Updated with @Brianhanifin 's excellent code updates! New speech helpers and formatted light codes!

config/packages/light_sensor.yaml.old

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#-------------------------------------------
-#  Bruh Light Sensor Related Packages
-#-------------------------------------------
-#------LightSensor Node---http://amzn.to/2oUgj5i
-homeassistant:
-  customize:
-    sensor.sn1_ldr:
-      icon: mdi:sensor
-      friendly_name: Light Sensor
-      #emulated_hue_hidden: False
-      hidden: False
-#---Sensor for Light-----------------------------
-sensor:
-  - platform: mqtt
-    state_topic: "home/sensornode1"
-    name: "SN1 LDR"
-    ##This sensor is not calibrated to actual LUX. Rather, this a map of the input voltage ranging from 0 - 1023.
-    unit_of_measurement: "LUX"
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.ldr }}'

config/packages/speech_helper_sensors.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#-------------------------------------------
+#  @BrianHanifin's Light sensor speech helper.  - https://gist.github.com/brianhanifin/1f9436c7b6c28917c9be02605b6cff74
+#-------------------------------------------
+#------LightSensor Node---http://amzn.to/2oUgj5i
+homeassistant:
+  customize:
+    sensor.lights_on:
+      icon: mdi:sensor
+      friendly_name: Lights on
+      #emulated_hue_hidden: False
+      hidden: true
+#---Sensor for Light-----------------------------
+sensor:
+  - platform: template
+    sensors:
+      lights_on:
+        value_template: >
+          {% macro get_lights_on() -%}
+            {%- for group in states.group|groupby('state') -%}
+              {%- for entity in group.list -%}
+                {%- if  entity.state == 'on'
+                    and entity.name.split(' ')[1]|lower == 'lights'
+                    and entity.name.split(' ')[0]|lower != 'interior'
+                    and entity.name.split(' ')[0]|lower != 'all'
+                     -%}
+                  {{ entity.entity_id }}{{ ' ' }}
+                {%- endif -%}
+              {%- endfor -%}
+            {%- endfor -%}
+          {%- endmacro %}
+          {{ get_lights_on()|trim|replace(' ', ',') }}

config/script/speech_engine.yaml

@@ -75,15 +75,26 @@ speech_engine:
             Outside, it is going to be {{ states('sensor.dark_sky_minutely_summary') }}
           {%- endmacro -%}
 
+          {%- macro friendly_list(list) -%}
+            {%- set temp = list|replace('_',' ')|replace(' ,',',')|replace(',',', ')|trim|title -%}
+            {%- if list.split(',')|length > 1 -%}
+              {%- set temp = temp+'^' -%}
+              {%- set lastitem = temp.split(',')|last -%}
+              {{ temp|replace(lastitem, ' and' + lastitem)|replace('^','') }}
+            {%- else -%}
+              {{ temp }}
+            {%- endif -%}
+          {%- endmacro -%}
+
           {%- macro light_check() -%}
-            {% if states.group.all_lights.state != 'off' -%}
-              There are
-              {%- set lights_on_count = sensor.lights_on_friendly|length + 1 -%}
+            {%- if states.sensor.lights_on.state|length != 0 -%}
+              {%- set lights_on_count = states.sensor.lights_on.state.split(',')|length -%}
+              {%- set lights_on_friendly = friendly_list(states.sensor.lights_on.state|replace('light.','')|replace('switch.','')|replace('light','')|replace('lamp','')) -%}
               {%- if lights_on_count == 1 -%}
-                The {{ sensor.lights_on_friendly }} is the only light on right now.
+                The {{ lights_on_friendly }} light is on.
               {%- else -%}
                 There are {{ lights_on_count }} lights on right now.
-                The {{ sensor.lights_on_friendly }} are on.
+                The {{ lights_on_friendly }} lights are on.
               {%- endif -%}
             {%- endif -%}
           {%- endmacro -%}