Is it worth doing Power Move Flex

I get 2 hours notice for power up/down events which is very inconvenient 

I get emails like tonight for tomorrow event. but l be working so no good to me so l miss out the only time l opt in is if l am not working. can do the event then. as they say it is only a trial.

I usually get about 2 hours notice of each event. Yes, sometimes this is not enough to move energy usage but as already mentioned this is part of the trial. For me sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. There is however nothing to lose and only gains to be made by the small savings earnt.

I always receive a txt and email asking me to “opt in” the day before. Never had an advice on the actual day.

Be better to be advised for the whole week at least and no no need to “opt in” every time.

Really valuable feedback everyone, I just wanted to add that the team are able to see all of this & it will help to inform decisions made in future 😊

Here I am again, completely baffled!  Last week  I did power up on 2 occasions. The first I recorded  0.628 kw but I was only credited for 0.11kw.  on the second day I recorded 1.16kw but was only credited with .56kw.. I presume OVO just pick a number and give it to you regardless of what you used!  With a small addition of power down, which is not that easy, I got the grand sum of 24p!  Is it really worth all the hassle? I think not!

Hi ​@Nash98  - i get why you are questioning it.  I question it too sometimes  - because in my experience it does take effort, sometimes quite a lot, to take part for a small amount of reward.   

As much as I am taking part in the hope of reducing my energy bill by ANY amount, I also like being part of a trial, part of a data set that is going to hopefully teach energy companies something useful that ultimately may benefit us all. I also like to think (rightly or wrongly) that I could be helping to make a difference.  

Think it’s really worth you asking OVO about the differences you see in your figures - if somethings not working right, they need to know - and if your figures are right you need get some more pennies! :) 

You’re only rewarded for “every unit shifted above or below your usual.” It looks like your baseline for the first hour was (0.628 - 0.110 =) 0.518kWh and for the second (1.160 - 0.560 =)  0.600kWh. You’re probably still making a profit unless you’re on a particularly unfavourable tariff. 

Hey ​all, 

The Power Move Flex trial is part of Crowdflex. The main objectives are to increase demand when there is excess energy on the grid and to reduce demand during times when energy reserves need to be increased. To encourage participation, a financial reward was introduced as an incentive for individuals to get involved. The ultimate goal is to create a more balanced energy grid that can adjust and respond to the needs of the population. Additionally, there is a very informative mid-project update video that provides further details on the progress being made and how customers like you are supporting this initiative.

The feedback the team receive from our users on the Forum goes directly to identifying what works and what doesn’t, and is fed back into the wider project.