Has anyone managed to calculate Eskom bill in Home Assistant for the current month? I know there are municipalities with peak and off peak tarriffs but in our municipality you pay depending on how much Kilowatt hours you have used for the month.

0-50kwh - R1.34
51 - 300 -  R1.74
301+       -  R2.42

I would love to implement this so I can see at a glance how much money I have spent for the current month.

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by molesza
Forgot to mention that I am using Home Assistant

There may be more inputs that you need.

City of Johannesburg quote consumption at a VAT exclusive price, so you need to add on VAT to get the real damage to your pocket.

Also, for the COJ default bill there are two flat fees for having a connection and managing the account.

So get the document in which the tariff is laid out and make sure you factor in all the inputs.

1 hour ago, molesza said:

Has anyone managed to calculate Eskom bill for the current month? I know there are municipalities with peak and off peak tarriffs but in our municipality you pay depending on how much Kilowatt hours you have used for the month.

0-50kwh - R1.34
51 - 300 -  R1.74
301+       -  R2.42

I would love to implement this so I can see at a glance how much money I have spent for the current month.

Which metro are you in?

Edited August 22, 20223 yr by Scorp007

10 hours ago, molesza said:

I would love to implement this so I can see at a glance how much money I have spent for the current month

In what programming language do you want to implement this? Or do you want to use an excel spreadsheet? Home Assistant? Node Red? C/C++? I use the "utility meter" on the helpers tab on home assistant to great effect for getting daily and monthly balances

On 2022/08/22 at 8:12 PM, Bobster. said:

There may be more inputs that you need.

City of Johannesburg quote consumption at a VAT exclusive price, so you need to add on VAT to get the real damage to your pocket.

Also, for the COJ default bill there are two flat fees for having a connection and managing the account.

So get the document in which the tariff is laid out and make sure you factor in all the inputs.

Thanks. I have all the tariffs. The ones I quoted were EX Vat.

On 2022/08/22 at 9:20 PM, Scorp007 said:

Which metro are you in?

I am in the Umlalazi district.

On 2022/08/23 at 6:54 AM, iiznh said:

In what programming language do you want to implement this? Or do you want to use an excel spreadsheet? Home Assistant? Node Red? C/C++? I use the "utility meter" on the helpers tab on home assistant to great effect for getting daily and monthly balances

I did not realise I hadnt mentioned where I wanted to use it. I have home assistant. I would love to see how you setup utility meter to work this out! I am going to try and play with it now. Thanks

While I haven't implemented it just yet, I think I have found the answer.

https://youtu.be/UfLpVxS2QV4

I am getting solar installed this week. Once it is all setup with correct sensors I will give it a go and report back. Thanks everyone

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by molesza