diff --git a/tariff/tariff.go b/tariff/tariff.go
index 0333b69ec9..7dd64fe56e 100644
--- a/tariff/tariff.go
+++ b/tariff/tariff.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package tariff
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/api"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/provider"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
@@ -12,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 
 type Tariff struct {
 	*embed
+	log    *util.Logger
+	data   *util.Monitor[api.Rates]
 	priceG func() (float64, error)
 }
 
@@ -23,29 +29,92 @@ func init() {
 
 func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Tariff, error) {
 	var cc struct {
-		embed `mapstructure:",squash"`
-		Price provider.Config
+		embed    `mapstructure:",squash"`
+		Price    *provider.Config
+		Forecast *provider.Config
 	}
 
 	if err := util.DecodeOther(other, &cc); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	priceG, err := provider.NewFloatGetterFromConfig(cc.Price)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("price: %w", err)
+	if (cc.Price != nil) == (cc.Forecast != nil) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("must have either price or forecast")
+	}
+
+	var (
+		err       error
+		priceG    func() (float64, error)
+		forecastG func() (string, error)
+	)
+
+	if cc.Price != nil {
+		priceG, err = provider.NewFloatGetterFromConfig(*cc.Price)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("price: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if cc.Forecast != nil {
+		forecastG, err = provider.NewStringGetterFromConfig(*cc.Forecast)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("forecast: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	t := &Tariff{
+		log:    util.NewLogger("tariff"),
 		embed:  &cc.embed,
 		priceG: priceG,
+		data:   util.NewMonitor[api.Rates](2 * time.Hour),
 	}
 
-	return t, nil
+	if forecastG != nil {
+		done := make(chan error)
+		go t.run(forecastG, done)
+		err = <-done
+	}
+
+	return t, err
 }
 
-// Rates implements the api.Tariff interface
-func (t *Tariff) Rates() (api.Rates, error) {
+func (t *Tariff) run(forecastG func() (string, error), done chan error) {
+	var once sync.Once
+	bo := newBackoff()
+
+	tick := time.NewTicker(time.Hour)
+	for ; true; <-tick.C {
+		var data api.Rates
+		if err := backoff.Retry(func() error {
+			s, err := forecastG()
+			if err != nil {
+				return backoffPermanentError(err)
+			}
+
+			return json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &data)
+		}, bo); err != nil {
+			once.Do(func() { done <- err })
+
+			t.log.ERROR.Println(err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		data.Sort()
+
+		t.data.Set(data)
+		once.Do(func() { close(done) })
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Tariff) forecastRates() (api.Rates, error) {
+	var res api.Rates
+	err := t.data.GetFunc(func(val api.Rates) {
+		res = slices.Clone(val)
+	})
+	return res, err
+}
+
+func (t *Tariff) priceRates() (api.Rates, error) {
 	price, err := t.priceG()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -66,7 +135,19 @@ func (t *Tariff) Rates() (api.Rates, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+// Rates implements the api.Tariff interface
+func (t *Tariff) Rates() (api.Rates, error) {
+	if t.priceG != nil {
+		return t.priceRates()
+	}
+
+	return t.forecastRates()
+}
+
 // Type implements the api.Tariff interface
 func (t *Tariff) Type() api.TariffType {
-	return api.TariffTypePriceDynamic
+	if t.priceG != nil {
+		return api.TariffTypePriceDynamic
+	}
+	return api.TariffTypePriceForecast
 }