QuickApp - Tibber Trigger version 2.1

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

THIS IS THE NEW QUARTER-HOURLY VERSION

This QuickApp calculates the cheapest prices for using appliances based on the hourly Tibber energy prices. 
This QuickApp is especially useful for appliances (like charging your car and washing the dishes) that need to run once a day, within a timeframe and during some hours. 
You can use more than one instance of this QuickApp if you need more than one appliance to start in the cheapest hour but not within the same timeslot. 

 

IMPORTANT
This QuickApp needs the Tibber Monitor QuickApp (THE NEW QUARTER-HOURLY VERSION) to run on your HC3. 

 

Tibber today and tomorrow prices
The tomorrow prices are available from 13:00 hour. 
If the tomorrow prices aren't available yet and the timeslot is (partially) tomorrow, a temporary calculation and start-stop plan is made with the today prices, until the tomorrow prices are available. 
If the start time plus duration is (partially) tomorrow, for example start time 22:00 and duration 2 hours, the calculation can be made from 13:00 hour when the tomorrow prices are available. 

 

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At 22:00 the binary switch will turn ON and at 00:00 the binary switch will turn OFF. 

You would still have to create a script, triggers by this binary switch, to actually turn on the charging of your car, or turn on the dishwasher. 

 

QuickApp logics

• onInit()
• getQuickAppVariables() --> Get all Quickapp Variables or create them
• createVariables() --> Create all Variables 
• checkPrice() --> Determine the cheapest cycle of hours
• missionControl() --> The central loop
  •   If Tibber main device doesn't exists --> disable QuickApp
  •   If current hour is hour to start --> turn the switch ON 
  •   If current hour is hour to stop --> turn the switch OFF
  •   If current hour is 12:00 --> Check for QuickApp update 
  •   If current hour is 13:00 (and timeSlotStart isn't due) --> checkPrice() with extra wait time intervalOffset to check the prices again to calculate with the tomorrow prices and to plan a new start and stop hour
  •   If current hour is the end of the timeslot --> checkPrice() to check the prices again to plan a new start and stop hour
  •   If current hour is 00 and the timeslot doesn't goes through midnight (timeSlotStart < timeSlotEnd) --> checkPrice() to transfer the tomorrow prices to todays prices
  •   If current hour is 00 and the timeslot goes through midnight (timeSlotStart > timeSlotEnd) --> Only change tomorrow prices to today prices and today prices to yesterday prices 
• updateLabels() --> Update the labels
• calculateNextInterval() --> Calculate the next interval for missionControl()
• missionControl() --> etc. 

 

DISCLAIMERS
Use this QuickApp at your own risk. You are responsible for ensuring that the information provided via this QuickApp do not contain errors. 

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Tibber API documentation:

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Tibber status:

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Variables (mandatory and created automatically)

• tibberMain = The Tibber Monitor main device number
• language = Preferred language (default = English (en)) (supported languages are English (en), Dutch (nl), German (de), Swedish (se) and Norwegian (no))
• durationTime = How many time [ormat 00:00] should the switch be ON (not more than 24 hours)
• timeSlotStart = At which time [ormat 00:00] should the timeslot start
• timeSlotEnd = At what time [format 00:00] should the timeslot end
• showTax = If true then the shown prices will include all taxes (default = true)
• setGlobalVar = true or false, whether you want tu use the Global Variables to store the start and end time (default = false)
• intervalOffset = The offset time in seconds to the interval for tomorrowPrices (default 60 seconds) 
• debugLevel = Number (1=some, 2=few, 3=all (default = 1)

 

Changes version 2.1 (23rd November 2025)

• Solved a tiny bug with the check for a new version.

