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Community Examples

This page collects real-world examples contributed by the community — templates, automations, dashboard cards, and creative solutions built with Tibber Prices.

Before you start: All examples require adaptation to your setup. At minimum, replace entity IDs like sensor.<home_name>_... with your own. See Settings → Devices & Services → Entities to find the correct IDs.

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Country-Specific Price Calculations

The Tibber API provides the raw spot price (energy_price attribute) and tax/fee component (tax attribute) on every price sensor. Since the exact composition of tax varies by country, you can use these attributes to build your own country-specific calculations with Home Assistant templates.

:::tip Why templates instead of built-in calculations? Tax rates and energy fees change regularly (often annually). Using input_number helpers in Home Assistant keeps your calculations up-to-date with a simple UI adjustment — no integration update needed. :::

:::caution Adapt values to your country The tax rates and fees shown below are examples only. Verify them against your energy provider's invoices and update them when rates change (usually January 1st). :::

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🇳🇱 Netherlands: Solar Feed-In Compensation

Contributed by community member OdynBrouwer (Discussion #105)

Background

In the Netherlands, the electricity price paid to consumers includes:

Component	Dutch Name	Typical Value (2025)
Spot price	Inkoopprijs	Variable (= energy_price attribute)
Energy tax	Energiebelasting	~0.0916 €/kWh (excl. VAT)
VAT	BTW	21%
Purchase fee	Inkoopvergoeding	~0.0205 €/kWh
Sales fee	Verkoopvergoeding	~0.0205 €/kWh

:::warning Rates change annually The values above are examples. Check Rijksoverheid.nl for current energy tax rates and your energy contract for purchase/sales fees. :::

Saldering (Net Metering) — Until 2027

The Netherlands currently uses saldering (net metering): solar feed-in is offset against consumption at the full consumer price. This effectively means you earn the total price for each kWh exported. The Dutch government has confirmed this ends in 2027.

Step 1: Create Input Number Helpers

Create input_number helpers in Home Assistant for each fee component. This way, when rates change (usually January 1st), you only need to update the values in the UI.

Settings → Devices & Services → Helpers → Create Helper → Number

Helper	Entity ID	Min	Max	Step	Unit	Example Value
Energiebelasting	input_number.energiebelasting	0	1	0.0001	€/kWh	0.0916
BTW percentage	input_number.btw_percentage	0	100	0.01	%	21
Inkoopvergoeding	input_number.inkoopvergoeding	0	1	0.0001	€/kWh	0.0205
Verkoopvergoeding	input_number.verkoopvergoeding	0	1	0.0001	€/kWh	0.0205

Show YAML: Input Number Helpers

If you prefer YAML configuration over the UI, add these to your configuration.yaml:

input_number:
    energiebelasting:
        name: Energiebelasting
        min: 0
        max: 1
        step: 0.0001
        unit_of_measurement: "€/kWh"
        icon: mdi:lightning-bolt
    btw_percentage:
        name: BTW Percentage
        min: 0
        max: 100
        step: 0.01
        unit_of_measurement: "%"
        icon: mdi:percent
    inkoopvergoeding:
        name: Inkoopvergoeding
        min: 0
        max: 1
        step: 0.0001
        unit_of_measurement: "€/kWh"
        icon: mdi:cash-minus
    verkoopvergoeding:
        name: Verkoopvergoeding
        min: 0
        max: 1
        step: 0.0001
        unit_of_measurement: "€/kWh"
        icon: mdi:cash-plus

Step 2: Template Sensors for Feed-In Compensation

These template sensors calculate what you earn per kWh when feeding solar power back to the grid.

Show YAML: Feed-In Compensation Sensors

template:
    - sensor:
          # Feed-in compensation WITH saldering (current rules, until 2027)
          # With saldering, you effectively earn the full consumer price
          # minus the purchase fee, plus the sales fee.
          - name: "Solar Feed-In Price (with Saldering)"
            unique_id: solar_feed_in_saldering
            unit_of_measurement: "€/kWh"
            device_class: monetary
            state: >
                {% set energy = state_attr('sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price', 'energy_price') %}
                {% set eb = states('input_number.energiebelasting') | float %}
                {% set btw = states('input_number.btw_percentage') | float / 100 %}
                {% set inkoop = states('input_number.inkoopvergoeding') | float %}
                {% set verkoop = states('input_number.verkoopvergoeding') | float %}
                {% if energy is not none %}
                  {{ ((energy + eb) * (1 + btw) - inkoop + verkoop) | round(4) }}
                {% else %}
                  unavailable
                {% endif %}                
            icon: mdi:solar-power-variant

