# ac_peak_setback — hold the house warm during the on-peak window (both seasons) # # id / entity : ac_peak_setback -> automation.ac_peak_setback_to_82 # triggers : 14:00 (id: summer) and 17:00 (id: winter), local time # purpose : Coast through the utility on-peak by setting the AC to 82F. # # Self-selecting by season (Pepco MD TOU-P peak windows): # * summer (Jun-Sep): on-peak 14:00-19:00 -> the 14:00 trigger applies. # * winter (Oct-May): evening on-peak 17:00-21:00 -> the 17:00 trigger applies. # A trigger only acts when trigger.id == the current season, so the "wrong" # time is a no-op. # # Safety: winter is COOLING-ONLY. Heat is gas (not on this electric peak logic), # so winter never forces cool mode — it only nudges the setpoint when the # thermostat is already in `cool`. Summer forces cool mode as before. # # Fallbacks: workday sensor unavailable -> Mon-Fri (see is_workday). # # Setpoints come from the `params` map so summer/winter can diverge later. # # v3 (2026-07-09): unified summer+winter, season params map, winter cooling-only. id: ac_peak_setback alias: AC - Peak setback to 82 description: >- v3 (2026-07-09). On work days, sets the AC to 82F to coast through the on-peak window: summer 2pm (14:00-19:00 peak) and winter 5pm (17:00-21:00 peak). Winter is cooling-only (never touches gas heat). Falls back to Mon-Fri if the workday sensor fails. Managed in git; see AUTOMATIONS.md. mode: single triggers: - trigger: time at: "14:00:00" id: summer - trigger: time at: "17:00:00" id: winter conditions: [] actions: - variables: season: "{{ 'summer' if now().month in [6,7,8,9] else 'winter' }}" is_workday: "{% set wd = states('binary_sensor.workday_sensor') %}{% if wd in ['on','off'] %}{{ wd == 'on' }}{% else %}{{ now().weekday() < 5 }}{% endif %}" cooling: "{{ is_state('climate.t6_pro_z_wave_programmable_thermostat_with_smartstart','cool') }}" params: "{{ {'summer': {'hold': 82, 'ret': 74}, 'winter': {'hold': 82, 'ret': 74}} }}" applies: "{{ trigger.id == season }}" - if: - condition: template value_template: "{{ applies and is_workday and (season == 'summer' or cooling) }}" then: - if: - condition: template value_template: "{{ season == 'summer' }}" then: - action: climate.set_hvac_mode target: entity_id: climate.t6_pro_z_wave_programmable_thermostat_with_smartstart data: hvac_mode: cool - action: climate.set_temperature target: entity_id: climate.t6_pro_z_wave_programmable_thermostat_with_smartstart data: temperature: "{{ params[season]['hold'] }}"