Lower your Utility bills NOW! Discover the secret to your Home's Energy Score in Home Assistant

In this video, we'll reveal the secret to lowering your electricity bill. By using Home Assistant, you can easily customize your home's energy usage to save money on your electric bill!

If you're looking for easy ways to reduce your electricity bill, then this video is for you! By learning how to use Home Assistant, you can easily adjust your home's energy usage to save money on your electric bill. This tutorial will show you how to lower your electricity bill using Home Assistant, so be sure to watch it today!

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:27 Make sure that your total electricity consumption is stored in an entity
00:01:57 Install Studio Code Server
00:03:41 Check the value of the total electricity sensor
00:03:56 Install the EnergyScore integration
00:06:28 Add the Energy Score to our dashboard
00:08:22 More Examples
00:08:40 Thank you!
00:09:13 Bloopers

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[dreamglow]

Started today with HA. I used Fibaro for about 12 years but when I saw one of your videos it made me open my eyes. I really love your videos. Very well explained. I’m a big fan 👍👍👍👍

[BeardedTinker]

😂😂😂I recorded that video to be released in 2 weeks
But you also did a great job with it Ed!

[sergiop]

Not sure if this came with a recent update (i really don't think but i'm not sure) but i solved the peak off peak problem in a quite easier way. I always thought using the utility meter is way to complicated to solve such a trivial problem as peak/off peak tariffs. I also don't like scripting and such stuff. Automation is my hobby not tinkering the tool to automate😂.

Therefore i use the following approach. It would be nice to hear what you think and if there are maybe some caviats i do not see at the moment.

Created a input number helper min./max // 0/1. Actual setting 0.36 Chf/kWh (there has to be some value if i rem. Correctly). Then i use the helper as "use entity with current price" in energy meter. End of part 1

Part 2:
Create an automation which uses a service call "input number:set" to change the value of the helper accordingly to the day time. So 2 time triggers... finito!

As mentioned... i think this is a way easier and more straight forward approach as the utility meter stuff.

BR

PS: I like your videos... don't stop🙂🖖

[alwinbakema]

Hi Ed, Maybe for privacy reasons you may blur your e-mail adres. 4:47 ontopic: great video! Will add this add-on. Always good to create some awareness about the energy comsumption.

[woodcat]

Every now and then, home automation YouTube channel comes along that standout from the crowd.

[thbe]

Awesome video, Ed!! Wonder if it works with Nord Pool as well?? I'll test it

[fransvangelderen]

Hoi Ed, vandaag de Energy score toegevoegd volgens jou video maar nu komt alles binnen maar nu geeft mijn apexcharts-cart aan geen editor beschikbaar. Heb jij enig idee wat er fout gaat? Alvast bedankt voor je reactie

[SmartHomeJunkie]

What are your ideas for saving energy? Please let me know in the comments so that I can create more tutorials!

[encostablanca]

How would this go using a Shelly EM and fixed KW prices?

[JamieVids]

Hi, out of curiosity why do you use YAML for the utility meter and not a helper? Is there a benefit? I am rebuilding my HA after a disaster (and my backups were corrupt) and I was using YAML before for this. Monitoring energy has really been an eye opener for me, and I found out my older smart TV's were taking loads when switched off, first hit was automating the power supply to these 😊

[Hafenstrand]

Where do I get the prices from? / How can I maintain my kWh prices?

[brambooth]

Hi Ed, I have two meters (the previous owner had different price at night then during the day). So now in Home Assistant I have two tarifs, but we decided to go for the same tarif all day. Only the meter still is giving tarif 1 and tarif 2. I thought I just add the second tarif in Studio Code Server. But then it says duplicate key while one ends on tarif1 and the other ends on tarif 2. How can I combine these?

[bencampbell]

Gauge isn't pronounced how its spelt - Gage/gaje 👍