☀️solar-watt☀️

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.

Get Started

• Checkout
• npm install
• gulp
• http://localhost:3000

Expansions

• 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