{"id":1400,"date":"2022-01-03T19:07:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/?page_id=1400"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T13:46:59","slug":"tutorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/index.php\/tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial and video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Welcome to\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Social Power Plus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Get an introduction to the Social Power Plus app via our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-cA5TWKt0J8\"><strong>short video<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Social Power Plus app demo - November 2023\" width=\"821\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-cA5TWKt0J8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First time accessing the app?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Register your account<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_1b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1555 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_1b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_1b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_1b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_1b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>You can find your \u201chouse code\u201d in the email invitation sent from Social Power Plus.<br \/>\nYour house name and picture will be shown to other app users. Other people in your house can also sign up using the same house code but with their email address.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How much energy <\/strong><strong>do you want to save?<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_2b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1558 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_2b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_2b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_2b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_2b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Move the slider to set your energy consumption and savings goal, for both heating and \u00a0electrical appliances and devices (non-heating) \u00a0consumption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Every week you can check <\/strong><strong>\u00a0whether you are reaching your goals<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1572 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you consumed less energy than your baseline, the background is green: you saved energy! While if you consumed more than your starting point, the background is red. Keep on trying to save! Your baseline is always your average consumption collected from the last month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can explore your daily, <\/strong><strong>weekly or long-term consumption<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_5b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1527 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_5b-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_5b-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_5b-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_5b.png 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Just remember that consumption data will only be shown in Social Power Plus on the day after they have occurred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Learn how much energy you use <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">to heat your house <\/strong><strong>and satisfy all your other needs<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_4b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1526 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_4b-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_4b-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_4b-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_4b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>If you heat your house with electricity (via a heat pump or directly), Social Power Plus estimates the amount of energy you use for heating purposes (&#8220;Heating&#8221;) and other purposes (&#8220;Non-Heating&#8221;). Total consumption can also be viewed. &#8220;Heating&#8221; also includes the energy used to heat hot water, if this is also done via the heating system.<br \/>\nIn Wil, all gas consumption (including that for hot water and possibly cooking) is shown under the category &#8220;Heating&#8221;.<br \/>\nIf you have a separate boiler (or a separate electric heating system) independent of the heating system, this energy is attributed to the category &#8220;Non-Heating&#8221; in Winterthur and Wil. In Schaffhausen, separate boilers\/electric heaters are also attributed to the &#8220;Heating&#8221; category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can also compare<\/strong> <strong>with <\/strong><strong>similar households<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1572 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_3b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Is your household a family with kids, or a household of older (65+) or younger adults?<br \/>\nSocial Power Plus shows you how much energy is saved by the other participating households similar to yours.<br \/>\nDid you save more energy than them?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you need suggestions <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">on how to save energy?<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1407 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_7-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Explore the list of tips that Social Power Plus provides you.<br \/>\nThey are organized around different themes of energy use at home and new topics come up every two weeks. In each theme you find different tips and an indication of their impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you ready to challenge yourself with energy saving practices at home?<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_8b-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1528 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_8b-1-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_8b-1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_8b-1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_8b-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Join the Social Power Plus individual challenges that are released every two weeks.<br \/>\nYou can join how many challenges you like and also repeat them over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Choose the level of difficulty <\/strong><strong>that specifically suits you<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1409 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_9-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>And then commit to it! You have two weeks to keep engaged into the challenge you committed to and complete it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>To complete the challenge, just share your experience on the Pinboard<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_10b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1529 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_10b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_10b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_10b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_10b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Follow the suggestions provided by the app and shortly comment on how your daily practices changed. You can also add pictures, to show the other participants what you did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can also explore the messages <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">the other participants posted\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on the Pinboard<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_11b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1556 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_11b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_11b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_11b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_11b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Read about the experiences of others participating in the challenge and learn from their comments and suggestions on how to change the energy consumption practices at home.<br \/>\nThe pinboards are open to everyone, also those not within the challenge.<br \/>\nYou can also exchange in the \u201cGeneral\u201d pinboard to ask questions, get ideas or meet the other participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Help your region win the <\/strong><strong>Regional Energy Competitions<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_12b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1557 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_12b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_12b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_12b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_12b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>During the last week of every month, save as much energy as possible: your energy consumption contributes to the Regional Energy Competition.<br \/>\nWill households of the region of Winterthur, Schaffhausen or Wil save more energy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you need help or support?<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_13b.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1530 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_13b-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_13b-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_13b-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.socialpower.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tutorial_EN_picture_13b.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Check our FAQs or contact us at <a href=\"mailto:socialpowerplus@zhaw.ch\">socialpowerplus@zhaw.ch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to\u00a0Social Power Plus Get an introduction to the Social Power Plus app via our short video! 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