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November 7, 2023

Looks like iay lose out this month

  • November 7, 2023
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Hmmm. Funny how my newly exchanged smart meters have been sending reading just fine for a couple of months, but after signing up for Smart Move all of a sudden it seems no electricity smart readings have been sent since 1st November. Gas ones are there, and since the gas goes via the electricity meter I find that weird.

 

Interestingly my online account shows no electricity readings for the last week of October either but my bill says there was actual readings all month. All electricity readings up to 2 days ago are in Ivie however. Almost seems.like OVO are losing readings to avoid paying the credit?

 

Yes, that's paranoid, but honestly it gets you like that at times.

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    Nukecad
    Super User
    Super User
    November 9, 2023

    When I got the email inviting me to Power Move it did note that readings had to be set to be half hourly.

    So I logged into my online account and changed to half hourly readings myself with no problem.

    It was on my laptop though, and just looking now on my phone I can't see where I might have done it, perhaps it's only visible/available if you are on a computer?

     

    @Nukecad this is very interesting. I wasn’t aware that the self serve functionality existing for changing meter reading frequency. If it is, we’ll need to update our most popular feature idea:

     

     

    Let me ask around...

    As @waltyboy confirms above, it was there in September but it seems to have gone missing again.

    I was wondering if I was no longer seeing it because once on ½ hourly they don’t want you to change it back to less frequent.

    There again it may have only been added/activated on the account page for customers who got the invite in September for what little remained of the summer PM?

    I said, Hey - Watts going on.
    Firedog
    Super User
    Super User
    November 9, 2023

    Just to reinforce what Walt and the Cad have been reporting, I too saw the ‘change to Hh’ button somewhere - but I can’t remember where, and I can’t find it now. Perhaps because I pressed it …

     

     

    Noel | I have no official status; I'm just a volunteer who comes here to help other customers. My gear: Aclara SGM 1416-B Electricity-only E7 meter; Chameleon IHD3-PPMID-AAA | It may look as if I know what I’m talking about, but don’t let that fool you. |
    Tim_OVO
    OVO Staff
    OVO Forum Legend
    November 10, 2023

    I’ve also been told it’s in the app… this is getting interesting! 

    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
    November 10, 2023

    I’ve also been told it’s in the app… this is getting interesting! 

    Be good to know what version(s) of the app.

    The app has changed a lot recently.

    I  have this

    For example I can't see many meter readings on the app. Just one page.

    I can see them all on the website. I can't remember if this is new on the app.

    Rank 5
    November 14, 2023

    Had a call from OVO today about the email I sent. She had all my meter details, last reading date etc. According to the woman I spoke to my meter had been set to only send readings monthly which I guess ties in with the fact it stopped sending readings on 25 Oct, then sent one single reading on 1 Nov then nothing since then. She said she's altered it back to half hourly, but as of now - about 3 hours later - my account still says not sending readings. So I guess I'll lose out for November Power Move after all. Funny how it suddenly had its settings changed which can only be done from OVO's end after I signed up for Power Move 🤔🤷

    waltyboy
    Rank 8
    Rank 8
    November 14, 2023

    Yes @GrumpyTrucker you have my sympathy…is your HH gas reading still OK?  If so, that’s exactly what happened to me all during October, the electricity HH dropped out mysteriously on the first weekday of October with the minor difference that nobody in CS, nor I myself, were subsequently able to switch my electricity HH back again. Then magically it all reverted to normal again on 2nd November and has been fine since.

     

    It is sooooo frustrating for you…if you explain again on the ‘phone to the nice CS people that you fear you’ve now missed out, you feel through no fault of your own, on the £15 November Power Move incentive, they may consider things afresh from your perspective. No guarantee of course, just saying it’s worth speaking to them, they’re very helpful….

    Walt. 2013: 3.2kW PV East/West + Fronius IG, >26MWh (of which, to date mid-2025, 20MWh exported). 2023: 2.4kWh LiFePo4 battery. 2024: Tadö wireless smart stat v3; Electriq split unit 2.6kW AAHP (“air conditioner”).
    Rank 5
    November 14, 2023

    Yes @GrumpyTrucker you have my sympathy…is your HH gas reading still OK?  If so, that’s exactly what happened to me all during October, the electricity HH dropped out mysteriously on the first weekday of October with the minor difference that nobody in CS, nor I myself, were subsequently able to switch my electricity HH back again. Then magically it all reverted to normal again on 2nd November and has been fine since.

     

    It is sooooo frustrating for you…if you explain again on the ‘phone to the nice CS people that you fear you’ve now missed out, you feel through no fault of your own, on the £15 November Power Move incentive, they may consider things afresh from your perspective. No guarantee of course, just saying it’s worth speaking to them, they’re very helpful….

    Yeah the gas HH has been spot on the whole time. Still not got readings back in my account yet, so I don't know if it will only update at midnight. But if they're still missing tomorrow some heads may roll. Got an email about something called OVO Beyond too but that seems to need smart meter readings so couldn't sign up for the early access to that because.... well..... You know.

     

    Getting very grumpy about all this now. The staff on here are fantastic but it's such a shame they can't take things up on our behalf without having to constantly email, chat, call, and spend half our lives on hold in one form or another.

    Rank 5
    November 15, 2023

    @waltyboy Funnily enough I've now received an email from them saying they've been monitoring my smart meters and they aren't communicating correctly (Really? I hadn't noticed) and they can't fix it remotely and need to come out to look at it. No idea how that's going to work, since they don't seem to like doing Saturdays and we both work.

    I still can't understand how, since the gas meter sends its reading via the electric meter, that one is still working fine but only the electric meter isn't getting readings through.

    Anyway, since this has now moved away from Power Move I don't know if a mod wants to move it to a more general Smart Meters subforum?

    waltyboy
    Rank 8
    Rank 8
    November 15, 2023

    @GrumpyTrucker oh well, that’s progress of a sort, I guess…at least they are aware and also they aren’t getting SMSL to automatically replace what sounds like a functioning meter.  Good luck with it all, I’d be interested as well as you to know why gas OK and electricity not?

    Walt. 2013: 3.2kW PV East/West + Fronius IG, >26MWh (of which, to date mid-2025, 20MWh exported). 2023: 2.4kWh LiFePo4 battery. 2024: Tadö wireless smart stat v3; Electriq split unit 2.6kW AAHP (“air conditioner”).
    Rank 5
    November 15, 2023

    @waltyboy Well, I've called them. And funnily enough - despite checking my online account 15 minutes before doing so and it saying they aren't getting meter readings - when I was speaking to them and he checked my account and it's sending readings just fine. He confirmed that someone at their end must have changed it to monthly readings at some point and that it is definitely now back on half hourly. Maybe it needed 24 hours to fully reset after being changed back, who knows.

    I asked about the Power Move for November. He said he'd look into it since it's not my fault, but can't guarantee anything regarding this month's credit. My guess is I'll lose this month.