Question: Benefit compared to https://github.com/mampfes/ha_epex_spot

[riesi77]

Hi,

I appreciate your effort for providing this integration. However, I ask myself (maybe I do understand sth. wrong) what benefit does this integration have in comparison of using a template sensor based on the original integration https://github.com/mampfes/ha_epex_spot? Is this just for convenience so that users don't have to edit the configuration file? Thanks, BR, Chris

[TheBrain8791]

Hi,

main motivation for me to create this one:

• support of awattar's plan surcharge (so the costs per kWh are calc. as real gross vales - thus inc. configurable vat + surchage which is 3% for "hourly"-plan)
• support / fix of utc vs local time issue discovered in the original (might be already fixed now - did not check) For me the data series was shifted by an offset of 1 h.
• Having the cost output in ct/kWh which is more common for a consumer than Eur/MWh

But anyway - of course you are abs. right - all this could also be achived by a template sensor - so feel free to do so if you prefere that 😉

Best regards

Gerald