In Norway we have had a tough winter with 3 times or more of normal electricity prices. As part of this we have tried to move the consumption to the periods with cheaper electricity. The component used for electricity price is the following Nordpool component. I have several other automations helping to cut costs, will […]
Lightning strikes are scary enough, but add the cost of an EV charging while a lightning strikes and it can cost a fortune. Again a little automation can help to protect the home and precious EV. The component used for lightning warning is the Blitzortung component. Automation:
I’m a big fan off local control and ownership of devices. Therefore we chose Enelion Wallbox Duo as our EV charger with a local available API to integrate with Home Assistant. Here is the sensor with a REST call to get part of all available information. Sensor: 1
We use OpenGarage for our garages, the integration has been a bit unstable and status has not been updating for one of our garages. Solution to the problem is an automation that restarts the integration if stuck. Automation: