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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by metacolon to c/foss@beehaw.org

Inspired by this Mastodon account, I programmed an ESP8266 microcontroller to act as a traffic light, indicating the current electricity mix. Check it out on Codeberg! It uses an API from the Fraunhofer Institute and the parts cost around 5€. In my shared flat we use it as an indicator on when to run demanding devices, like the washing machine.

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[-] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not a monetary one, no.

* (there might exist some business power tariffs that coincidentally benefit from this but nothing you'd use at home)

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