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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

Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
June 16, 2023

HA did I mistaken number one? I bet that never happened on top of the pops

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
September 15, 2023

I’ve been waiting for them to get to this point for a few weeks, but it’s now happened. 

 

@BPLightlog has climbed to third place in the all-time points leaderboard, just under the 20k points mark. 

 

Whether you value OVO Forum points or not, these points are the easiest way to visualise the help and support that a forum member has provided another member. Helping lots of people always makes you a winner in my book, so BPLightlog you’re our ‘Shining Light’ for this month. 

 

Let’s take a second to outline what ~20,000 points look like:

 

  • 22 topics
  • 1830 replies
  • 98 solutions !

Content highlights? I can think of a few:

 

This really should have more views. It’s the best content we have on third party usage data apps:

 

 

Over 6000 views for this one:

 

 

Some first hand experience sharing that is invaluable to anyone looking to decarbonise their home:

 

 

Thanks for hanging around here, @BPLightlog. Even if you decide to move on, you’ve left your mark and it’s there to help others long into the future. 

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
BPLightlog
Super User
Super User
September 15, 2023

Well that’s a surprise - I don’t think I post much at all and there’s lots of key contributors like Blastoise, Jeffus, Firedog to name just a few. 
The forum is around 6 years old I think? So I’m amazed I’ve got to that point. 
Most volunteers here combine to give really helpful advice so I’m happy to be part of that, and will continue but maybe less frequently as my switch is done .. just waiting for those pesky meters to re-sync 😂

Bring me Sunshine ~ E&E {Solar PV, Battery Storage, Hybrid EV, ASHP and Home Assistant automation}
Emmanuelle_OVO
Retired Moderator
Retired Moderator
September 19, 2023

Amazing work @BPLightlog!

 

 

Renewable Energy? Big Fan.
Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
Tim_OVOAuthor
OVO Forum Legend
October 30, 2023

Another congratulations is in order, for the OVO Forum’s MVP and top scorer @Blastoise186. They hit the 70,000 points mark whilst I was away. Well done Blastoise186! 

 

With 352 best answers and views to their topics exceeding 100k, they’re a true shining light. Same as last time for the voucher preference? 

Carbon neutral - we need a community to get there! My green tech: Aclara SGM 1411-B smart meter, Chameleon IHD6
Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
October 30, 2023

Yup :)

Securing energy by zapping security bugs... For that is The Blastoise Way! Remember, I'm just like you - AI Powered Evil Geniuses aren't Staff!