• OVO’s intelligent charging add-on – Charge Anytime – has saved customers more than £1 million since it launched earlier this year
  • With the biggest saver cutting an more than £1,800 off their EV charging bills
  • Charge Anytime gives access to charging rates of just 3p per mile through intelligent technology, powered by Kaluza
  • By automatically shifting EV charging to times when the grid is greener and cheaper, Charge Anytime also helped to cut 33 tonnes of carbon

OVO’s Charge Anytime customers have cut more than £1 million off their EV charging bills in just six months. On average, Charge Anytime customers saved £129 per month and OVO’s biggest saver has cut their EV charging costs by more than £1,800 so far this year.

Customers completed over 5 million kWh of smart charging, powering over 15 million miles. Charge Anytime has helped to deliver total carbon savings of 33 tonnes since January by automatically shifting EV charging out of peak times (typically 4-7pm) to periods when the grid is greener. That’s equivalent to driving the length of the country (from Lands End to John o’Groats) 144 times in an average petrol car.

Charge Anytime is an intelligent add-on, which gives customers access to a smart charging rate of 10p per kWh (3p a mile) at any time of day – three times cheaper than the national average (30p per kWh) and seven times cheaper than public charge points.

Powered by Kaluza’s smart technology, the add-on works by automatically optimising cars to charge when emissions and prices are low. By splitting customers’ home energy and EV energy usage, Charge Anytime users can save 67%** on charging costs.

Linda Christie, a retiree and volunteer driver from Ashford, Kent, drives over 1,000 miles per month, taking disabled, vulnerable and elderly people to appointments. In a petrol car, this would cost her over £120 but with her EV and Charge Anytime, she’s cut this cost to around £40 per month. Since the beginning of the year, Linda has saved over £500 by smart charging with Charge Anytime.

Linda commented: “My pension is only about £300 a month. I volunteer as a driver for disabled, vulnerable and elderly people, and I wouldn’t be able to do this if it wasn’t for Charge Anytime. I love my passengers and driving them brings me so much joy. If I had to rely on a petrol car, I simply couldn’t afford to do my voluntary work. I’d just be sitting at home, wondering what to do with myself.”

Alex Thwaites, Director of EV, OVO, said: “It’s incredible to see the impact Charge Anytime is making for people and the planet. By using smart technology to shift EV charging out of peak times when the grid is more reliant on fossil fuels, we’re able to provide greener, cheaper energy for customers.

“We want to make charging EVs as affordable and easy as possible. That’s why we’ve made our super low charging rate available at any time of day.”

Notes to Editors

*Based on an average Anytime customer using 1,750kWh per year to charge their EV using the Charge Anytime add-on (the rate on 24/07/2023 is 10p a kWh for Charge Anytime charging) compared to the UK average unit rate of 30p a kWh. Actual savings will vary depending on vehicle efficiency, driving style, EV charging usage and the cost per kWh of a standard home energy tariff.

**Based on 100% charging being smart charging i.e. at 10p per kWH and for 1750 kWh / 7000 miles, total cost at 30p per kWh is £525, cost at 10p is £175, a 67% decrease (as of 24/07/2023).

About OVO

OVO was founded in 2009 and redesigned the energy experience to be fair, effortless, green and simple for all customers. OVO was awarded Company of the Decade at the BusinessGreen Leaders’ Awards and has won multiple awards, including Innovation Project of the Year, for investing in the market leading technology, customer service operations and digital products to help customers cut their carbon emissions. OVO won the award for Best Place to Work for Women and came Top 10 for Very Big Organisation in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2023 for offering forward thinking policies and better flexibility for everyone to balance work with life. OVO is on a mission through its sustainability strategy Plan Zero to tackle the most important issue of our time; the climate crisis, by bringing our customers with us on the journey towards zero carbon living. OVO Energy has committed to being a net zero carbon business and achieve bold science-based carbon reduction targets, while helping customers reduce their household emissions at the same time.

About Kaluza

Kaluza is an energy software platform powering the future of energy. From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Kaluza’s technology is empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve millions of customers. Its real-time cloud platform transforms supplier operations, reducing cost to serve and boosting customer engagement. Powered by Kaluza, suppliers can invest in innovating for tomorrow’s customers and drive decarbonisation with smart, low carbon technologies that not only reduce energy bills, but lay the foundations for a more flexible energy system. www.kaluza.com