Eskom Loadshedding Interface

This is a simple component to integrate with the Eskom Loadshedding API and provide loadshedding-related status information. Forked from swartjean/ha-eskom-loadshedding

This integration exposes a sensor for the current stage of loadshedding. It also calculates the loadshedding shedule for COCT, and can provide a sensor indicating if the selected Area is currently in loadshedding, as well as when the next loadshedding slot for the selected area will be. this depends of course on the current loadshedding stage.

This component will set up the following platforms.

Platform	Description
sensor	Show loadshedding status information.

This component will create the following sensors.

Sensor	Description
sensor.eskom_loadshedding_stage	Show Current Loadshedding Stage from Eskom API (Numeric).
sensor.eskom_loadshedding_load_shedding_active	Is the configured Area currently in loadshedding (True/False).
sensor.eskom_loadshedding_next_load_shedding	When the next scheduled loadshedding for the area will take place (DateTime).

Installation

1. Using the tool of choice open the directory (folder) for your HA configuration (where you find configuration.yaml).
2. If you do not have a custom_components directory (folder) there, you need to create it.
3. In the custom_components directory (folder) create a new folder called eskom_loadshedding.
4. Download all the files from the custom_components/eskom_loadshedding/ directory (folder) in this repository.
5. Place the files you downloaded in the new directory (folder) you created.
6. Restart Home Assistant
7. In the HA UI go to "Configuration" -> "Integrations" click "+" and search for "Eskom Loadshedding Interface"

Configuration is done in the UI

1. Configure the Scan Period (update frequency in seconds). Default is 900s.
2. Configure the Area as per COCT map.

NOTE: Long refresh rates kan delay the change of the sensor, as the current implementation does not run on ZERO hour, and refresh times are dependent on startup time. This generally is not an issue in practice. It just seems erratic if you are monitoring the sensor(s).