Power Move Plus- Really low target? Unachievable?

@Bardi91 The Power Move Plus scheme is OVOs name for the National Grid DFS Demand Flexibility Service

You could send the contents of your post to them, together with any specific ideas for improvements

box.customerservice@nationalgrideso.com

You may find a few of the Power Move Plus events are outside the 4 till 7 slot. Or in a single hour in the 4 till 7 slot that you may be able to work with.

@Bardi91 the power move schemes aren’t for everyone. Rather you could think of it as a scheme to help keep the grid cleaner and greener, and most importantly running at peak times for users like you who can’t move their energy use.

To maximize the reward if you’re taking part in both schemes, you should aim to run at a level just below the lower threshold, currently 11.5%. This might mean for some customers increasing their 4-7PM usage a bit. 

This will go against the grain for those of us who are patting ourselves on the back for getting well below the threshold. However, it means that you can probably get away with having the television on for at least some of the time, boiling the odd kettle and even zapping your evening meal in the microwave. It all depends on what you’re using the rest of the day on weekdays. 

This means keeping an eagle eye on half-hourly usage, e.g. by analysing the data in a spreadsheet. It might well be worth it for the mathematically minded, but there will be many left cold by the very idea.

This chart shows what my own performance looks like just now. It illustrates that I’m not following my own advice: the red worm is far too far below the green ones, and the percentage by month-end is heading towards 4.5. 
  

Really helpful stuff @Firedog!

Only £1this time for the hour 

Keep us posted with how you get on @Lucky2 😊

Just to make you feel better:
  

@Emmanuelle_OVO I didn't take part in this one as it was only a £1.

@FiredogYou're a winner - don't spend it all at once

Was invited to join Power Move Plus but my first target has been set at 0.1kw. This would entail switching everything off except the socket pilot light on my boiler! Furthermore as I only use between 0.2 and 0.3 kw during the 6-7 pm target period set, any benefit I'd receive wouldn't even pay for a candle!!

Can't see any incentive at all in this add on scheme as the target algorithms seem ill thought out. I won't be taking part.