Can not get if/else automation to work

[catdogmaus]

@Troon

With your new temperature requirement, I’d write it like this, with two automations to keep each clean and simple. Some people prefer more complex logic and shorter / fewer automations, but this way is my personal preference.

This question is indirectly related to this automation, but maybe it doesn’t make sense for me to start a new topic - is it possible for me to perform calculations with helpers? Helper selection does not directly indicate the possibility of calculations. if I want to add helpers later, where I only enter the pellet price, and helper calculates the kWh price for me, which can be used further for heating automation.
thanks

[Troon]

You can do calculations within templates, which can be the state of a template sensor or a section of an automation.

So you could set up a template sensor with a state like this:

{{ states('input_number.pellet_price')|float(0) *
   states('input_number.pellets_per_kwh')|float(0) }}

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