Aims for this hack...
- As a user, I want to know when it is ok for me to turn on my various electrical appliances.
- The hack will provide a web page showing
- Predicted Solar Generation, based on
- Time of day
- Cloud Cover
- Which appliances are safe to turn on based on
- How long they run for
- Their power usage
So, the tumble dryer takes 2 hours and uses 1500W. If the prediction for the next two hours is for less than 1500W/h the dryer icon will be red.
If the prediction is >= 1500W/h then the icon will be green.
- Checkout
- npm install
- gulp
- http://localhost:3000
- Read the current power draw, remove it from the prediction
- Track the actual output, use it to inform future/current predictions
- Set up a device that actually uses the prediction to decide when to turn on
- Cache wunderground and other API feeds to stop angry overuse emails