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Merge pull request #165 from pavoni/add_solar_elevation_example

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Add solar elevation cookbook example.
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Paulus Schoutsen 2016-01-20 06:19:22 -08:00
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data:
message: 'The sun is down.'
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#### {% linkable_title Automations for lights and blinds based on solar elevation %}
Solar elevation automations can cope with offsets from sunset / sunrise as the seasons change better than using a time based offsets.
```yaml
- alias: 'Turn a few lights on when the sun gets dim'
trigger:
platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sun.sun
value_template: '{{ "{{ state.attributes.elevation ""}}}}'
below: 3.5
action:
service: scene.turn_on
entity_id: scene.background_lights
- alias: 'Turn more lights on as the sun gets dimmer'
trigger:
platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sun.sun
value_template: '{{ "{{ state.attributes.elevation ""}}}}'
below: 1.5
action:
service: scene.turn_on
entity_id: scene.more_lights
- alias: 'Close blind at dusk'
trigger:
platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sun.sun
value_template: '{{ "{{ state.attributes.elevation ""}}}}'
below: -2.5
action:
service: switch.turn_off
entity_id: switch.blind
```