[chbot] [OT] flick electric price logging

[Simeon Pilgrim]

I was doing the equivalent in python to run my crypto mining rig. There is a node RED component that does monitoring if you into that. I found a python component and was using that on a five minute or 30 minute boundary whichever was first. What i have noticed, as my hotwater cylinder is on night power is when the ripple control turns everybody's night power on the  price spikes ( relatively ). Thus if you can move you hot water to 3am instead of 12am you would save more. I had stopped running the script but could alter it and start it again for science. 

> On 30/08/2018, at 6:09 AM, Jasper Mackenzie <jasper.mackenzie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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