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Abby_OVO
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September 29, 2023
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Power Move Autumn Challenge

  • September 29, 2023
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Power Move Autumn Challenge

The autumn challenge is now open - sign up today

 

The Power Move autumn challenge is now open, and you can sign up today.

 

With Power Move we challenge you to use 13.50% or less of your electricity during peak hours, by moving your non-essential electricity to a different time of day. Your reward? Up to £15 per month energy bill credit.

 

We’re changing how we run Power Move - If you’ve already joined a challenge we’ll now automatically add you to the next challenge and any future challenges. So you don’t need to remember to join any future challenges to enjoy the benefits of Power Move.

 

If you took part in the Power Move summer challenge, we’d love to hear about your experience. Please complete this short survey, you’ll be helping us improve for future challenges.

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    Eco_crafty_Bear
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    Eco_crafty_Bear
    Newcomer
    October 15, 2023

    … between the hours of 4pm and 7pm I use no more than 0.1kWh anyway, do trying to reduce my usage from that is near impossible, ...

     

    This is a common misunderstanding. The challenge is not necessarily to reduce your usage in the target period. It is simply to ensure that usage in that period on weekdays doesn’t exceed 13.5% of your total usage on weekdays. So long as your daily usage averages more than 0.75 kWh, you should be home and dry with your 0.1 kWh (100 x 0.1 / 0.75 = 13.3%). 

    Most customers would have difficulty keeping their daily consumption that low - 0.1 kWh is about what you might use to boil enough water (1 l) for just one pot of tea.

     

    Thank you. Looking at my usage more closely I average about 2.5kWh per day, but most of that is in the early hours of the morning. During the day my hourly use is around 0.1kWh (I’ve taken energy saving to a whole new level) so as both you and Waltyboy point out I should be home and dry. 

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      Emmanuelle_OVO
      Retired Moderator
      Emmanuelle_OVO
      Retired Moderator
      October 16, 2023

      Hey @Eco_crafty_Bear,

       

      So glad to hear you’ve managed to sign up!

       

      Keep us posted would love to hear back about how you get on 😀

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        addiki
        Rank 2
        October 18, 2023

        ...

         

        With Power Move we challenge you to use 13.50% or less of your electricity during peak hours, by moving your non-essential electricity to a different time of day. Your reward? Up to £15 per month energy bill credit.

        ...

         

         

        Is that 13.50% or 12.50%? I’ve just received an email saying that I’m not on track to hit target yet, because my average consumption of 12.71% is bigger than my target of 13.5%.

        Blastoise186
        Super User
        Blastoise186Super User
        Super User
        October 18, 2023

        Strangely, I’ve also had the same - 13.34% which is lower than 13..5% but apparently the system thinks otherwise. :)

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        Emmanuelle_OVO
        Retired Moderator
        Emmanuelle_OVO
        Retired Moderator
        October 19, 2023

        Hey @addiki and @Blastoise186,

         

        There was an error with the mid way Power Move update emails. Some had the wrong target % or the correct %, but still claimed they weren't meeting target, if they were between 12.5 & 13.5. I wonder if you’ve both been affected by this issue?

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          addiki
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          October 19, 2023

          Well, clearly @Emmanuelle_OVO, I have been affected by this issue. The question is, how and when will it be fixed?

          Jeffus
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          Jeffus
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          October 19, 2023

          Well, clearly @Emmanuelle_OVO, I have been affected by this issue. The question is, how and when will it be fixed?

          You should hopefully get an email this week

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          Bevmannion
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          October 21, 2023

          I've just read an article in one of the papers that says if we're signed up to power move we can claim 2 free smart plugs to remotely control turning things on snd off. Does anyone know if this is correct? And if so how to claim please?

          Blastoise186
          Super User
          Blastoise186Super User
          Super User
          October 21, 2023

          Hi @Bevmannion ,

          Firstly, I noticed there’s a spam comment in this thread, don’t worry as it’s not yours. I’ll be arranging for the pesky spammer to be banned from the Forum shortly and their junk consigned to the bin.

          As for your question, you are indeed correct. The first 20k to sign up will automatically receive the smart plugs mentioned. You don’t need to claim manually - just sign up for OVO Power Move and if you’re in the first 20k, they’ll be automatically posted to your registered address.

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            Bevmannion
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            October 22, 2023

            Hi @Bevmannion ,

            Firstly, I noticed there’s a spam comment in this thread, don’t worry as it’s not yours. I’ll be arranging for the pesky spammer to be banned from the Forum shortly and their junk consigned to the bin.

            As for your question, you are indeed correct. The first 20k to sign up will automatically receive the smart plugs mentioned. You don’t need to claim manually - just sign up for OVO Power Move and if you’re in the first 20k, they’ll be automatically posted to your registered address.

            Thanks for the reply! As I was signed up automatically as a previous power move player I didn't need to sign up to it? How do you find out if you were successful in getting them (is there a date when they would have been with the customer by?) 

             

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