Demand Flexibility Service - savings for cutting back electricity

MattMattMattUK

CrispyChris said:

MattMattMattUK said:

CrispyChris said:

Made much more than I expected on Tuesday night, turned off everything except the router and one lamp in the living room, just used the pre-charged laptop for an hour or so, Eon have just sent an email, saying I get £8.52 for that, might as well do it next time, it's nearly money for nothing. 

What is your average usage in kWh during the reference period that you cut back from?

This is the original target from Eon Next:

Your specific reduction target for our pilot event, where you could earn around £0.51 by participating.

Tuesday 24/01/2023

From 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

20% reduction

Your typical use

0.68kwh

Reduce by

0.14kwh

Here's the result:

You reduced your energy usage by 95% which means you'll get £8.52 credited to your account.

That seems absolutely insane, I was assuming you must have been using a huge amount, but you were barely using anything before. I am with EDF and I wish they were allowing people to take part in the scheme, if they were I would be quids in!

Mstty

MattMattMattUK said:

CrispyChris said:

MattMattMattUK said:

CrispyChris said:

Made much more than I expected on Tuesday night, turned off everything except the router and one lamp in the living room, just used the pre-charged laptop for an hour or so, Eon have just sent an email, saying I get £8.52 for that, might as well do it next time, it's nearly money for nothing. 

What is your average usage in kWh during the reference period that you cut back from?

This is the original target from Eon Next:

Your specific reduction target for our pilot event, where you could earn around £0.51 by participating.

Tuesday 24/01/2023

From 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

20% reduction

Your typical use

0.68kwh

Reduce by

0.14kwh

Here's the result:

You reduced your energy usage by 95% which means you'll get £8.52 credited to your account.

That seems absolutely insane, I was assuming you must have been using a huge amount, but you were barely using anything before. I am with EDF and I wish they were allowing people to take part in the scheme, if they were I would be quids in!

Why don't you join Hugo and Loops schemes?

Mstty

CrispyChris said:

MattMattMattUK said:

CrispyChris said:

Made much more than I expected on Tuesday night, turned off everything except the router and one lamp in the living room, just used the pre-charged laptop for an hour or so, Eon have just sent an email, saying I get £8.52 for that, might as well do it next time, it's nearly money for nothing. 

What is your average usage in kWh during the reference period that you cut back from?

This is the original target from Eon Next:

Your specific reduction target for our pilot event, where you could earn around £0.51 by participating.

Tuesday 24/01/2023

From 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

20% reduction

Your typical use

0.68kwh

Reduce by

0.14kwh

Here's the result:

You reduced your energy usage by 95% which means you'll get £8.52 credited to your account.

The amount you get paid is wildly affected by your usage in what they call the in day adjustments period. It's a 3 hour window starting 4 hours before the energy shift event. E.g. if the event starts at 5pm try and shift as much of your days energy to 1pm-4pm and this may be where you made your money.

[Deleted User]

nachtvlinders said:

They'll probably invite people with high usage and with a lot of household members. 

I doubt it as I only use circa 2400 kWh of electricity/annum.  Only 2 of us in the household.

[Deleted User]

Just to amplify what Mstty said:

CrispyChris said:

This is the original target from Eon Next:

Your specific reduction target for our pilot event, where you could earn around £0.51 by participating.

Tuesday 24/01/2023

From 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

20% reduction

Your typical use

0.68kwh

Reduce by

0.14kwh

Here's the result:

You reduced your energy usage by 95% which means you'll get £8.52 credited to your account.

The amount you get paid is wildly affected by your usage in what they call the in day adjustments period. It's a 3 hour window starting 4 hours before the energy shift event. E.g. if the event starts at 5pm try and shift as much of your days energy to 1pm-4pm and this may be where you made your money.

So in the example above the typical use figure of 0.68kWh for the event period became an inflated figure (either accidently or deliberately, due to shifting the use of electricity to the 1pm-4pm adjustment period)

bristolleedsfan

Roseybug said:

bristolleedsfan said:

Hugo App offering £5.47 kWh tomorrow

Have they told you your results yet?

Most recent session results 24th were in late afternoon ish

https://twitter.com/HUGOEnergyApp/status/1619003194851610626

"Winter Cashback Session 4 results are and the numbers are big."