Struggling to achieve Power Move target!

Hi Terryd

I think on average I only use around 3.5 kWh a day of electricity - with a background rate (12 am - 6 am of 0.02 kWh) . Just me on my own on a wkday I can get that to 2.8, when partner is here it can go up to 5.5 (!) Heating and hot water are gas (+woodburner for sitting room)  -  currently about 40 kWh / day.  I’ve always purposely been a low user (manual gadgets, slow cooker and microwave etc are my preference ) but I have managed to meet the target both months (by doing what I said previously) and currently am on track this month. I seem to come in at around 11 %. 

0.02kwh. 20 watts ? I assume you don't have a fridge or the decimal points in the wrong place. 

Having an electric shower and a family for feed are what drives ours up. 

I think I can eliminate one of those this year.

I do have a small undercounter Beko fridge & undercounter Currys essential freezer but my overnight readings seem to  consistently average at 0.02kWh. I wouldn't have thought either appliance is known for the best energy efficiency but there are both under 2 years old. 

Ah half hourly readings being taking as KwH makes sense so your base load is exactly twice mine when using compatible units. Makes sense as we have 2 fridge freezers running due to bulk making meals for the and freezing them . For use over the next month. 

ahh yeah - half hourly readings - I didnt say that did i which would have added a lot of context! sorry!  But my base load is twice yours! why’s that then????

Slip of the tongue. It's the other way round. Mines double yours exactly 

Phew!!! That's good then  - at least we know we have similar background usage overnight 

This is this first month (February) I’ve missed the target and have done nothing different to previous months. It’s weird! Maybe I’ve used electricity more consistently throughout the day?

Perhaps it’s my aquarium and otherwise low usage of power for the rest of the day but I found it impossible to achieve the target. When I carefully recorded my use for the first 15 days of the month and made sure I was on target your analysis sent for the first half of the month were wildly different to my figures so I gave up altogether. I have monitored my daily use since 2008 and have seen a fall from 6,500kWhrs to below 4,000kWhrs by investing in more efficient white goods and lamps which is quite an achievement (this was part of my business environment plan). I know what you are trying to achieve between 1600 and 1900 hrs. As a retired distribution engineer with a DNO I know of the struggle to get amps to the customer. In rural areas the danger times were 0100hrs+ when storage rads came on, all at similar times. I remember my struggle to keep Oakham on supply during a fault power outage and finding suitable alternative sources to relieve an overloaded overhead line was a struggle. Just one of many instances. Keep up the good work but I let you down on this count, sorry.

As a pensioner living alone I’ve found it easy to meet the target. I’ve been quite diligent in ensuring no high energy equipment is used between 4 and 7pm. I just use lighting and the tv between those hours.