Conclusion
If everything has gone to plan, you should now have a fully automated energy system! Hopefully this guide has been helpful to you. For some this may be the end of the road, but for many it is just the beginning! Once you are up and running, there are a few more things you may want to start looking into:
- Using Amber2MQTT for faster, more accurate price updates
- Adding ML-based load forecasting
- Adding deferrable loads
Donation
Section titled “Donation”If you have enjoyed this guide and wish to show your appreciation, you can buy me a coffee! No stress, honestly the amount doesn’t matter, but nice messages do keep me motivated!
Community
Section titled “Community”If you enjoy this kind of energy management and wish to join the Australian smart energy community and get involved with others in this space, there is a great discord server I recommend joining:
I hope to see you there!
Support
Section titled “Support”If you are having trouble with this guide or the scripts, feel free to create an issue on GitHub:
If you have any features you would like to see added to this guide, start a discussion on:
If you are looking to contribute to this guide, for small changes you can raise a PR:
For larger contributions I recommend creating a discussion first before raising a PR, so that we can align our goals before committing too much time and effort!