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Whole home energy monitor (infosec.pub)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is the best, money is no factor solution for monitoring home energy. The goal is no cloud. I was using a zwave solution however it keeps falling off the network and now I cant get it back on. Looking to upgrade.

Edit: I live in the states.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Depends on your provider system.

On most energy meters in the world, there is a 1kWh blinking light. There are a few blink counter systems integrated into home assistant.

If you are in europe, P1 port DSMR energy monitor is king. I get multi-phase, self-powered incoming energy monitor for 15€. It is an international standard protocol in much of central and northern europe.

If you want live current and live in the US: use a current clamp system. You can build your own using ESPHome and off the shelf current clamps. I have some circuits drawn up for rectifying the AC current to DC voltage which is much easier than trying to sample the waveform.

For a very complete, but cloud solution, this is one of the best products as far as price point https://shop.emporiaenergy.com/collections/in-panel-energy-monitors/products/gen-2-emporia-vue-with-16-sensors-bundle