Do people feel like changes to Power Move have demotivated some of us?

I want to give it a go again but the direct debit part of it is a big no.  If they took what my bill was then fine but that’s not an option.  And I asked how much cheaper the unit and standing charge prices were with direct debit and they’re no different.

When I wasn’t allowed to do it any more I also really enjoyed being free of the mental shackles of it all.

The current DD thing is really annoying me at the moment 🤬 my. DD has just gone up AGAIN to £167 and I'm over £500 in credit! We have an EV so use lots of electric but we're on charge anytime so get a large proportion of the bill back as a credit. But they seem to use your energy used figure to calculate the DD rather than the actual amount you pay each month. Only once in the past year has our monthly bill been more than the DD amount and that was due to our car, a tesla, getting disconnected from charge anytime. Our average bill is around £100-£120 so maybe £50 less than the DD amount every month!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

I find it really difficult to use less electricity than I do currently as I need oxygen 24/7 so have an oxygen concentrator running all the time, unless I leave the house & as I am retired, that isn't that often! 

However, I do my best & do things like batch cook so I can heat up in either the microwave or air fryer, use dishwasher & washing machine at night etc. I'll probably never be the 'top dog' but I've had a few £2 which is better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick! 🙃😂 & hey! You've got to be in it to win it! 

I've managed stay below 5% earning between 11 and 13 entries each month. I must be very lucky because I've won the £2 in every draw so far! I must admit though that it's all getting a bit tiresome. The feel good factor of using less energy at peak times has faded and become more of a chore now.

Although the potential rewards are not guaranteed i enjoy the challenge, it has now become almost a habit of ensuring low usage in the late afternoon/early evening. It is easier in the summer as I don’t need to turn the lights on. The challenge has improved my eating habits, so my overnight fast is longer - I cook and eat my dinner before the 1700 deadline ! Isn’t it all about changing your habits, so that automatically use less energy at peak times ? 

Hey everyone!

Thank you all for your comments on this thread, they have all been passed directly to the Power Move team who greatly value all of your feedback.😊

I am a lower than average user, no matter how hard I try we don’t seem to be able to reduce what we use during high peak times. Disappointing not to feel rewarded, but is what it is. I’ve also noticed when be book free kWh hour slots looking at the info on the app I think the info from our meter is off. 
Nxt week I may adjust my use to line up with what I believe the meter is sending and see if that works. 
Can a meter Clock be incorrect or is there a time delay in information getting to OVO systems?

I will continue to try and meet these incentives if it’s helping the planet in some small way. 
Try to do my bit, however small. 

​@Lady P Sorry to hear that you are dependent on an oxygen concentrator but see that your humour is not diminished by using one of my favourite quotes from Homer's Odyssey and that made me laugh. I hope you continue to get rewards for your efforts. Well done on both counts.

Peter 

Thank you Peter E for your kind words! It is what it is & I've learned to live with it now! 

Lady P

Hi, I would stick with it, yes I was very sad 😥 when OVO pulled the plug on the £12+ per month credit only to replace it with a pitifully £5.

I guess £5 is still free money, my youngest daughter who's a very low user won £50 credit on her second month,

so if you're not in it you can't win it 🤞