# ac_peak_setback — let the house drift during the utility peak window # # id / entity : ac_peak_setback -> automation.ac_peak_setback_to_82 # trigger : 14:00 local (America/New_York) # purpose : On work days, set cool 82F to coast through the 14:00-19:00 peak. # # Graceful degradation (v2): # * workday sensor unavailable/unknown -> fall back to a plain Mon-Fri check # (a broken holiday sensor must not silently cancel the setback). # The original used a blocking `condition` on the workday sensor, which would # skip the run whenever the sensor was unavailable; that is the bug this fixes. # # v2 (2026-07-09): workday fallback added. See AUTOMATIONS.md. id: ac_peak_setback alias: AC - Peak setback to 82 description: >- v2 (2026-07-09). At 2pm on work days, sets the thermostat to cool/82F to coast through the 2-7pm peak. 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" conditions: [] actions: - variables: is_workday: "{% set wd = states('binary_sensor.workday_sensor') %}{% if wd in ['on','off'] %}{{ wd == 'on' }}{% else %}{{ now().weekday() < 5 }}{% endif %}" - if: - condition: template value_template: "{{ is_workday }}" 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: 82