Utility meter with automation for tariff change

Configuration
1

Hello
I have implemented the bellow utility meters

  daily_energy_serverroom:
    source: sensor.efergy_789069
    cycle: daily
  monthly_energy_serverroom:
    source: sensor.efergy_789069
    cycle: monthly
  daily_energy_home:
    source: sensor.efergy_788325
    cycle: daily
  monthly_energy_home:
    source: sensor.efergy_788325
    cycle: monthly

I want to change tariff on different time between differnet periods of the year.
So I want from 1 May to 31 October the changes to happen on 23:00 and on 07:00 and from 1 November to 30 April changes to happen on 02:00 , 08:00 , 15:30 and 17:30

I have created automation

automation:
trigger:
    - platform: time
      at: "07:00:00"
    - platform: time
      at: "23:00:00"
  action:
    - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
      target:
        entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_serverroom
    - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
      target:
        entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_serverroom
    - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
      target:
        entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_home
    - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
      target:
        entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_home

how could I add and the above logic according to date?

thank you

2

You haven’t configured any tariffs.
e.g.

  daily_energy_serverroom:
    source: sensor.efergy_789069
    cycle: daily
    tariffs:
      - peak
      - offpeak

Only once you have done that can you use the next.tariff service.

For being conditional on dates, see this example:

condition:
  - condition: template # Only between December 1 and January 6.
    value_template: >
      {% set n = now() %}
      {{ n.month == 12 or ( n.month == 1 and ( 1 <= n.day <= 5 )) }}
3

I think I did it
From 1/5 to 31/10 and from 23:00 to 07:00 should be offpeak
From 1/11 to 30/4 and from 02:00 to 08:00 and 15:30 to 17:30 should also be offpeak
all other timeframe should be peak

Automations that I created

- id: '1622836530021'
  alias: Utility meter summer period (offpeak)
  description: Set night power for summer period
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '23:01:00'
  condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
    - condition: time
      after: '23:00:00'
      before: 07:00:00
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{% set n = now() %} {{ n.month >= 5 or n.month < 11 }}'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_serverroom
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_serverroom
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_home
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_home
  mode: single
- id: UtilitySummerPeak
  alias: Utility meter summer period (peak)
  description: Set day power for summer period
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: 07:01:00
  condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
    - condition: time
      after: 07:00:00
      before: '23:00:00'
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{% set n = now() %} {{ n.month >= 5 or n.month < 11 }}'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_serverroom
    data:
      tariff: peak
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_serverroom
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_home
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_home
  mode: single
- id: UtilityWinterPeak1
  alias: Utility meter winter period (peak)
  description: Set day power for winter period
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: 08:01:00
  - platform: time
    at: '17:31:00'
  condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
    - condition: or
      conditions:
      - condition: time
        after: 08:00:00
        before: '15:30:00'
      - condition: time
        after: '17:30:00'
        before: 02:00:00
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{% set n = now() %} {{ n.month >= 11 or n.month < 5 }}'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_serverroom
    data:
      tariff: peak
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_serverroom
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_home
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: peak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_home
  mode: single
- id: UtilityWinterOffpeak1
  alias: Utility meter winter period (offpeak)
  description: Set nightpower for winter period
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: 02:01:00
  - platform: time
    at: '15:31:00'
  condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
    - condition: or
      conditions:
      - condition: time
        after: 02:00:00
        before: 08:00:00
      - condition: time
        after: '15:30:00'
        before: '17:30:00'
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{% set n = now() %} {{ n.month >= 11 or n.month < 5 }}'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_serverroom
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_serverroom
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy_home
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy_home
  mode: single
4

I’m at the same stage trying to configure the various peak/offpeak times in automation.

Does this look right?

You see I have only specified the start time for the next tariff assumed the 2nd automation will change the tariff from the From time

PEAK 7pm-11pm - weekdays only

- id: '1630809302390'
  alias: UTE Peak
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '19:00'
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - mon
    - tue
    - wed
    - thu
    - fri
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy
  - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy
  mode: single

OFF PEAK weekdays and OFF PEAK all weekend.

 id: '1630809394572'
  alias: UTE Off Peak
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '23:00'
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - mon
    - tue
    - wed
    - thu
    - fri
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - sat
    - sun
    after: 00:00
    before: '23:59'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.daily_energy
  - service: utility_meter.next_tariff
    target:
      entity_id: utility_meter.monthly_energy
  mode: single

Many thanks

5

I’m confused and stuck.

Attributes still says collecting for a peak time when the automation I think should be running off peak now at 3pm. Only after 7pm - 11pm should be ‘collecting’ for peak.

image

6

Changed next tariff to select tariff:
Lets see if this works

- id: '1630809302390'
  alias: UTE Peak
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '19:00'
  - platform: time
    at: '23:00'
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - mon
    - tue
    - wed
    - thu
    - fri
    after: '19:00'
    before: '23:00'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    target:
      entity_id:
      - utility_meter.monthly_energy
      - utility_meter.daily_energy
    data:
      tariff: peak
  mode: single
- id: '1630809394572'
  alias: UTE Off Peak
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '23:00'
  - platform: time
    at: '19:00'
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - mon
    - tue
    - wed
    - thu
    - fri
    after: '23:00'
    before: '19:00'
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - sat
    - sun
    after: 00:00
    before: '23:59'
  action:
  - service: utility_meter.select_tariff
    data:
      tariff: offpeak
    target:
      entity_id:
      - utility_meter.monthly_energy
      - utility_meter.daily_energy
  mode: single

Nope still collecting on ‘peak’ no matter what I put in offpeak

Got it!!
Had to add all of the entities into the call service automation for the different tariffs.

7

can you please explain how you got this to work. Call service?