Expose rate name as an entity instead of an attribute on an entity.

[Particpant]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I'd like to expose the current rate name in my HA UI. That's not always easy to do for attributes of an entity. I'd also like to drive automation based on the current rate name.

Describe the solution you'd like

I'd like to see the rate names (previous, current, and next) as entities.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Template helpers, maybe? Entities for just current/next? HA's recorder/history should have all the look back someone might need, I think. I think the current "standard" in HA is to have fewer attributes per entity, unless I've misunderstood.

Additional context

N/A

[Particpant]

I appreciate your work to build this out as it currently exists!

[MattDahEpic]

Just confirming here, you're looking for tariff name not the rate name? Given your use cases it sounds like the tariff is the right one

[Particpant]

Yes, sorry for the mistaken terminology, I'd be looking for the Tariff Name.

[MattDahEpic]

This will be added in the next version as a disabled-by-default entity so as to not clutter people's databases

[Particpant]

Thank you!