# ac_winter_morning_kill — stop the AC at the winter morning on-peak start # # id / entity : ac_winter_morning_kill -> automation.ac_winter_morning_kill # trigger : 06:00 local (America/New_York) # purpose : Winter has a 6-9 AM on-peak. If the AC is running at 6am, stop # it. (Rare — only the mild May/October days when AC runs.) # # Cooling-only and gas-heat-safe: only acts when the thermostat is in `cool` # mode, so it never turns off the gas furnace. Turns the unit fully OFF (per the # chosen "stop" behavior). There is intentionally NO auto-resume yet — a resume # automation can be added later. # # Fallback: workday sensor unavailable -> Mon-Fri (weekends/holidays are # off-peak, so no kill then). # # v3 (2026-07-09): new. id: ac_winter_morning_kill alias: AC - Winter morning peak kill description: >- v3 (2026-07-09). At 6am on winter (Oct-May) work days, turns the thermostat OFF if it is currently cooling, to avoid the 6-9am winter on-peak. Cooling-only (never touches gas heat). No auto-resume yet. Managed in git; see AUTOMATIONS.md. mode: single triggers: - trigger: time at: "06:00:00" 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') }}" - if: - condition: template value_template: "{{ season == 'winter' and is_workday and cooling }}" then: - action: climate.set_hvac_mode target: entity_id: climate.t6_pro_z_wave_programmable_thermostat_with_smartstart data: hvac_mode: "off"