StekkerAbout this trigger
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Developer info
- Description
- This trigger fires as soon as we enter the hour(s) with the lowest electricity rates.
- API endpoint slug
- stekker.cheapest_hours
Trigger fields
Power market Dropdown list
- Label
- PowerMarket
- Slug
- power_market
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- false
Duration Text input > Regular expression
- Label
- For how many hours do you want the lowest rates?
- Helper text
- Enter for how many hours you want us to look for the lowest prices
- Slug
- duration
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- true
Invert Dropdown list
- Label
- Do you want to invert it?
- Helper text
- Choose "Everything but the cheapest hour(s)" if you want to turn something off again
- Slug
- invert
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- true
Before hour Dropdown list
- Label
- Before what time should it trigger?
- Helper text
- The time before which the trigger has to run.
- Slug
- before_hour
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- true
After hour Dropdown list
- Label
- From what time can it trigger?
- Helper text
- Enter when it should it trigger at the earliest.
- Slug
- after_hour
- Required
- true
- Can have default value
- true
Ingredients
Current priceThe current price per kWh
- Slug
- current_price
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.CurrentPrice
- Type
- String
- Example
- -0.05
Price applies atThe date & time the price becomes applicable
- Slug
- price_applies_at
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.PriceAppliesAt
- Type
- Date with time (ISO8601)
- Example
- 2020-07-08T04:17:06.000+05:00
Hour rankHours are ranked by price. 24 is the most expensive price of the day.
- Slug
- hour_rank
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.HourRank
- Type
- String
- Example
- 24
Current price inclThe current price per kWh (including VAT)
- Slug
- current_price_incl
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.CurrentPriceIncl
- Type
- String
- Example
- 0.50
CurrencyThe currency prices are in
- Slug
- currency
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.Currency
- Type
- String
- Example
- EUR
Market nameThe name of the regional power market
- Slug
- market_name
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.MarketName
- Type
- String
- Example
- Netherlands (Day-Ahead)
Market country codeThe two letter country code for the market
- Slug
- market_country_code
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.MarketCountryCode
- Type
- String
- Example
- NL
DurationThe number of hours you need something to run
- Slug
- duration
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.Duration
- Type
- String
- Example
- 2
Co2 per kwh estimateQuantity of CO₂ (in grams) that is emitted per kWh of electrical power produced.
- Slug
- co2_per_kwh_estimate
- Filter code
- Stekker.cheapestHours.Co2PerKwhEstimate
- Type
- String
- Example
- 250