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🔥 Advanced Heating Control (community.home-assistant.io)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/homeassistant

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It's an automation template to control your heating/cooling. It has every feature you can think of to create a really smart climate control

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I need to look into this again. I had it installed at the beginning of the winter and found it wonky. Heating during peak hours and not doing a thing when we pay .02$/kWh

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Two cents per kWh?? Where the hell are you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

In Ontario! The new optional Ultra-Low Overnight price plan provides:

Ultra-low overnight rate of 2.4 cents per kWh: everyday 11 p.m.-7 a.m.
Mid-peak rates of 10.2 cents per kWh: weekdays 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and 9 p.m.-11 p.m.
On-peak rates of 24.0 cents per kWh: weekdays 4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Weekend off-peak rates of 7.4 cents per kWh: weekends and statutory holidays 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002916/ontario-launches-new-ultra-low-overnight-electricity-price-plan

I definitely take advantage. I have solar panels that generate a moderate amount of energy, heat pump, and electric (heat pump) furnace and hot water tank plus two electric cars. Home Assistant has been such a dream to maximize the low energy and self-generated energy.

I have debated adding some batteries, but the amount of energy we use, especially at -30 c, it's cost prohibitive.

[–] AA5B 1 points 2 days ago

I’ve been wondering about thermal storage for heat pumps but we don’t have time of use metering yet. I see a few options online but contractors aren’t familiar and it’s not even clear whether they are really available

My parents house when I was a kid had resistive heat, but they added thermal storage when our utility started doing time of use and it made a huge difference in the bills. However I don’t know the overall payback period

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