Are you ready to elevate your Home Assistant experience with real-time energy pricing? The Energi Data Service integration seamlessly pulls Day Ahead spot prices for electricity, providing you with a detailed overview of energy costs and forecasts. In this guide, we’ll walk through the setup, usage, and troubleshooting of this fantastic integration.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Setup
• Usage
• Supported Countries and Functions
• Translation
• FAQ
• Known Subscription Fees for Denmark

Installation

To integrate the Energi Data Service into your Home Assistant, you have two options:

Option 1 (Easy) – HACS

• Ensure that HACS is installed.
• Search for and install the Energi Data Service integration.
• Restart Home Assistant.

Option 2 – Manual Installation

• Download the latest release.
• Unpack the release and copy the custom_components/energidataservice directory into the custom_components directory of your Home Assistant installation.
• Restart Home Assistant.

Setup

To set up the integration, follow these steps:

My Home Assistant shortcut:
Config Flow Start

Alternatively, navigate to Home Assistant Settings > Integrations and add the Energi Data Service integration. If it doesn’t show up, try refreshing the page by pressing CTRL + F5.

Set Initial Info

• Give the integration a unique name.
• Select your country from the dropdown.

Set Detailed Settings

• Configure price area (if applicable).
• Show prices in VAT.
• Convert prices to cents, if desired.
• Set the decimals for price rounding.
• Select the price calculation unit (MWh, kWh, or Wh).
• Enter a Jinja2 template for any additional costs.

Enable Extra Services

• AI forecasts from Carnot – Requires registration and an API key from Carnot.dk.
• Automatically fetch tariff data by selecting your net operator.

Usage

The integration will create one sensor that represents the current price for electricity. If you need to change any settings, simply go to the integrations page and hit the “Configure” link.
The attributes of this sensor will provide more detailed information such as:

• current_price: The price for the current hour.
• unit: The unit used for price calculations.
• forecast: Price forecasts available if enabled.

Supported Countries and Functions

The following countries and functionalities are currently supported:

• Belgium
• Denmark (Forecasts, Auto Tariff Data, CO2 Sensor)
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Sweden

Translation

To contribute to translations of the custom component, an account on Lokalise is required. Follow their process to help translate and improve accessibility.

FAQ

For frequently asked questions, you can check out the FAQ section on GitHub.

Known Subscription Fees for Denmark

Detailed information regarding subscription fees can be found in the documentation. Check the template for additional costs.

Troubleshooting

• If you encounter issues with the integration not appearing, try refreshing Home Assistant with CTRL + F5.
• If price data is not loading, verify that your API key from Carnot is correctly entered.
• Check your network operator selection if automatic tariff data doesn’t show up.

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