A specialized tool for fetching real-time Finnish electricity prices and identifying the cheapest windows for EV charging.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install nordpool-fi
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install nordpool-fi using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Nordpool Finland Energy Prices?
The Nordpool Finland Energy Prices skill is a technical utility developed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, designed to provide developers and homeowners with actionable electricity price data. By leveraging the Porssisahko.net API, it automates the retrieval of hourly spot prices specifically for the Finland region, removing the complexity of manual monitoring and time zone conversions.
This Openclaw Skills component is particularly valuable for users with spot-priced electricity contracts. It goes beyond simple data retrieval by calculating the most economical consecutive time blocks for energy-heavy tasks. This ensures that users can programmatically optimize their consumption, leading to significant cost savings on utility bills through automated decision-making.
Nordpool Finland Energy Prices Use Cases
- Automating electric vehicle (EV) charging during the lowest-priced hours of the night.
- Scheduling heavy appliance usage, such as dishwashers or laundry, based on real-time spot prices.
- Integrating energy price data into home automation dashboards to visualize daily cost trends.
- Building smart-home triggers that disable high-energy devices when prices exceed a specific threshold.
How Nordpool Finland Energy Prices Works
- The skill connects to the Porssisahko.net API to fetch the most recent hourly price data available for Finland.
- It performs an internal UTC to Finland local time conversion to ensure all timestamps align with the user's local context.
- The tool calculates the daily average, minimum, and maximum electricity prices (snt/kWh).
- An optimization algorithm identifies the cheapest consecutive 3, 4, and 5-hour blocks within the next 24 hours.
- All processed data is emitted as a structured JSON object, ready for consumption by CLI tools or external automations.
Nordpool Finland Energy Prices Setup
To integrate this skill into your local Openclaw Skills environment, ensure you have Python installed and follow these steps:
# Ensure the script has execution permissions
chmod +x public-skills/nordpool-fi/bin/nordpool-fi.py
# Run the skill to output current price data
./public-skills/nordpool-fi/bin/nordpool-fi.py
# Use jq to extract specific charging windows
./public-skills/nordpool-fi/bin/nordpool-fi.py | jq .best_charging_windows.4h
Nordpool Finland Energy Prices Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill provides data in a clean JSON format to ensure compatibility with various automation frameworks:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
current_price |
Float | The price for the current hour in snt/kWh |
best_charging_windows |
Object | Contains optimized start times for 3h, 4h, and 5h blocks |
today_stats |
Object | Includes the daily average, min, and max prices |
Nordpool Finland Energy Prices Advanced Features
- Multi-window optimization for various charging durations (3h, 4h, and 5h blocks).
- Real-time API integration with Porssisahko.net for up-to-the-minute accuracy.
- Seamless JSON output for integration with tools like jq, Home Assistant, or custom cron jobs.
- Automatic handling of daylight savings and UTC conversions for the Finnish region.
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