would have smashed! Ahh well. There are worse companies out there.

As we’ve said before, the fact that your meter didn’t send the readings in is 99% of the time beyond OVO’s reasonable control.

Try https://smart-meter-help.ovoenergy.com - this tool might help diagnose and fix that.

I don’t believe that my meter is faulty, intermitent readings are due to momentary drops in the WiFi signal, which happen during peak times.

I have cut my consumption in half since the price hike and this is evident from my previous years usage so why not introduce a scheme that is relevant to that.

I am so frugal with my energy consumption now that I would actually have to increase my consumption outside of the Power Move times to show a noticeable difference during the Power Move time.

Anyway I am past caring now. Just another example of politicians answers, you know, the one’s that answer the question to get them off the hook but doesn’t actually solve the problem. 

Hi @mozzie55, 

I understand your frustrations. The challenge is designed to reduce the load on the overall energy infrastructure. As you have pointed out, you are a lower user in terms of consumption, so meeting the challenge would be more difficult as you already use so little. There may be challenges or incentives in the future that are more suited to your usage.

I’m sorry we don’t have a better answer to help you now, but as it doesn’t cost anything to enter the challenges, you are always welcome to participate!

So do that.  It’s what I did.  I did around 10 washloads extra because I worked out it would essentially be payed and give money back.

Tron Burgundy, that is shameful, man’s time on this planet is in jeopardy and you are more interested in making a few bob out of it whist you can. I am old and will hopefully not live to see the devastation as global warming increases but I fear for my grandchildren and great grandchildren and what the future holds for them. 

I do however thank you for your honesty but it is a sad fact that all the time that ‘man’ puts more importance on money than it does on looking after the very planet that we live on, then there really is very little hope.

I am not having a go at you and I wish you well.

The idea of Power Move isn’t purely about money. Most people just think that it is.

It actually has benefits of reducing fossil fuel usage - that’s the real purpose.

Yes but if people like Tron Burgundy are increasing their energy consumption outside of the Power Move purely to reap the rewards then the whole point of the Power Move falls apart.

Like I said before, there are statistics for typical energy consumption relevant to the size of property and number of people in it.

A more efficient and realistic scheme would be to use a sliding scale, those who use less than average would receive a discount, those who use the average would be charged as normal and those who use above average would be charged more,

Like you say, the point is to reduce the use of fossil fuels but the scheme is badly flawed and is open to abuse and as such does the opposite.

Still nothing in life is perfect, is it?