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stoic shell Oct 11, 2025, 2:04 PM

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is there a way to make a tariffs table for HA to use to track costs? I have sensors to want to track how much devices costs to run, at certain times of day the rates changed. I don't have whole house integrated or meter a sensor. I simply want to state date range, time range, on/off peak discount rates.
right now I only can put one fixed rate. Documentation is confusing, I want "split energy usage into multiple tariffs" and it leads down a rabbit hole of integrating a meter https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/energy/faq/#split-consumption-by-tariffs

sweet nexus Oct 11, 2025, 2:23 PM

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you can setup the utility meter like it says there

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then you can switch between tariffs using an automation and the switch entity created by the utility meter

stoic shell Oct 11, 2025, 2:33 PM

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I see and have the helper, https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/utility_meter , but I don't have a input sensor, do I leave blank? not making sense to me.

sweet nexus Oct 11, 2025, 2:35 PM

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What do you mean you dont have an input sensor?

stoic shell Oct 11, 2025, 2:36 PM

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i have sensors on device, that would be output, so what would an input sensor be, I don't have a sensor on meter

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I am not tracking whole house, just devices

sweet nexus Oct 11, 2025, 2:37 PM

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Then you can't setup tariffs

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You need whole house first

stoic shell Oct 11, 2025, 2:42 PM

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I think I am searching wrong keyword for what I need, how do I make this use a schedule where price changes based on time of day

sweet nexus Oct 11, 2025, 2:45 PM

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You can create a template sensor that has the price if that's what you want

stoic shell Oct 11, 2025, 2:46 PM

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ok will look more on how to do 'template sensor' thank you

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yea I don't think this is for me. oh well

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