Mega #OhmHour
patriciafernandez1
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What does Mega #OhmHour mean?
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snetphilie
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patriciafernandez1
Posts: 12Member
What does Mega #OhmHour mean?
snetphilie
ConcordPosts: 139Member, Moderator
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There's nothing on my Settings page, so does this Mega-OhmHour program still exist? The wiki is dated March 28, 2017.
Still exist; my ohm buddy received an email (I did not?) for a mega ohm event this Friday (3/23) @5PM.
OhmHour on Friday 3/23 @ 5PM will payout 5x more than normal!
Mark your calendar! This is a big event.
Here's a pro-tip: by shifting your normal energy use to 5 - 6PM this Monday - Thursday, you can also give yourself more wiggle room on your forecast. Here are some ideas on how to help give your forecast some cushioning:
TV time! Get your Netflix fix in early...we recommend Black Mirror or the Crown.
Run your laundry or dish washer a little earlier than usual.
Get a head start on cooking dinner and don't be afraid to zap those veggies in the microwave!
Maybe it depends what area you live in and how great the need is. @lepohm I'm in zip code 93035. Is that anywhere near you? I don't have an option for Mega-OhmHour on my settings, either.
@No Pain No Gain my ohm buddy w/ the mega ohm event lives in 92129; i live in 92037 about 15 miles from 92129 and did not receive a mega ohm event. However I have a normal ohm hour today 3/22 @7PM..
@lepohm Are you registered to receive Mega-OhmHours? If you are, then maybe they are random and not given to everyone who is registered because they pay 5x more. When you get the results of the 7pm OhmHour, would you mind posting your Buddy's results? I'm really curious how many points someone can get with a MegaOH. My Buddy and I had a 6pm OH tonight, but we don't have the option to register for a MegaOH. We're jealous! haha
@vetidora Your Mega-OhmHour was today and you already got your results? Who's your electric company? SCE takes a while to share data. We still haven't gotten our results from yesterday. Great job!
@sublimin my forecast was 1.486 kwh
@vetidora Sorry you've been sick. That payoff must've made you feel much better, though! How exciting!
@[email protected] I looked in the FAQs for Mega OhmHours, but there wasn't anything. Could you please give some information on how this works? I read on a March 2017 wiki that I need to sign up for it in the Settings and there's a 500 point deposit that OhmConnect will hold in case I go over my forecast. I don't see anything in Settings about Mega OhmHours. Could you post a screenshot of what the sign-up looks like?
Let us know if there's a way to opt out of Mega OhmHours that we're all included in. Some people have to prepare for an OhmHour event, so to be given 30 minutes notice is not enough. They're going to have their streak broken and lose a lot of points, too. The March 2017 wiki says notice will be given from "over a day to 30 minutes before the event". There's a lot at stake, so it's important to know.
This is the link I got my info from. @snetphilie posted at the beginning of this thread. First I'd heard of it and I've been with OC since last June. https://www.ohmconnect.com/wiki/mega-ohmhours
My mega paid me 568 points. Forecast .35. Use .03. Grumble. Oc made it sound like it would be a lot more. I lost more money by not getting any other ohm hours for those 2 weeks or so. Grumble. I hope i dont get another one.
I turned all my breakers off except one for the mega ohm hour. Never did that before, and it still went over my forecast. How is this possible? Is the loss 5x greater than normal now? This is some BS right here y'all.
@sublimin Did you get the notification ahead of time what the reward was going to be? (See screenshot below) I don't understand what you said about not getting other OhmHours. Did you trade two weeks of OhmHours for one Mega-OhmHour? There's no information and I'm reading some very strange things regarding the Megas.
@Erik B. Anderson The wiki posted by @snetphilie at the top of the thread says a possible 25x. What was your forecast and actual use? You must've had a very low forecast to go over after flipping your breakers (except one). Out of curiosity, which one did you leave on? I find I never go over my forecast as long as my fridges are turned off.
The screenshot with the two broken links is the way it shows up for me. Does anyone have the missing information?
@No Pain No Gain this is what I was emailed regarding the MegaOH I had tonight. I had about 2.5 days prior notice, plenty of time.
@Nlindsay Hey, thanks for posting that! Seems easy enough to do. I hope I get one soon!
@No Pain No Gain My forecast wasn't real high but I shut off nearly all my breakers. I'm going stir crazy cuz my data showed up on sdg&e this afternoon and my usage was 0.045kwh so that means I saved 95% I just can't wait to see what my payout will be!
$16.22 ain't bad
But it does make me jealous of @vetidora and will probably make me try harder to boost my forecast next time I get a #MegaOhmHour!
Hopefully you'll get a MegaOH soon too!
Here's the email, my dashboard and points data from my .csv all just for you @No Pain No Gain
@Nlindsay Fantastic! Boosting your forecast by using energy at the times you normally get OhmHours is great for any OhmHour, but especially a Mega! Congrats!
@vetidora I did flip the breakers on everything but a backyard light I left on for my dog while we went to dinner. The amount of energy I saved wasn't the reason for only making $16, I saved 95%. To make more money I need to boost my forecast higher. I could have done laundry and vacuumed and ran the A/C from 7-8 the day before the MegaOH to raise my forecast buuuut I was lazy instead lol..
@vetidora, you had a second MegaOH on the 27th? I'm intrested to see your numbers since mine was the same day.
@vetidora , those 6000+ Megas would be easy to get used to, right? I noticed when @Nlindsay posted her Mega notification, it said it was paying out 10x for savings over 50%. vetidora, did your two Megas pay out different amounts? The wiki said it could pay up to 25x the normal amount. Also, could one of you show me where you went to sign up? I keep looking and I'm going crazy trying to sign up for this. Did OhmConnect keep 500 points before sending you MegaOH notifications? Thanks for the help.
@vetidora Thanks for the info. I just took a survey and think OC is trying out several different ways to get people to save more. They seem to target people who saved lower amounts rather than the ones who save 80-90% every OhmHour. It seems to be working!
I'm curious too