[solarnerd]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>That would help a ton, thanks! I don’t have supervisor as it’s not compatible with my OrangePi clone, so I’ve got the container version. I’ll do some poking around on how to add that to my yaml file though since it sounds like that’s a step we need to take ourselves.</p>
After it’s added, how do you go about configuring the tiers? Are they handled in another yaml file, or are they managed on the web interface through an Integration?

Thanks again, you rock!

[solarnerd]

Thanks so much for putting together the github page, @efficiencynerd! Looks like we’re both nerds when it comes to this stuff 🙂

I just spun up a Home Assistant instance and am playing with it for the first time. I’ve added your custom integration easy enough, but trying to figure out what to do after that. Do I need to manually add the 2 other items (Integration and Utility Meter), or are they bundled in with your package? From there, what’s the easiest way to modify the parameters for my utility tiers?

Thanks again for all your help and hopefully between the 2 of us, we can get some helpful guides put together for everyone else!

[solarnerd]

• Please, do share! I’ve got a linux server that I would love to setup tiered rate management. This will be super helpful when determining my actual peak consumption when it related to what my tiered rates will be once I get solar installed.

[solarnerd]

I was thinking the same thing while installing my sensors! Why have the wires facing toward the breaker end instead of the load end? It makes things a little tricker for those of us with tighter main panels.

[solarnerd]

IFTTT integration would be great and would help bridge the gap for a lot of the reporting requests that are posted here while you develop a native solution in the app. I would love it!

[solarnerd]

Yes please!! My main panel looks hideous due to its awkward shape and the abundant amount of cabling going on in there.

 

In the meantime for us handy folks, can you please put out a wiring diagram of the 3.5mm jack male end connected to the CT so we can shorten the wires ourselves? I need to revisit my cable management.

 

Also, the idea of a longer, rectangular device again please! No more body square. I can hardly fit the monitor in my panel as a square, but as a rectangle like your old gen 1 style, it would fit like a glove (minus the crazy long cables).

[solarnerd]

I totally agree with this! Having the ability to see a quick summary of max usage and/or production over X period of time means a lot for solar users. That way we don’t have to manually scroll through charts to get that info ourselves.

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I would love tiered rates! It would be great for this to also account for peak demand usage fees for solar users. My utility (SRP) charges a peak demand fee based on the highest 30 minute kw usage during weekdays in the month. These peak fees are steep so I would want to be alerted anytime I’m coming close as well (which I think the app can currently do)..

Example: the most kw used in a 30min period from Mon-Fri in a month is, say, 5.6kw. The peak fee for that would be about $140!

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