Electricity prices

Write electricity prices to data points for use in local automation solutions

Written By Aleksander Bless

Last updated 14 days ago

The Electricity Price app can be used to retrieve information about electricity prices. The electricity prices displayed reflect Nordpool's prices.

To use the app, you must first select the price zone for which you want to view information. You can then select data points and specify the type of data you want to enter into those data points.

Getting Started

1. Go to Configuration β†’ Applications

2. Click Add Application

3. Fill in the fields for the application

The following fields must be filled in:

  • Enter a name, a description if desired, and select a Gateway
  • Price Zone
    Select the desired Nordpool price zone.

  • Data points for writing
    These are the data points to which the price will be written.

In the example below, the Gateway will send the electricity price for hours 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the selected data points and activate the Boolean data point Electricity Price - Cheapest 6 for the 6 cheapest hours.

Example of Electricity Price Application

Finish with Create