Power Move Plus
Supercharge your winter savings
Take part in Power Move Plus events and earn even more rewards for shifting electricity to greener times of the day.
Changes for the better
This winter, we're offering you even more chances to save. We’re taking part in ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service to help you reduce your bills and reduce demand on the grid at peak times.
Changes for the better
This winter, we're offering you even more chances to save. We’re taking part in ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service to help you reduce your bills and reduce demand on the grid at peak times.
How it works
Power Move Plus is a series of events where you can earn credit towards your energy bill by moving your electricity use out of peak times. Weekdays between 4-7pm is when there's usually the highest demand on the UK’s electricity grid.
For each Power Move Plus event, we’ll email you to let you know the times when there is the highest demand and your personal electricity use target for that period. You’ll need to shift your electricity use out of these times so you're using less than your personal target.
Get rewarded for using your electricity at greener times
We’ll reward you with energy credit for every kWh of electricity you shift below your target. The amount you can earn will vary per event and you'll be told what the value is on your email before you opt in. You'll need to opt in to each event.
If a Power Move Plus event and a Power Move event take place at the same time, you’ll be eligible for credit for both. If you’re already shifting your electricity use out of 4-7pm as part of Power Move, you’ll earn more by opting in to Power Move Plus.
Small changes make a big difference
The best way to shift your electricity use is to use power-intensive appliances, like washing machines and dishwashers, outside of event times.
Power Move Plus is all about using your electricity at different times – so your overall usage shouldn’t change. You’ll earn credit based on how much electricity you manage to shift.
It’s a great way to rely less on fossil fuels, while reducing your energy bills. And if we all make small changes to our energy use together, we’ll make a bigger difference to our collective carbon footprint. A big step on the Path to Zero!
How does Power Move Plus work with Power Move?
You can take part in both Power Move and Power Move Plus to supercharge your savings this winter.
With Power Move, we challenge you to shift your non-essential electricity use to times when the grid is greener. We set new challenges with different monthly targets every 3 months and reward you with energy credit for hitting the target.
Power Move Plus offers you even more chances to be rewarded with shorter, one-off events. You’ll receive a personal target with each Power Move Plus event and be rewarded based on how much electricity use you shift below the target.
How does Power Move Plus work with Power Move?
You can take part in both Power Move and Power Move Plus to supercharge your savings this winter.
With Power Move, we challenge you to shift your non-essential electricity use to times when the grid is greener. We set new challenges with different monthly targets every 3 months and reward you with energy credit for hitting the target.
Power Move Plus offers you even more chances to be rewarded with shorter, one-off events. You’ll receive a personal target with each Power Move Plus event and be rewarded based on how much electricity use you shift below the target.
Join us on the path to energy that works better for you, your wallet, and the planet
Don't just take our word for it. Nearly two-thirds of customers who took part in our Shift & Save trial in winter 2022-23 were rewarded for using electricity at greener times. If we all did our bit, we could save over 53 tonnes of carbon from Power Move Plus over 6 months. That’s as much as 8,833 trees per year!1
Join us on the path to energy that works better for you, your wallet, and the planet
Don't just take our word for it. Nearly two-thirds of customers who took part in our Shift & Save trial in winter 2022-23 were rewarded for using electricity at greener times. If we all did our bit, we could save over 53 tonnes of carbon from Power Move Plus over 6 months. That’s as much as 8,833 trees per year!1
Power Move Plus FAQs
The Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) is currently running a Demand Flexibility Service (DFS). This is in collaboration with energy suppliers to help customers reduce their bills this winter and reduce demand on the grid at peak times.
Power Move Plus is part of the ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service with notifications you’ll receive being triggered by ESO.
Find out more about the ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service and how it links with Power Move Plus.
When everyone’s using power, and demand on the UK’s energy grid is high, there’s less renewable power (such as solar or wind) to go around. This means dirty fossil fuel generators need to be switched on to fill the gap to keep the lights on in the UK.
By shifting your non-essential electricity use away from peak times, you’re reducing the demand on the grid and our dependence on fossil fuels. You’ll be using electricity at times where the grid is likely to be greener.
Yes, but you can choose which events to opt in to. Sometimes it might not be possible to shift your usage to meet your target. If that’s the case then you don’t need to take part in that event. If you do want to take part, you’ll need to opt in to each individual event. If you don’t opt in, you won’t receive a reward for that event even if you hit your personal target.
The amount of the reward you will receive will depend on the level of demand on the grid and how much non-essential electricity you can shift. You can opt in to as many events as you want to.
If you don’t reduce your usage below your target then you won’t receive a reward for that event, even if you’ve opted in to it.
Each month the bill credits you receive through these rewards will vary depending on:
- The number of Power Move Plus events you have opted in to
- The reward value of the events you have opted in to
- If you have reduced your electricity usage below your target
For example: Say we're offering £2.40 per kWh of electricity shifted. If you have a personal target of 3kWh and reduce your usage to 2kWh, you will have shifted 1kWh and will make a saving of £2.40 for that event.
Sources and references
1 0.006 tonnes of carbon is absorbed by a single tree seedling annually (60kg absorbed across a 10 year lifespan) – Source: US Environmental Protection Agency