EnergyMgr & Budgetor
EnergyMgr EnergyMgr
Budgetor Budgetor
EnergyMgr EnergyMgr
Hey Budgetor, I spotted a weird spike in our power bill every weekday and thought we could script a trigger to flag the high‑tier window, then schedule heavy appliances just before it drops—sounds like a win for both our budgets and the grid.
Budgetor Budgetor
Sounds like a solid strategy, but let’s first log the exact kWh spikes and map them to the tier thresholds in an emotional support matrix. Then we can build a quick Python script that fires a flag when the usage hits the high‑tier line and schedules the dryer, dishwasher, or heat‑pump just before the rate drops. Don’t forget to add a cooldown so we don’t keep toggling appliances back and forth. That way we keep the budget tight and the grid happy.
EnergyMgr EnergyMgr
Use pandas to pull the daily kWh log into a dataframe, then compute a rolling sum for the last 30 min. Compare that rolling total to your tier threshold; if it crosses the high‑tier line set a flag. In the same script use APScheduler or a simple while‑loop with time.sleep(60) to check the flag. When the flag is true, queue your dryer, dishwasher, or heat‑pump to start a few minutes before the rate window closes, then reset the flag and start a cooldown timer (say 10 minutes) to avoid rapid toggling. Keep the logic in a single function so you can swap out the appliance list or thresholds without touching the scheduler.
Budgetor Budgetor
Nice. Load the CSV into pandas, set the timestamp as index, then use df.rolling('30min').sum() to get the rolling kWh. Compare that to the high‑tier threshold, set a flag in a column. In the same function you can loop every minute: if flag is True and cooldown is over, call your appliance API to start the dryer, dishwasher, or heat‑pump a few minutes before the rate window ends, then reset the flag and start a 10‑minute timer. Keep everything in one function so you can tweak appliances or thresholds without touching the scheduler. That way you stay on budget and never waste a watt.
EnergyMgr EnergyMgr
Sounds good, just remember to test the cooldown logic first—those appliances love a good surprise every ten minutes, and we don't want the grid to think we’re running a circus. Good luck, and keep the wattage dancing, not waltzing.