⚙️ General Settings

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Extended Entity Descriptions

Controls whether sensor attributes include detailed explanations and usage tips.

State	Attributes included
Disabled (default)	description only — brief one-liner
Enabled	description + long_description + usage_tips

Enable this while getting familiar with the integration. Once you know what each sensor does, disabling it reduces attribute clutter in your Developer Tools / history views.

Average Sensor Display

Controls which statistical measure the sensor state value shows for all average price sensors. The other value is always available as an attribute regardless of this setting.

Mode	Shows	Best for
Median (default)	Middle value when prices are sorted	Dashboards, typical price level
Arithmetic Mean	Mathematical average of all prices	Cost calculations, budgeting

Why the difference matters

Consider a day with these prices: 10, 12, 13, 15, 80 ct/kWh

• Median = 13 ct/kWh — "typical" price (ignores the expensive spike)
• Mean = 26 ct/kWh — average cost if consuming evenly (spike included)

The median gives a better feel for what the day was like. The mean is more accurate for calculating what you actually paid on average.

Both values always available

You can always access both values as attributes from any average sensor, regardless of this display setting:

{{ state_attr('sensor.<home_name>_price_today', 'price_median') }}
{{ state_attr('sensor.<home_name>_price_today', 'price_mean') }}

This means you can change the display setting at any time without breaking automations that use attributes.

Affected sensors

This setting applies to:

• Daily average sensors (today, tomorrow)
• 24-hour rolling averages (trailing, leading)
• Hourly smoothed prices (current hour, next hour)
• Future forecast sensors (next 1h, 2h, 3h, … 12h)

See Average Sensors for detailed examples.

Choosing your mode

Choose Median if:

• 👥 You show prices to users ("What's today like?")
• 📊 You want dashboard values representing typical conditions
• 🎯 You compare price levels across days

Choose Mean if:

• 💰 You calculate costs and budgets
• 🧮 You need mathematical accuracy for financial planning
• 📊 You track actual average costs over time

Pro tip: Most users prefer Median for displays, but use the price_mean attribute in cost calculation automations.