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November 15, 2023
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Nonsensical target for Power Move Plus

  • November 15, 2023
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Here is the main text from the email that I just received:

 

Your Power Move Plus target.
 

Your personal Power Move Plus target for this event is 0.5 kWh.
 

Avoid using non-essential electricity between 5pm and 6pm on Thursday 16 November and for every kWh you shift below your target, you’ll receive £3 towards your energy bill.

 

It is impossible for me to achieve even 1 KWh below the target of 0.5 KWh! 

 

Can any Ovo person, or anyone else for that matter, make any sense of this? 

    Best answer by Emmanuelle_OVO

    Hey @Simon 1402,

     

    From the team:

     

    The credit of £3 per kWh is pro-rata, so if they use 0kWh between 5pm and 6pm on Thursday 16 November they will get £1.50 credit. 

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    Nukecad
    Super User
    NukecadSuper User
    Super User
    November 16, 2023

    I’ve also got the 0.1kwh target. Ridiculous. 
     

    I’ll be looking to increase my peak hour consumption over the coming weeks, as that’s what I’m being incentivised to do. It’s the only way I can land myself a more realistic target in the future. 

    Ah, but -

    That doesn’t work because the time period for the next trial may be a totally different time of day. so a different target depending on what you normally use during that period.

    I said, Hey - Watts going on.
      Jeffus
      Rank 20
      Jeffus
      Rank 20
      November 16, 2023

      If anyone does have any suggestions for improvement then one option is to feedback to the National Grid ESO. 

      It is their scheme rules, not OVO.

      Power Move Plus is OVOs name for the scheme.

      https://www.nationalgrideso.com/electricity-explained/electricity-and-me/esos-demand-flexibility-service

        D
        Rank 6
        decroisic
        Rank 6
        November 16, 2023

        Seriously - use 0 kWh!!!??? 

         

         

        D
        Rank 6
        decroisic
        Rank 6
        November 16, 2023

        Thanks @Jeffus - that's useful info and link - will be using :)  

         

        Jeffus
        Rank 20
        Jeffus
        Rank 20
        November 16, 2023

        Thanks @Jeffus - that's useful info and link - will be using :)  

         

        You could try their general email address even though for some reason it contains the word complaints 

         

          I
          Rank 4
          ima
          Rank 4
          November 16, 2023

          I’ve also got the 0.1kwh target. Ridiculous. 
           

          I’ll be looking to increase my peak hour consumption over the coming weeks, as that’s what I’m being incentivised to do. It’s the only way I can land myself a more realistic target in the future. 

          Ah, but -

          That doesn’t work because the time period for the next trial may be a totally different time of day. so a different target depending on what you normally use during that period.


          I think PM+ events are likely to be within peak times. And even if they are not - I have nothing to loose as a low user already. I have all to gain by shifting my cooking, laundry and other high consumption activities into peak times. Madness!

           

          Why they don’t just charge more per unit during peak times is beyond me. And charge less outside of peak times. Would save us all these challenges, power move, power move plus, senseless targets..

          juliamc
          Rank 20
          juliamc
          Rank 20
          November 16, 2023

          Please don’t shift your high consumption activities to peak times @ima ! 

          T
          Rank 5
          Tricia
          November 16, 2023

          Has anyone been notified of their result of the latest Power Move Plus target? Or do we only get an email if successful? 

          I
          Rank 4
          ima
          Rank 4
          November 17, 2023

          Please don’t shift your high consumption activities to peak times @ima ! 


          Well.. obviously I won’t actually. But the point stands that I’d have everything to gain by doing so, and that means there’s something very wrong with these incentives. 

            juliamc
            Rank 20
            juliamc
            Rank 20
            November 17, 2023

            Octopus have their Agile tariff which alters throughout the day, or Cosy which has cheaper and peak rates for heat pump users. OVO ought to get their act together and come up with a Time of Use tariff. 🤦‍♀️ I’m sounding like Transparent !!

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