# Tibber price level problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** flow\ **Created:** [April 27, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095 "2022-04-27T11:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ottem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ottem/32/48290_2.png) [@Ottem](https://community.homey.app/u/Ottem)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/1 "2022-04-27T11:58:46Z")
Hi I am struggling with the way Tibber is calculating the price level. Where the price level Expensive and Very-expensive is set by the trailing price for the last three days. When using price levels in flows/logic, it can result in it being locked for longer periods on expensive, even though the price is “normal”. This makes using price levels pretty useless for smart homey flows in my opinion. It would be great if it could follow the chart in the tibber app. Green = Normal → very cheap Yellow = Expensive → very expensive. Another solution would be to add a couple of flow cards to the app. Example: “If price is today’s green” “If price is today’s yellow” (Or something like that) Using % over the average is not consistent, and would vary allot depending on the price variations during the day… If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them: 🙂 -Kriss ---
**Author:** ![RomanT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/romant/32/57771_2.png) [@RomanT](https://community.homey.app/u/RomanT)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/2 "2022-07-18T13:11:29Z")
Hi! Have you solved this issue somehow? Has there been any change? ---
**Author:** ![anon78407409](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@anon78407409](https://community.homey.app/u/anon78407409)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/3 "2022-07-31T20:36:11Z")
Agreed. It’s pretty much useless. Now I have had “VERY\_EXPENSIVE” for a few hours. The price is 0.05,- NOK, and average has been 0.02-0.03,-. So yes, it’s at its peak, but it’s damn cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Ottem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ottem/32/48290_2.png) [@Ottem](https://community.homey.app/u/Ottem)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/4 "2022-08-01T06:38:38Z")
Hi No, the problem continues. The homey app does not follow the prising collors in the Tibber app. I had to stop using this flow card, and made my own using average… this is not optimal thoug… ---
**Author:** ![RomanT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/romant/32/57771_2.png) [@RomanT](https://community.homey.app/u/RomanT)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/5 "2022-08-01T07:00:59Z")
Thank you for your reply 😃 Could you post screens or sort of recipe for how you solved it using average? ---
**Author:** ![Ottem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ottem/32/48290_2.png) [@Ottem](https://community.homey.app/u/Ottem)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/6 "2022-08-01T07:28:31Z")
I use the following… but please note, this is not the a perfect solution. For hitgh price mode [https://homey.app/f/OIejo9/](https://homey.app/f/OIejo9/) For normal price mode. [https://homey.app/f/shYio9/](https://homey.app/f/shYio9/) I then set flow based on power price high “yes” or “no” Hope this is of some help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Filip\_Jacquemyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/filip_jacquemyn/32/58986_2.png) [@Filip\_Jacquemyn](https://community.homey.app/u/Filip_Jacquemyn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/7 "2022-10-25T20:07:15Z")
Hey, to be honest I’m completely new in this, but regarding to your green, orange and red showings in the Tibber app it seems that green is below days average some % and orange around days average as red is a higher% above average day price. 😬🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Psieger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/psieger/32/57437_2.png) [@Psieger](https://community.homey.app/u/Psieger)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/8 "2022-12-03T21:58:17Z")
I tried to do the exact same thing like the thread starter. Setting it the way like above works on days where the price goes up and down greatly. Like orange during “cooking hours” and green in between. But during very expensive periods, the price tends to form a “top” during the whole day. See screenshot. With above settings your heaters or VVB would be off from 8am to 9pm. So no heat the whole time you are awake. I have not found another solution yet, very frustrating. ![Screenshot_2022-12-03-22-53-51-855_com.tibber.android](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/1/f18b08acc013ed00829b02964a887fcf62801d80.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Johansson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_johansson/32/71393_2.png) [@Simon\_Johansson](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Johansson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/9 "2023-03-28T16:41:43Z")
I have a semi-related question/problem. I would like to create a flow to increase temperature of radiators the 1 hour before the price goes up drastically. Many days you have two “peaks” where the price first is low, then goes up plus 50% in one or two hours - I want my radiators to go 5 degrees hotter 1 hour BEFORE THE PEAK ARRIVES (and then turn off the radiators until the price comes down after the peak). Can’t seem to figure out how to catch that scenario using the options in the timber app for homey at the moment. Has any of you any ideas on this one? ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Johansson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_johansson/32/71393_2.png) [@Simon\_Johansson](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Johansson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/10 "2023-03-28T16:53:29Z")
Or, I guess, if I could request the price from X hours in the future. Then I could compare that with current price and set a variable based on how much it changes. Anyone knows if I can do that? ---
**Author:** ![Gruijter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gruijter/32/1973_2.png) [@Gruijter](https://community.homey.app/u/Gruijter)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tibber-price-level-problems/63095/11 "2023-03-28T16:56:26Z")
You can use Power By The Hour to add Tibber as your Day Ahead Pricing, and use the many PBTH flowcards to do complex stuff. > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Power by the Hour: Insights per hour, day, month and year](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-power-by-the-hour-insights-per-hour-day-month-and-year/20535): > > Appstore stable version: [Power by the Hour App for Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.gruijter.powerhour) Appstore test version: [Power by the Hour App for Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.gruijter.powerhour/test)Power by the Hour Get data from a Homey power/gas/water meter device, and show the usage / production per hour, per day, per month and per year. Know the monetary value and use dynamic tariffs. Know how much your Always-on appliances are using and safe hundreds of Euros per year! This app can be used for instance together with the Enelogic and Youl…