Home Assistant automation blueprint - Nord Pool top X cheapest hours

nordpool_top_x_cheapest.yaml

# Dependency: https://github.com/custom-components/nordpool
blueprint:
  name: Nord Pool top X cheapest hours
  description: Set up automation based on which hours of the day are the cheapest or most expensive.
  domain: automation
  input:
    prices:
      name: Nord Pool
      description: Price sensor.
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: sensor
          integration: nordpool
    hours:
      name: Number of cheap hours
      description: The X cheapest hours during the day.
      default: 12
      selector:
        number:
          min: 1
          max: 23
          mode: slider
          step: 1
    cheap:
      name: Cheap hour action
      description: Action to run when the price is low.
      default: []
      selector:
        action: {}
    expensive:
      name: Expensive hour action
      description: Action to run when the price is high.
      default: []
      selector:
        action: {}

variables:
  prices_var: !input 'prices'
  hours_var: !input 'hours'

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: !input 'prices'

action:
  - choose:
    - conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: '{{ (state_attr(prices_var, "today") | sort)[hours_var - 1] | float < states(prices_var) | float }}'
      sequence: !input 'expensive'
    default: !input 'cheap'