nordpool_cheap_prices.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Nordpool cheap hours
  description:
    This blueprints uses the nordpool integration and lets you choose how many hours
    you will define as cheap, and make automations based on that information.
  domain: automation
  source_url: https://github.com/kullarkert/ha_nordpool_hours_blueprint/blob/main/nordpool_cheap_prices.yaml
  input:
    grid_area:
      name: Grid area sensor
      description: This is your grid area sensor
      selector:
        entity:
          domain:
            - sensor
          integration: nordpool
          multiple: false
    cheap_hours:
      name: Cheap hours
      description: Number of cheap hours
      default: 5
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.0
          max: 24.0
          mode: slider
          step: 1.0
          unit_of_measurement: "h"
    # sequential:
    #   name: Sequential order
    #   description: "find cheap hours in sequential order"
    #   default: false
    #   selector:
    #     boolean:
    # start_time:
    #   name: Start time
    #   description: "Input which describes the first time when the action should start."
    #   default: "00:00:00"
    #   selector:
    #     time: {}
    # end_time:
    #   name: End time
    #   description: "Input which describes the last time when the action should end."
    #   default: "23:59:59"
    #   selector:
    #     time: {}
    day_monday:
      name: Run on Monday
      description: Run the action on Monday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_tuesday:
      name: Run on Tuesday
      description: Run the action on Tuesday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_wednesday:
      name: Run on Wednesday
      description: Run the action on Wednesday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_thursday:
      name: Run on Thursday
      description: Run the action on Thursday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_friday:
      name: Run on Friday
      description: Run the action on Friday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_saturday:
      name: Run on Saturday
      description: Run the action on Saturday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    day_sunday:
      name: Run on Sunday
      description: Run the action on Sunday.
      default: true
      selector:
        boolean:
    expensive:
      name: Expensive
      description: Action to run on expensive hours
      default: []
      selector:
        action: {}
    cheap:
      name: Cheap
      description: Action to run on cheap hours
      default: []
      selector:
        action: {}
variables:
  grid_area_var: !input grid_area
  cheap_hours_var: !input cheap_hours
  # sequential_hours: !input sequential
  # start_time: !input start_time
  # end_time: !input end_time
  day_monday: !input day_monday
  day_tuesday: !input day_tuesday
  day_wednesday: !input day_wednesday
  day_thursday: !input day_thursday
  day_friday: !input day_friday
  day_saturday: !input day_saturday
  day_sunday: !input day_sunday
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input grid_area
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {%- set today = now().weekday() -%} 
              {%- if (today == 0 and day_monday) or (today == 1 and day_tuesday) or (today == 2 and day_wednesday) or ( today == 3 and day_thursday) or (today == 4 and day_friday) or (today == 5 and day_saturday) or (today == 6 and day_sunday) -%}
                {{ state_attr(grid_area_var, 'current_price')|float < (state_attr(grid_area_var,'today')|sort)[cheap_hours_var|int] }}
              {%- else -%}
                {{ false }}
              {%- endif -%}
        sequence: !input cheap
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >-
              {%- set today = now().weekday() -%} 
              {%- if (day_monday == false and today == 0) or (day_tuesday == false and today == 1) or (day_wednesday == false and today == 2) or (day_thursday == false and today == 3) or (day_friday == false and today == 4) or (day_thursday == false and today == 3) or (day_friday == false and today == 4) or (day_saturday == false and today == 5) or (day_sunday == false and today == 6) -%}
                {{ false }}
              {%- elif (today == 0 and day_monday) or (today == 1 and day_tuesday) or (today == 2 and day_wednesday) or ( today == 3 and day_thursday) or (today == 4 and day_friday) or (today == 5 and day_saturday) or (today == 6 and day_sunday) -%}
                {{ state_attr(grid_area_var, 'current_price')|float > (state_attr(grid_area_var,'today')|sort)[cheap_hours_var|int] }}
              {%- else -%}
                {{ false }}
              {%- endif -%}
        sequence: !input expensive
    default: []