 

Changes version 2.0 (14th September 2025)

• QUARTER-HOURLY PRICES: Adjusted the Tibber Trigger QuickApp to the quarter-hourly prices. Tibber Trigger doesn't use the Tibber Monitor childs anymore, but now uses two Tibber Monitor global variables, one for all the today prices and one for all the tomorrow prices. 
• Added lots of small improvements, like:
  • Extra: at midnight when the timeslot is running, tomorrow prices change to today prices and today prices change to yesterday prices. 
  • Added extra handling of existance of the global variables for today en tomorrow prices. 
  • Added the date of the last price check to the labels. 
  • Added a new QuickApp variable showTax. If true then the prices will include all taxes (default = true), otherwise without taxes. 

Changes version 1.1 (15th January 2025)

• Changed the maximum durationHours to 24 hours (it was 23 hours)
• Added start and end time to the log text

Changes version 1.0 (20th June 2024)

• Added two global variables for the time ON and time OFF. To use them, set the QuickApp variable setGlobalVar to true. 
• Added an extra check at midnight if the timeslot doesn't goes through midnight (timeSlotStart < timeSlotEnd) to transfer the tomorrow prices to todays prices (after midnight) 
• Solved a bug with a timeslot starting at the next day 23:00. 
• Changed the label layout in case the prices aren't available yet. 
• Changed the time tomorrow prices calculations will take place to hh:mm:ss in stead of "13:00 (+310 seconds)"

Changes version 0.3 (19th March 2024)

• Solved a small bug when timeslot end was greater than 23 hours

Changes version 0.2 (15th February 2024)

• Optimized calculations and turnOn/TurnOff
• Added translations for Dutch (nl), German (de), Swedish (se) and Norwegian (no)

Initial (beta) version 0.1 (11th February 2024)

• Initial beta version

 

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How to install

1. Open the Configuration Interface
2. Go to Settings > Devices
3. Click  +
4. Choose Other Device
5. Choose Upload File
6. Choose file from your computer with .fqax

 

And enter the Tibber Monitor devicenumber in the tibberMain quickApp variable. 

 

 

 

Edited November 23, 2025 by SmartHomeEddy

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Trying to figure out the extra timing. 
 

You can have these kind of timeslots

 

14:00 to 23:00 (it runs today, then a new calculation at midnight will be ok)

18:00 to 6:00 (it runs maybe today, maybe tomorrow, then we don’t want a new calculation at midnight, we already planned the run) 

2:00 to 9:00 (then a new calculation at midnight will be ok)

 

so I think we need a check for: 

currentHour == 00 and timeslotStart < 24 and timeslotEnd > 0

 

Am I right, or do I still miss something? 
 

 

Edited June 8, 2024 by SmartHomeEddy

[dorten75 9]

Why is there a price check every hour?

What does it do? The prices only change once every day. 

 

Thought I had solved the issue for the night hours, from 00.00-07.00 by using “Tomorrow 00.00” variable when the new prices is released at 13.00, but noticed last night that all prices was set to 0 all night for some reason. Thought it kept the prices it got at 13.00 and did not look again before the interval was finished.

But it must have looked for new prices and found nothing… correctly as there was none.

But I agree, the price check and update price table should probably happen at midnight for the next 24 hours. Then we should be golden… or? 😄

 

Really like this QA, and really is helpful.

Wondering if I also could send a command to my HC2 at my cabin, to trigger a status change there when low prices or I need a versjon for HC2 as well 😄

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

8 minutes ago, dorten75 said:

Why is there a price check every hour?

Tibber Trigger doesn’t do a price check every hour. Only when needed, for example at startup, at 13:00 when the tomorrow prices are available. 
 

13 minutes ago, dorten75 said:

Wondering if I also could send a command to my HC2 at my cabin, to trigger a status change there when low prices or I need a versjon for HC2 as well 😄

Long time ago I have seen communication between HC3 and HC2, but the big question is, where on the forum. And that probably was in the same LAN. 
 

 

19 minutes ago, SmartHomeEddy said:

18:00 to 6:00 (it runs maybe today, maybe tomorrow, then we don’t want a new calculation at midnight, we already planned the run) 

And still thinking with this timeslot, if the trigger isn’t ON (for example it will run between 2:00 and 5:00) if a new calculation at midnight would destroy something?  

