dinmammas / homebridge-tibberswitch

Allows you to do automation based on the current electricity price
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Homebridge-Tibberswitch

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This plugin will:

Use the motion sensor to trigger automations, for instance activate thermostats/fans etc.

Usage

npm install -g homebridge-tibberswitch

{  
    "accessory": "HomebridgeTibberswitch",
    "name": "TibberSwitch",
    "token": "YOUR_TIBBER_TOKEN",
    "threshold": 2,
    "percentage": 115,
    "home": 1,
    "currency": "öre"
}  

Threshold can be any of the following:

Value Effect
0 DEFAULT - This will activate the motion sensor if the current price level is below the daily average.
1 This will activate the motion sensor if the current price level rating is VERY_CHEAP
2 This will activate the motion sensor if the current price level rating is CHEAP or lower
3 This will activate the motion sensor if the current price level rating is NORMAL or lower
4 This will activate the motion sensor if the current price level rating is EXPENSIVE or lower

Percentage can be omitted. When used, it activates the the motion sensor when the current price is within the percentage range of daily average. Default is 0.

Home can be omitted, or used to select which home you'd like to fetch data for. Default is 0.

Currency can be omitted. Defaults to cents.

The price level ratings (VERY_CHEAP, CHEAP, NORMAL and EXPENSIVE) are calculated by Tibber, based on prices from the last three days.

You need to be a Tibber customer and obtain an API token from their dev page to make this plugin work.
If you want to become a customer, you can do so by signing up here.

Greatly inspired by iOSTibberWidget.