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Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
OVO Forum Legend
November 2, 2021
Shining Light Award

Are you "Shining Light" on greener living?

  • November 2, 2021
  • 36 replies
  • 626 views
Are you "Shining Light" on greener living?

It’s more than just a new badge...

 

If you’ve helped an OVO Forum member, by sharing your first hand experience as advice, or created valuable content for countless people to find, we think you’re a Shining Light of greener living. 

 

A group of members shining light on complex topics around green technology is a powerful thing. To acknowledge great contributions and contributors, we’ve launched the Shining Light Award. Winners of this award will have the Shining Light badge added to their forum profile, and a prize will be arranged. 

 

Watch out for members who hold the ‘Shining Light’ badge

 

Do you have first hand experience with smart meters, EV chargers, solar panels, energy storage, heat pumps and the like? Then you’re perfectly placed to advise other households thinking about their options to cut their carbon and save energy. 

 

Be a shining light. Be the change you want to see. Let’s do it together! 

36 replies

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
February 13, 2022

Your reward is well earned Sam. I’m still curious as to which piece of Stephen’s furniture Tim and Jess have pinched to use as a background for your reward photo...

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Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
March 23, 2022

The latest Shining Light is…

 

:sparkler: @Jeffus :sparkler:

 

This badge has been added to your profile

 

We think Jeffus has been a Shining Light for OVO Forum members who are looking for help and advice about plans, prices, costs and debt management. It's a tough time for energy bill payers and I'm sure visitors who find their posts are grateful for the genuine, first hand advice they’ve given.

 

Thanks for being a shining light @Jeffus! Please check the email inbox that’s registered with your OVO Forum profile (and maybe your junk/spam folder): there should be something in there from us...

 

OVO understands that lots of our members are feeling worried about changes to the energy price cap. That’s why we’ve pulled together some information here to help you understand what’s happening – If you need urgent financial support, we can help with this here. Lastly, we’ve got awesome forum members like Jeffus giving their own experiences and advice, don’t forget about that! 

 

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
March 23, 2022

Thank you. 

Keep up the good work, both OVO and others who help where they can. 

Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
February 8, 2023

A bit late for January, but the (now monthly) winner of our Shining Light award is the mighty @juliamc 👑 

 

This member’s ability to make complex answers simple goes unmatched. They have patience to help those that ask a question that’s already answered, and they share their newly acquired knowledge on heat pumps whenever the need arises. We love seeing you when we host events and your feedback and insight is always on point. 

 

Shining Light badge

 

Thank you for being a part of this small online community. Here’s a badge and a small gesture of appreciation: a £30 voucher for an Asda or Tesco shop near you (or Love2Shop / Amazon if you prefer - let me know your preference). 

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
February 8, 2023

A bit late for January, but the (now monthly) winner of our Shining Light award is the mighty @juliamc 👑 

 

This member’s ability to make complex answers simple goes unmatched. They have patience to help those that ask a question that’s already answered, and they share their newly acquired knowledge on heat pumps whenever the need arises. We love seeing you when we host events and your feedback and insight is always on point. 

 

Shining Light badge

 

Thank you for being a part of this small online community. Here’s a badge and a small gesture of appreciation: a £30 voucher for an Asda or Tesco shop near you (or Love2Shop / Amazon if you prefer - let me know your preference). 

A great regular poster on the forum who has helped so many customers. 

@juliamc you should be very proud of what you have done.

Keep on posting 👍

juliamc
Rank 20
Rank 20
February 8, 2023

Aww thank you !! I must admit the patience has been wearing a bit thin recently but now I’ll have to grin and bear it !! 😊😬

@Tim_OVO I am a Waitrose regular really, but sometimes seen in Tesco’s 

Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
February 20, 2023

And with 50,000 points on the all time leadership board as of the 17th February, it should come as no surprise to say that the one and only @Blastoise186 is February’s Shining Light award winner. 

 

You should have an email with a small gift attached already. 

 

So, what does 50k points look like?

 

  1. It’s 66 topics,
  2. 6k comments,
  3. 237 best answers,
  4. Plus 17 followers.

Well done to you, @Blastoise186 for being a shining light to so many people. 

 

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
February 20, 2023

And with 50,000 points on the all time leadership board as of the 17th February, it should come as no surprise to say that the one and only @Blastoise186 is February’s Shining Light award winner. 

 

You should have an email with a small gift attached already. 

 

So, what does 50k points look like?

 

  1. It’s 66 topics,
  2. 6k comments,
  3. 237 best answers,
  4. Plus 17 followers.

Well done to you, @Blastoise186 for being a shining light to so many people. 

 

Simply amazing, you should be very proud @Blastoise186 .

Am sure you will be successful in whatever you do going forward job wise.

You are an inspiration. It is the quality of your work and your knowledge, as well as the pure stats.

Honestly the forum wouldn't be like it is without you. 

Well done! 

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
February 20, 2023

All I have to say right now is… PHEW!!! That milestone took two and a half YEARS to reach - and that’s with me going absolutely full-on with my constant patrols.

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Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
April 3, 2023

March’s ‘Shining Light’ award winner is the mighty @BPLightlog, for their rapid accumulation of 10,000 points. How did they get these? As I write, it’s:

 

  • 17 topics
  • 989 comments
  • 39 ‘best answer’ solutions

 

BPLightlog’s guide to the Energy Bills Support Scheme payments has accumulated well over 5000 views:

 

 

This is my favourite:

 

 

We got to meet BPLightlog in person earlier this year, as they visited the Bristol office. Thanks for being such a valuable addition to the community since joining at the end of last year. Look out for a small something sent to you via email...

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6