Struggling to achieve Power Move target!

Not sure which bit you need to explain better .. 🤷‍♂️ but happy to if I can 

Short of flicking the main switch to 'off' on the consumer unit I just can't see how we can realistically use any less power. We dont use the large appliances beteen those times anyway and the fridge freezer is rated A. We cook with gas. At half way we were at 14.66% While we've always been frugal I'm just not prepared to sit in candle light. I also would be interested to know how many people get the discount and how they managed to do so.  Right, I'm off to turn the fairy lights on 😆 

Also a single person here and I've given up trying to hit the target. With little use already, finding 12.5% is almost impossible. Would be happy to be proven wrong though

I think this challenge is only achievable by families with several children and all using every gadget available.
£20 a month off my bill would be brilliant but not at the expense of my mental and physical health! 😥

I disagree families with several children  need to use electricity between 4 and 7 to feed children when they get home from school plus computers  and extra lights are needed to do homework.  So it would be quite difficult for them to achieve any where near the 12.5%

Only those who do not need to cook using electricity or use a kettle during this time will be able to reach the target.

We use the washing machine and dishwasher during the day.

Between 4 and 7 we only cook using gas (if using the oven we prep food in advance and turn it on at 7) have lights on in 2 rooms and 1 or 2 tv's on, we turn off anything that is meant  to be on  ie fridge or frezzer and gas heating and have managed just under 10% on average. 

Power Move is about switching when you use electricity not reducing its use, however we have also reduced ours usage a little.

I’m a single person and managed to hit the target last month. Only just, mind you! I’ve turned off the lights and sockets in the rooms I’m not using, moved dinner to after 7pm and have my last cup of tea before 4pm.  I do work from home, which I think has helped as my energy use throughout the day has obviously increased compared to when I worked in an office, otherwise I don’t think I’d be hitting the 12.5% target. 

Glad to see I’m not the only one who think’s the target of 12.5% is actually an impossibility, short of burning a metric load of power outside of the 4-7pm time to make it work and thus negating any point in this whole exercise. 

I’ve been tracking my data daily using a handy little download script someone built so I can see my actual usage (vs. the Ovo summary we get), every 30mins, every day and I’ve only gotten under 12.5% a total of 3 times since Power Move started. We really did try and moved all appliance use, except the over for the kids tea to outside 4-7pm (I also work from home as does my wife so our power use outside 4-7 should be fairly high)

As a result of this I’ve advised Ovo I’m not interested in this anymore and will use the power I need when I want - great work Ovo to motivate me do the exact opposite of what they wanted.

For anyone wanting to use this handy too - forum posts here - Can we get access to the OVO energy online account API to download our smart meter usage data? | The OVO Forum

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You want access to the raw data - read over this thread

Can we get access to the OVO energy online account API to download our smart meter usage data? | The OVO Forum

Page 8 has the bit you want - someone made a handy bit of code to pull the data down from Ovo so you can then track it yourself. The EXE works a charm for me but clearly use at your own risk as it’s not official software. 

I was 12.56% at the middle month notification.all i have done  is change my showering from every other day to every day that burns an extra 50 p of electric x 15 or £7.50 per month has brought down to 12 .34% so achieved the target and saved £12.50! Good job I’m not on water meter otherwise the water company would have claimed my £12.50😩