Power Move Flex

I have made 3p x 2. I used my washing machine and the oven so not really sure how I could have used any more power really.

I've been offered a power down tomorrow morning and I never manage those at all, as my general usage is already so low. I concentrate on the general 6-9 hours, rather than worrying about these slightly pointless extras too much.

It's not even pennies - if you shifted high power appliances out of off peak rate for a daytime power up event, you will more than likely be on a net loss.

I used 9kwh during a lunchtime power-up (immersion heaters etc usually only used at night) and they only credited me 0.18kw, or 5p. So I lost money.

Is it teething problems, plain broken, overly complicated mechanics or an outright scam? 

Ovo have replied and confirmed I have lost money by participating in Power Up. Won't be doing it again.

What I do for a Power Move Up is move any electric consumption that I was going to have that day anyway eg put a wash on, vacuum, mow the lawn, charge gadgets etc into the time frame of the power move up. So far I have got a few pence for my effort - which I think is better than nothing.  And for a power move down I avoid using electricity everywhere I can - and I get a few pence for my effort - which I think is better than nothing. The early morning power move down I don't even bother with as so the time frame (before 8) isn't a time that I use significant energy anyway so I really cant reduce. I don't think its a scam nor a con its just that for low users it isn't in my opinion,  likely to be something that is going to give BIG rewards. 

I've done the same but 4p didn't cover the electricity I used during the Power Up period.

But if you move usage out of cheap/night rate into a daytime power up, and it isn't accounted for correctly as I found, it'll be costing you much more in your bill due to the increased unit rate than the few pennies they are refunding you. 

For me I would have used that energy anyway, I just used at a different time, so I see it as I got 4p, or whatever,  off :)  For those that get a cheaper a rate at other times or overnight etc then I guess it doesn't make sense to shift that energy use into a higher rate period albeit a power move up period - happy to be corrected if my thinking is wrong. 

Not really- If you were going to use that 9 kWh at your standard rate anyway then it still needed paying for.

If you weren’t going to use it anyway then that’s extra usage and not ‘Moving’ usage.

If you’ve moved it out of a lower night rate to daytime rate then why? That would be silly.

EDIT- I see from your other post in the wrong place that you did in fact move it from a cheap overnight rate to daytime rate, as I said that’s just silly.

They advertised 29p refund for each kwh in the power up event. So pray tell why I am silly not to try and take advantage of that? Isn't that the whole point of the scheme?!