          # Feed-in compensation WITHOUT saldering (after 2027)
          # Without saldering, you only earn the raw spot price
          # minus the purchase fee, plus the sales fee.
          - name: "Solar Feed-In Price (without Saldering)"
            unique_id: solar_feed_in_no_saldering
            unit_of_measurement: "€/kWh"
            device_class: monetary
            state: >
                {% set energy = state_attr('sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price', 'energy_price') %}
                {% set inkoop = states('input_number.inkoopvergoeding') | float %}
                {% set verkoop = states('input_number.verkoopvergoeding') | float %}
                {% if energy is not none %}
                  {{ (energy - inkoop + verkoop) | round(4) }}
                {% else %}
                  unavailable
                {% endif %}                
            icon: mdi:solar-power-variant-outline

Step 3: Use in Automations

Now you can use these sensors to make smarter decisions about when to export solar power vs. charge a battery:

Show YAML: Feed-In Automation

automation:
    - alias: "Solar: Smart Export Decision"
      description: >
          When solar production exceeds consumption, decide whether to
          export power or charge the home battery based on current
          feed-in compensation vs. upcoming price forecasts.          
      trigger:
          - platform: numeric_state
            entity_id: sensor.solar_production_power
            above: 2000
      condition:
          - condition: template
            value_template: >
                {# Export if feed-in price is above the next 3 hours average #}
                {% set feed_in = states('sensor.solar_feed_in_price_with_saldering') | float(0) %}
                {% set upcoming = states('sensor.<home_name>_next_3h_average_price') | float(0) %}
                {{ feed_in > upcoming }}                
      action:
          - service: switch.turn_off
            entity_id: switch.battery_charging

Preparing for the End of Saldering

To understand the financial impact of the saldering phase-out, you can create a dashboard comparing both scenarios side by side:

Show YAML: Preparing for the End of Saldering

type: entities
title: "Solar Feed-In Compensation Comparison"
entities:
    - entity: sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price
      name: "Consumer Price (total)"
    - type: attribute
      entity: sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price
      attribute: energy_price
      name: "Spot Price (energy)"
      icon: mdi:transmission-tower
    - entity: sensor.solar_feed_in_price_with_saldering
      name: "Feed-In with Saldering"
      icon: mdi:solar-power-variant
    - entity: sensor.solar_feed_in_price_no_saldering
      name: "Feed-In without Saldering (2027+)"
      icon: mdi:solar-power-variant-outline

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🇩🇪 Germany: Price Composition

Background

In Germany, the electricity price includes numerous components bundled into tax:

Component	German Name	Description
Spot price	Börsenstrompreis	Variable (= energy_price attribute)
Grid fees	Netzentgelte	Varies by grid operator
Electricity tax	Stromsteuer	Fixed per kWh
Concession fee	Konzessionsabgabe	Varies by municipality
Surcharges	Umlagen (§19, Offshore, KWKG)	Various regulatory surcharges
VAT	Mehrwertsteuer	19%

Template: Spot Price Share

A simple template sensor showing what percentage of your total price is the actual energy cost:

Show YAML: Spot Price Share

template:
    - sensor:
          - name: "Spot Price Share"
            unique_id: spot_price_share
            unit_of_measurement: "%"
            state: >
                {% set energy = state_attr('sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price', 'energy_price') %}
                {% set total = states('sensor.<home_name>_current_electricity_price') | float %}
                {% if energy is not none and total > 0 %}
                  {{ ((energy / total) * 100) | round(1) }}
                {% else %}
                  unavailable
                {% endif %}                
            icon: mdi:chart-pie

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🇳🇴 Norway / 🇸🇪 Sweden: Grid & Tax Components

Norway and Sweden have their own fee structures, but the same pattern applies — use input_number helpers for the fixed/semi-fixed components and energy_price for the spot price.

Contributions welcome! If you have working template examples for Norway or Sweden, please share them in a GitHub Discussion.

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Contributing Your Own Examples

Have a useful template, automation, or dashboard card built with Tibber Prices? We'd love to feature it here!

1. Share it in a GitHub Discussion
2. Describe your use case and include the YAML code
3. Tested examples that work with the current version are preferred

Community examples are attributed to their original authors.