Trying to improve reliability to lightning detection and cleaning up yaml

config/packages/maintenance.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ automation:
   # Using the HACS Daily Snapshot Clean Up Plugin 
   - id: daily_snapshot_clean_up
     alias: Daily snapshot clean up
-    initial_state: 'on'
     trigger: 
     - platform: time
       at: '03:00:00'
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ automation:
   # Morning Entity Refresh - For all those sensors that need a little push
   - id: daily_entity_refresh
     alias: Daily Entity Refresh
-    initial_state: 'on'
     trigger: 
     - platform: time
       at: '04:30:00'
@@ -31,18 +29,26 @@ automation:
   # Nightly Entity Refresh - For all those sensors that need a little push
   - id: daily_entity_refresh2
     alias: Daily Entity Refresh2
-    initial_state: 'on'
     trigger: 
     - platform: time
       at: '17:00:00'
     action:
       - service: homeassistant.update_entity
         entity_id: sensor.school_tomorrow
+
+  # Store Lightning count
+  - id: refresh_total_lightning_count
+    alias: Refresh Total Lightning Count
+    trigger: 
+    - platform: time_pattern
+      minutes: /30
+    action:
+      - service: script.store_lightning_count
+        
   
 # startup auotmations to update some custom sensors due to new order of home assistant firing up    
   - id: startup_automations 
     alias: startup_automations 
-    initial_state: 'on'
     trigger:
       platform: homeassistant
       event: start