[chbot] [OT] flick electric price logging

[Jasper Mackenzie]

Very interested.
 Do you have a github repo with your docs and code?

Cheers

On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 2:45 AM Peter Ellens, <ellensp at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is off topic for now but eventually I am hoping to implement auto
> power shut off for non essential devices based on current flick electric
> prices and preset trigger values. One devices will be the hotwater
> cylinder, so i'm keeping an eye on the progress others are making in
> this area.
>
> For now I am logging the price every minute and was wondering if anyone
> else was doing the same or would like to do the same?  I would like to
> compare the prices I am logging with the prices some one else is logging
> in the same area, as I suspect the prices are not genuine but tailored a
> little to your usage (I've been trying to use power when it is a low
> price, only to find the price suddenly goes up a few cents... It could
> be coincidence.... )
>
> I'm logging on a raspberry pi with an internet connection running a
> node.js script via crontab every minute. The code authenticates and gets
> the price and logs the date and price to a text file. You need a current
> username and password for flick electric.
>
> Anyone interested? It is really simple to setup.
>
>
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