On Power Move day, switched everything on standby off, sat in dark for 1hr, only fridge/freezer on, got a credit of 99p. Won’t bother again.
OVO didn't design the Power Move Plus scheme.
It is the repeat of the trial nationwide scheme that was deemed a success last year that shifted 350MW of electricity.
https://www.nationalgrideso.com/industry-information/balancing-services/demand-flexibility-service-dfs
It is basically a trial of a quick response emergency demand reduction scheme.
It won't suit everyone, particularly those with low usage anyway during the peak hour and some of those using Power Move which is OVO specific.
The marketing could be clearer. The £3 per kWh headline needs better context. Many users will save less than £1 in a single 1 hour session.
When OVO give out the target kWh it would be useful if they provided some target £ figures for savings to avoid any potential confusion.
Everyone who takes part is helping even if their immediate financial reward is low. So personally I am not disheartened if I don't save much immediately.
If the country can limit the emergency peaks, we can all save longer term. Net zero electricity transmission and distribution upgrades are projected to cost 10s of billions of pounds all of which are going on our bills. If the national grid etc are confident we will reduce our usage in an emergency then some of these upgrades won't be needed saving us money forever not just short term. I for one would like to see increases in standing charges which fund upgrades kept to a minimum if I can help it.
Many of the changes we need to make are not going to save us lots of money if anything in the short term
