Honestly, are they people who set the Power up/down times serious? Today we were asked to power down from 12 noon to 2pm! I am certain that the majority of people are cooking their Sunday lunch over this time period, so how can we use less? i am certainly not going to move my lunch! Quite frankly I have given up trying, as all I seem to get is 4p, maximum 10p. It is not worth the hassle.
Updated on 21/01/26 by Chris_OVO
Over the 18 months, Power Move Flex (as part of CrowdFlex) has shifted 864,700 kWh's and paid out over £1.02 million in bill credits.
We've had over 100,000 customers take part over the 3 trials in which Power Move Flex helped match the demand to the power being generated. So homed used cleaner, greener energy.
The trials were aimed at understanding how households can contribute to a greener electricity grid. The learnings we gathered from being part of these trials will be essential for the Electricity System Operator to plan for the future of the electricity grid, and how our customers can play a role in this. Together we've been making energy better for people and the planet.
Our current trials are now closed, and we'd like to thank our users for their participation.
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Honestly, are they people who set the Power up/down times serious? Today we were asked to power down from 12 noon to 2pm! I am certain that the majority of people are cooking their Sunday lunch over this time period, so how can we use less? i am certainly not going to move my lunch! Quite frankly I have given up trying, as all I seem to get is 4p, maximum 10p. It is not worth the hassle.
To be honest most of the Power Down events are going to be peak times and most Power Up is going to be when there is little load on the grid. It comes as no surprise that they are most likely to ask for a Power Down when most people are likely to want to use power the most. The only exception could be those who happen to have a heavy load on at that time, like charging a car, where delaying the power use is not critical. Personally I found the monthly Power Move challenges much easier to meet as you can plan your life around them and get a greater reward.
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