Why is my overnight usage shown on my smart meter In Home Display (IHD) so high?

Hey @Ray Sis,

Welcome to the OVO Online community,

Due to the Energy Crisis prices have increased substantially, you may find that your standing charge has increase to over 50p. If you have an online account or any recent statements you should be able to check your unit rates and standing charges. 

Hope this helps. 

@Ray Sis @Alibongo I would look at your half hourly usage graph  - it’s on the OVO account so I assume EDF also gives you that. Can you compare a few different days and post a pic of the graphs here, please.

Fridges and freezers are on 24/7 and use quite a lot of energy., particularly the older models. Even if i’m Away 5kWh per day is standard, and ply 8 kWh per day when we’re here.

Here is ours just for comparison when we are away

3 Sep 2022    1.21 kWh
4 Sep 2022    1.20 kWh
5 Sep 2022    1.26 kWh
6 Sep 2022    1.23 kWh
7 Sep 2022    1.16 kWh
8 Sep 2022    1.16 kWh
9 Sep 2022    1.19 kWh

In built fridge freezer. Plus a few appliances that hopefully draw very minimal electricity, like two in built ovens etc. Never bothered turning those off, but i might do as a test next time we are away. Just means resetting two clocks. I could also see if unplugging the washing machine makes any difference (although i think that is off as it has a mechanical dial) and the dishwasher.  Not going to be big savings for me obviously. 

Other things we have that may draw a little power when off and we are away are two power showers and anything to do with the gas boiler and associated controls. 

I suspect @Blastoise186 is very good at getting his electric use down when he is away?

Be curious to know what other peoples daily electricity is when they are away? 

I suggest for the next morning you post the kWh figures as well as the £ figures, both from the In Home Display, so we can compare the cost vs kWh. 

OK? 

Yeah, my usage does go down a bit when I’m not around. All my tech has a “Deep Sleep” mode of some kind so that it drops power usage right down if it’s not doing anything for a certain amount of time. :)

Hi

I have similar problem. 4 weeks ago, a smart meter was installed, unfortunately I did not get IHD. What I noticed is that every night 3kw been added (from midnight to 7am when I usually wake up). There is nothing on during the night apart from fridge/freezer and few other appliances on stand by mode.

It was mentioned that people can see 80p charge from very early in morning (probably standing charge), but in my case I wake up with 3kw already added to my account every morning.

Since the smart meter was installed my consumption went up (at least 50kw).

I have solar panels and use washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher etc during the day so definitely I don.t use the energy which the smart meter shows. 

Hi @PDK 

Can you show your 30 minute usage graph for a typical day where this has happened? It may help us narrow down whether this usage is a spike or increased baseload at certain times.

Hey @PDK,

Sorry for the issues you’ve had.

A fridge and other appliances on standby using 3 kWhs overnight sounds about right. You say your usage has gone up 50 kWhs since you had the smart meter installed... what are you comparing these figures to?

If you are comparing it to last months usage on the Online Account, could it be because August was a sunnier month with longer days? Were your bills before estimated? 

I’d advise checking your meter readings and seeing if we are getting half hourly readings, then cross checking your usage graphs. This may give an indication as to when you are using the most energy. We have a great guide you might find helpful:

If your usage continues to appear high, it may be that you have a faulty appliance which is using more energy than it should, or your meter may be faulty. We have a useful article about this topic here:

Hope this helps. 

I am comparing with the previous month (before smart meter). There is no change in my usage. Unfortunately, I can’t see the usage (every 30min) as my smart meter doesn’t work as a smart. I have to send readings every month (the bill is not estimate).

That is the only data which I can see when I logged in to my account.