Power Move for low users

Hi @AilitaV, forgot to expand on my “wiggle room” comment above! It doesn’t mean a room where you wiggle around to stay warm!  What I meant was, that if you’re using say 6 kWh per day, that equates to an average weekday hourly usage of around 250 Watt, which gives you some leeway to be comfortable, even with your electric heater (which I assume is something like a 2 kWh fan heater?). 
 

So, staying warm and using your computer and your lighting as normal like @Abby_OVO and others emphasise, have a look at your in home display at 4PM and again at  7PM and check that you haven’t used more than 0.75 kWh. OK, there’s a time lag, so the times you’re checking are probably more like the three hours between 3.30 and 6.30,  but it’s close enough to give you an idea of whether your weekday usage 4-7 is working out to be within the 13.5% target of your overall weekday usage. You can always go into your OVO account and check the exact 4-7 usage…again, there’s a time lag, but it’s the general pattern that you want to spot. 12.5% of 6 kWh being 0.75 kWh, which would be well under the required 13.5%, provided your overall average weekday daily usage is around the 5.5 to 6 kWh level. 

Do this over the next few days and you’ll have a pretty good idea of things.   And remember, if you’re not using tinned carrots and potatoes and things for Sunday lunch, parboil your fresh vegetables on Friday if you can, especially if you’re relying on your electric hob rather than the microwave. 
 

Oh yes, and I assume you've checked to see that you’re actually registered for the Power Move initiative…you’re not automatically joined, so check your OVO account pages if you haven’t already done so. 
 

All the very best, let us know how you go on…. 

Yep, guessing after finally being invited to join in with power move plus I’m very unlikely to achieve the target of 0.1kWh 😅

How to win at PM+:
  

  
 Turn everything off and go down the pub.

[Actually, I went to do my weekly shop at Aldi. That worked just as well.]

Hey @Sally123,

This topic may have some helpful hints and tips for low users to hit their targets:

Hi Emmanuelle

I turned everything (including the fridge freezer ) off but the internet modem and still only got down to 0.1 which was my target number, so guessing I am not someone who OVO wants to achieve Power Move Plus

I’m similar, every one of my PM+ targets has been 0.1 kWh.

Even if I cut all power off at the consumer unit I could only get rewarded for saving 0.1 kWh, that’s pennies so not worth the trouble.

On the other hand I’ve fairly easily met every one of the Power Move percentage targets since I’ve been on it, and got £15 each month.
It’s my low useage during the Power Move hours that results in such low targets in PM+/DFS events, (which have tended to be shorter but still within the Power Move hours).

Horses for courses as they say, pick which course (PM or PM+) is best suited to your particular ‘normal’ usage pattern and you can be a winner.
 

Me too Nukecad

Hey @Sally123,

Maybe the Power Move challenges would be more suitable for a user like yourself, you can find out more in this topic:

Yep as I said earlier I meet power move every month. OVO obviously dont like us achieving both

What sort of percentage are you reaching? If it’s just below the threshold, there’s not much you can do. If like some of us you’re well below it (see my mid-January progress report below), you can increase the potential PM+ reward by using a bit more in the 4-7PM slot.