# Two electric rates needed Or is there a work around

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018 "2026-09-25T15:15:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Morris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_morris/32/173467_2.png) [@Chris\_Morris](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_Morris)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018/1 "2026-09-25T15:15:26Z")

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Hi i pay 22p per kwh between 5am & 12 midnight, then 6p per kwh between 12 & 5am. Is there a way to monitor this? Even with 2 CT clamps that are timed to take readings only at these hours. IE: could i put a timer that breaks the CT clamp wires at certain times??

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018/2 "2026-09-25T21:20:15Z")

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I just replied to a very similar usecase with a possible solution, but it’s in a German language topic:  
(But having a foreign language translated shouldn’t be an issue nowadays)

_Follow the blue links on top to view the complete posts with (English) screenshots_

> [@§14a Modul 3 ENWG](https://community.homey.app/t/14a-modul-3-enwg/159829/2):
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> Hallo Bruno, Mit PbtH kannst du verschiedene Preiserhöhungen und -senkungen[[1]](#footnote-780791-1) für bestimmte Uhrzeiten festlegen. Außerdem kannst du mithilfe von Flows die täglichen Preiserhöhungen und -senkungen einstellen. Beispiel: Um 17 Uhr: mit +0,22 erhöhen Um 19[[2]](#footnote-780791-2) Uhr: auf 0 setzen Um 0 Uhr: mit -0,15 senken Um 5 Uhr: auf 0 setzen wird dann auf diese Weise eingegeben: [1] und [2]: Zwei Anmerkungen: Bitte sprich mit de…

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> [@§14a Modul 3 ENWG](https://community.homey.app/t/14a-modul-3-enwg/159829/4):
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> Gern geschehen. Ah, ich verstehe. Man könnte das mit einem Flow machen und die kWh-Werte des PbtH-Power-Summarizers addieren und in Variablen exportieren, die dann in Insights angezeigt werden, und/oder in eine Excel-Tabelle (über die Google Sheets-App), und/oder in ein Advanced Virtual Device. Erstellen Sie die folgenden Variablen (die Namen dienen nur als Beispiele): Diese Flows erstellen: 1 von 5: Die Tags…

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Morris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_morris/32/173467_2.png) [@Chris\_Morris](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_Morris)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018/3 "2026-09-26T07:16:00Z")

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Thanks, Peter, there’s something new to get my head around.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Morris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_morris/32/173467_2.png) [@Chris\_Morris](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_Morris)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/two-electric-rates-needed-or-is-there-a-work-around/160018/4 "2026-09-27T19:08:15Z")

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Only an idea.

 ![zigbee-off-peak-meter-reader](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/7/570d7c78beacfb3e0ecb9f551bc0df3ad731b583.jpeg)