diff --git a/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/elecpriceakkudoktor.py b/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/elecpriceakkudoktor.py
index 05f4de7b..492ed2c3 100644
--- a/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/elecpriceakkudoktor.py
+++ b/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/elecpriceakkudoktor.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ def _validate_data(cls, json_str: Union[bytes, Any]) -> AkkudoktorElecPrice:
             raise ValueError(error_msg)
         return akkudoktor_data
 
+    def historic_hours_min(self) -> int:
+        """Return the minimum historic prediction hours for Akkudoktor electricity price data."""
+        return 5 * 7 * 24 # 5 weeks a 7 days a 24 hours
+
     def _calculate_weighted_mean(self, day_of_week: int, hour: int) -> float:
         """Calculate the weighted mean price for given day_of_week and hour.
 
diff --git a/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/predictionabc.py b/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/predictionabc.py
index 5a6f6583..efa27da8 100644
--- a/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/predictionabc.py
+++ b/src/akkudoktoreos/prediction/predictionabc.py
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ class PredictionStartEndKeepMixin(PredictionBase):
     system. Predictions cannot be computed if this value is `None`.
     """
 
+    def historic_hours_min(self) -> int:
+        """Return the minimum historic prediction hours for specific data.
+
+        To be implemented by derived classes if default 0 is not appropriate.
+        """
+        return 0
+
     # Computed field for end_datetime and keep_datetime
     @computed_field  # type: ignore[prop-decorator]
     @property
@@ -136,11 +143,14 @@ def keep_datetime(self) -> Optional[DateTime]:
         Returns:
             Optional[DateTime]: The calculated retention cutoff datetime, or `None` if inputs are missing.
         """
-        if self.start_datetime and self.config.prediction_historic_hours:
-            return self.start_datetime - to_duration(
-                f"{int(self.config.prediction_historic_hours)} hours"
-            )
-        return None
+        if self.start_datetime is None:
+            return None
+        historic_hours = self.historic_hours_min()
+        if self.config.prediction_historic_hours and self.config.prediction_historic_hours > historic_hours:
+            historic_hours = int(self.config.prediction_historic_hours)
+        return self.start_datetime - to_duration(
+            f"{historic_hours} hours"
+        )
 
     @computed_field  # type: ignore[prop-decorator]
     @property