easyEnergy
The easyEnergy integration integrates the easyEnergy API platform with Home Assistant.
The integration makes it possible to retrieve the dynamic energy/gas prices from easyEnergy in order to gain insight into the price trend of the day and to adjust your consumption accordingly.
Companies that use the data from easyEnergy:
Configuration
Adding easyEnergy to your Home Assistant instance can be done via the user interface, by using this My button:
If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the sidebar click on Settings.
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From the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.
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In the bottom right, click on the Add Integration button.
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From the list, search and select “easyEnergy”.
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Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.
Sensors
The easyEnergy integration creates a number of sensor entities for both gas and electricity prices.
Energy market prices
In terms of electricity you get two separate services, easyEnergy uses separate prices for electricity that you use (buy) or return (sell). Every day around 14:00 UTC time, the new prices are published for the following day.
- The
currentandnext hourelectricity market price - Average electricity price of the day
- Lowest energy price
- Highest energy price
- Time of day when the price is highest
- Time of day when the price is at its lowest
- Percentage of the current price compared to the maximum price
Gas market price
For the dynamic gas prices, only entities are created that display the
current and next hour price because the price is always fixed for
24 hours; new prices are published every morning at 05:00 UTC time.