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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by theshrike79 on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:18PM (#40268503)
You can get less shit ones that aren't made of Chinesium from Shelly
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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by wannacboatmovie on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:58PM (#40268873)
Great suggestion. Some of their modules appear to be UL certified.
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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by baq on Monday May 06, 2024 @04:36AM (#40272492)
Yeah you need to shop for these specifically. They come at a premium.
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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by theshrike79 on Monday May 06, 2024 @05:40AM (#40272849)
Some of them (most of the latest models) are scriptable on-device.

There are some ready-made scripts for the Nordics that check the current electricity prices and use those with some basic rulesets to see if the electric heating in a house should be on or off for example.

I just use mine to turn off the ice machine at 22:00 so it doesn't run through the night :D

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