[dorten75 9]

14 hours ago, SmartHomeEddy said:

14 hours ago, dorten75 said:

Why is there a price check every hour?

Tibber Trigger doesn’t do a price check every hour.

Should have said label update - see now thats what it is...

[09.06.2024] [08:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: missionControl() - Mission Control Center
[09.06.2024] [08:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: updateLabels() - Update the labels
[09.06.2024] [08:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: Label: Tibber Trigger - Versjon 0.3 Skru på: 03:00 Slå av: 07:00 Totalpris: 0.4073 NOK Tidsrom: 0:00-7:00 Varighet: 4 timer Priser i morgen: 13:00 (+350 sekunder) 🔴 Today 00:00: 0.5016 NOK 🔴 Today 01:00: 0.4270 NOK 🔴 Today 02:00: 0.2757 NOK 🟢 Today 03:00: 0.1613 NOK 🟢 Today 04:00: 0.0887 NOK 🟢 Today 05:00: 0.0574 NOK 🟢 Today 06:00: 0.0999 NOK Siste oppdatering: 09-06 08:00
[09.06.2024] [08:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: setTimeout: 3600 seconds
[09.06.2024] [09:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: missionControl() - Mission Control Center
[09.06.2024] [09:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: updateLabels() - Update the labels
[09.06.2024] [09:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: Label: Tibber Trigger - Versjon 0.3 Skru på: 03:00 Slå av: 07:00 Totalpris: 0.4073 NOK Tidsrom: 0:00-7:00 Varighet: 4 timer Priser i morgen: 13:00 (+350 sekunder) 🔴 Today 00:00: 0.5016 NOK 🔴 Today 01:00: 0.4270 NOK 🔴 Today 02:00: 0.2757 NOK 🟢 Today 03:00: 0.1613 NOK 🟢 Today 04:00: 0.0887 NOK 🟢 Today 05:00: 0.0574 NOK 🟢 Today 06:00: 0.0999 NOK Siste oppdatering: 09-06 09:00
[09.06.2024] [09:00:00] [DEBUG] [TIB TRIG VVB NATT ID:1387]: setTimeout: 3600 seconds

 

14 hours ago, SmartHomeEddy said:

14 hours ago, SmartHomeEddy said:

18:00 to 6:00 (it runs maybe today, maybe tomorrow, then we don’t want a new calculation at midnight, we already planned the run) 

And still thinking with this timeslot, if the trigger isn’t ON (for example it will run between 2:00 and 5:00) if a new calculation at midnight would destroy something?  

Yes, with a new calculation at midnight with that timeslot, it will become wrong.

I have set up a test with timeslot 22.00-06.00, and get "today00.00" prices. 
If that works without a hitch, I`m good at least  Don`t know if it will struggle with the hour setup.
 

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

(Send you a quickapp with the solution, hope you can do some testing)

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

An update of the Tibber Trigger QuickApp is available (in the first post). 

 

Thanks to @dorten75 for the testing and think along 👍

 

Changes version 1.0 (20th June 2024)

• Added two global variables for the time ON and time OFF. To use them, set the QuickApp variable setGlobalVar to true. 
• Added an extra check at midnight if the timeslot doesn't goes through midnight (timeSlotStart < timeSlotEnd) to transfer the tomorrow prices to todays prices (after midnight) 
• Solved a bug with a timeslot starting at the next day 23:00. 
• Changed the label layout in case the prices aren't available yet. 
• Changed the time tomorrow prices calculations will take place to hh:mm:ss in stead of "13:00 (+310 seconds)"

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

BTW the new version has a bug solved, so it is recommended to download en install the new version. 

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

And if you install the new Tibber Minitor quickapp just released overhere: 

 

 

Don’t forget to change the Tibber Trigger quickapp variable for the tibberChild0000 with the new ID. 

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Added a new 1.1 Tibber Trigger version to the first post and the Fibaro Marketplace. 

