StromAmpel: An application using an AZ-Delivery ESP8266MOD 12-F to display the current electricity mix for Germany in a traffic light kind of way (codeberg.org)

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Inspired by this Mastodon account, I programmed an ESP8266 microcontroller to act as a traffic light, indicating the current electricity mix. Check it out on Codeberg! It uses an API from the Fraunhofer Institute and the parts cost around 5€. In my shared flat we use it as an indicator on when to run demanding devices, like the washing machine.

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[-] Melody@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I get that one may be interested in using electricity when it's green(er); but I am curious...is there an ongoing reason or incentive to use energy during a "Green" phase as compared to a "Yellow" or "Red" phase that I am missing?

Or is this simply a fun passion project because one wishes to choose to only use green(er) energy than most do?

[-] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not a monetary one, no.

* (there might exist some business power tariffs that coincidentally benefit from this but nothing you'd use at home)

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