Setting Thermostat Based on Sensor Value

Third party integrations Node-RED
1

I’m relatively new to Home Assistant and have used Node Red for some simple automations. This one is probably simple too but I can’t wrap my head around it.

I have a variable rate electricity plan that changes every 5 minutes with a sensor that tracks the price. I have a quirky aros air conditioner that I want to adjust the temperature set point on based on the price of electricity.

So far I have automations that bump the temp up if the price is high, or bump it down if the price goes low but I can’t do anything in between because my automations end up contradicting each other.

What I would like to do is set temperature ranges for prices between my setpoints for example:
below 4¢ set temp to 68
between 4.1¢ and 8¢ set temp to 70
between 8.1¢ and 12¢ set temp to 72
above 12.1¢ set temp to 74

Any help would be appreciated, and feel free to spoon feed me. I will not be offended.

2

Can you post your existing code?

3

This is what I have now

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4

I was right, it was simple. I just needed a switch with multiple outputs and “between” values. :blush:

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