Struggling to achieve Power Move target!

We achieved 7.91% in November and 7.16 in December, so, for us the scheme is working- we’ve made some minor savings, but have been able to reduce our usage during the 4 to 7 period by moving use of washing machine, tumble drier, dishwasher and oven/ hob to the morning or evening. As I understand it, the aim of the scheme is to move our power usage away from the 4 to 7 period, when fossil fuels are more likely to be used for generation, to earlier or later in the day when green energy sources are more likely to be used. If this achieves some savings as well, then that’s a bonus, but primarily it’s purpose is to take pressure off of the grid and reduce reliance on fossil fuels in the late afternoon/ early evening period. I agree that whilst this hasn’t been difficult for us, it would be less easy to achieve if we were a lower energy (electricity) user, or used gas for cooking.

Brizzle55 you have hit the nail right on the head.

The aims of the scheme are simple and easily understood, the maths are simple, robust and easily understood and even for low electricity users like the two of us in our house (average 2.6kwh per day) we can hit the figures. Is 2.6kwh low?

So I think you and I should bash away coining the cash, and making the necessary changes to enable us to achieve this.

Well done

Len

I can't believe how low I've managed to get it so far this month, last month it was at 2.75%

That doesn’t seem possible! I reckon even if I switched everything off permanently apart from fridge/freezer I’d use more than that! I have given up trying to achieve challenge since I’ve never used a lot of energy between 4-7 in the first place. At my age the most important thing is to keep warm.

Looking good here but it would be a different picture without the battery. Much less grid charging going in the sun is shining more and more each day 

As per last month, a pointless exercise. My freezer and fridge on, work out to more than the figures quoted by these lucky people. There is only two of us in the house. Two washes a week, tumble dryer only if we can’t get it outside. Two TV’s, the shower twice a day for 2 minutes and the oven maybe twice a week. How do you get to 1 or 2%? I would be really interested. We tried the first month and changed absolutely everything we did. Sat in the cold and dark between 4 & 7pm, just 2 TV’s on and the fridge and freezer. Still not below 15%!

How are you doing it? Is everything on at all the other times so you have high usage in every other hour? 
Help!!

I’ve given up too as it’s only me in the house ! I reckon I’d have to sit with no heating on & in the dark to achieve the 12.5% OVO is looking for. I seriously have tried by not having appliances on etc apart from essentials on between 4-7pm but I’m still achieving 15-17.5% no matter what I do. I wonder how much energy it takes to keep my smart meter plugged in-haha!

What do you class as essentials?

We only have central heating (gas) 1 or 2 LED lights and a TV on and are at 8% so far this month and 9% for the last 2. (WiFi Fridge and 2 freezers never get turned off.)

The only big change we have made to help the scheme is make sure that we do the washing and drying during the week rather than the weekend. My main use of the oven is still at the weekend when I bulk cook for the week.

Because I am a low user (just me 4 days a week + partner F- Sun)  and it is a percentage based reduction that Ovo are looking for, I DO sit in the dark with no heating on Mon - Fri 4 - 7 to help achieve that percentage reduction. I do have TV on & laptop if i want on battery and if i really need need to 1 small low energy lamp - but that is the max!  I have also moved weekend energy using chores (washing, vacuuming, diy tool usage,   etc etc ) to weekdays outside of 4 - 7 to increase my M-F usage (NOT my overall usage)  and as somebody suggested much earlier on, If i’m fancying or planning a high energy use dinner (eg oven roast) then it is done on a M-F after 7  - so Sunday roast is Fri evening roast to boost weekday usage whilst not increasing overall usage.  I also try to charge gadgets mon to fri (not weekends) outside 4 - 7 to increase wk day usage, whilst not increasing overall usage. 

That's good as matter of interest on average what us your daily lecky usage in kwh?

​​​​​​3 folk in a 3 bed semi. No one in from 8-4 weekdays.