 

Changes version 1.1 (15th January 2025)

• Changed the maximum durationHours to 24 hours (it was 23 hours)
• Added start and end time to the log text

 

So now you can use a 24 hour timeslot. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Edited April 8, 2025 by SmartHomeEddy

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

In October 2025, the European energy exchanges will introduce quarterly prices. This simply means that energy will be traded per quarter instead of per hour - a change that will make the energy market even more flexible and dynamic. This adjustment is the result of new European regulations to become the new standard. 

 

This not only means that electricity prices will reflect the actual situation even better, but also that it will be easier to match supply and demand. This in turn will ensure better use of green energy and thus save costs. Good news for your energy bill! This development also stimulates innovation in the energy sector. Think of home batteries that will soon be able to respond even more precisely to the most favourable moments to store energy.

 

As soon as Tibber has the documentation, Tibber Trigger will adapt to the new quarterly prices. 
 

 

 

Edited May 22, 2025 by SmartHomeEddy

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

So Tibber Trigger will have to handle quarter prices. 

 

Tibber Trigger uses the hourly child devices of the Tibber Monitor quickapp. The Tibber Monitor quickapp will change. The child devices of Tibber Monitor will probably be replaced by a different solution. 

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Tibber Trigger is ready for the quarterly energy prices starting at the 1st of October. 

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Tibber has released the changes they made for the Tibber API to receive the quarter-hourly prices. Tibber Trigger has been adjusted to those quarter-hourly prices. 

 

The Tibber Trigger beta runs fine with the quarter-hourly prices from Tibber. 

 

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[Sankotronic 2,370]

Hi @SmartHomeEddy,

 

unfortunately Tibber is not available at Croatia at least for now. Anyway, when I finally get around my UHAS for HC3 and get some results it would be nice to make your excellent work compatible with it if you are interested. What means UHAS compatibility is actually that every component of the UHAS family is aware of the others making it much easier for users to configure and maintain since most of the work is done automatically  

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Thanks @Sankotronic Tibber is currently active in countries such as Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, and is focused on expanding to more European countries, but Croatia is not specifically mentioned as an expansion country. But who knows. 

 

Integration is great, just let me know what needs to be done to make it compatible. 

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Please keep a close eye on this forum post, because the new versions of Tibber Monitor and Tibber Live will be available soon !

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

The new Tibber Trigger QuickApp version 2.0 is available. This version contains the new QUARTER-HOURLY prices. The new quarter-hourly prices will start at the 1st of October, but they already work in this QuickApp, so you have time to update your Homecenter and scenes.

 

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for the download and all detailed information. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This QuickApp only works with the new Tibber Monitor version 5.0 QuickApp: 

 

 

Changes version 2.0 (14th September 2025)

• QUARTER-HOURLY PRICES: Adjusted the Tibber Trigger QuickApp to the quarter-hourly prices. Tibber Trigger doesn't use the Tibber Monitor childs anymore, but now uses two Tibber Monitor global variables, one for all the today prices and one for all the tomorrow prices. 
• Added lots of small improvements, like:
  • Extra: at midnight when the timeslot is running, tomorrow prices change to today prices and today prices change to yesterday prices. 
  • Added extra handling of existance of the global variables for today en tomorrow prices. 
  • Added the date of the last price check to the labels. 
  • Added a new QuickApp variable showTax. If true then the prices will include all taxes (default = true), otherwise without taxes. 

Enjoy this new QuickApp and please let me know how it works for you!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2025 by SmartHomeEddy

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Don't forget to install the latest Tibber Trigger (and Tibber Monitor) version to keep up with the quarter-hourly prices from the 1st of October !!!

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Counting down to the 1st of October for the quarter-hourly energy prices…

[SmartHomeEddy 1,005]

Smashed a tiny but nasty bug. Tibber Trigger kept on notifying for a new version. So now the notification is for real. The new version is available for download. 

 

Changes version 2.1 (23rd November 2025)

• Solved a tiny bug with the check for a new version.

 

You can download the new version in the

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of on the Fibaro Marketplace (after review).