Summary
I’d like to propose a native, in-depth Energy Analytics Dashboard within Home Assistant that provides hour-by-hour breakdowns of energy consumption across all sources and devices, with drill-down capabilities, historical comparisons, and actionable insights aimed at fostering energy efficiency, sustainability, and green energy optimization.
An advanced analytics tool that empowers Home Assistant users to:
- Track energy usage by hour of day over weeks, months, or custom timeframes.
- Analyze device-specific consumption to pinpoint inefficiencies.
- Correlate energy production and consumption, especially for users with solar PV and battery storage.
- Support energy-saving decisions and energy cost optimizations with clear, interactive data visualizations.
In today’s world, where energy conservation and sustainability are no longer optional, a feature like this can help users:
- Understand when and where energy is consumed most, enabling smarter decisions about when to run appliances or adjust automations.
- Maximize the use of self-generated renewable energy (e.g., solar), reducing dependency on the grid and lowering carbon footprints.
- Detect energy waste, from always-on devices to inefficient systems.
- Make informed decisions on appliance upgrades or behavioral changes that contribute to a greener, more sustainable home.
This Feature Could Offer:
- Hourly/Daily/Monthly Consumption Breakdown
- Visualize energy use per hour of day, identifying peak usage times.
- Spot trends like overnight standby consumption or unexpected spikes.
- Drill-Down to Individual Devices
- Move from whole-home overviews to specific appliances.
- See which devices are drawing the most power in any given timeframe.
- Renewable Energy Optimization
- Correlate solar production data with consumption patterns.
- Visualize surplus solar energy vs. grid consumption in real time and historically.
- Comparisons Over Time
- Compare energy usage across weeks, months, and seasons.
- Highlight progress toward energy reduction goals.
- Exportable Reports
- Generate custom reports (CSV/JSON) for deeper analysis or energy audits.
- Share insights with family, energy consultants, or sustainability programs.
This feature may help making Home Assistant a go-to platform for energy efficiency and sustainability.
Use Cases:
- A user with solar panels and a home battery wants to maximize self-consumption by running energy-hungry appliances at optimal times.
- A homeowner wants to identify which appliances are causing phantom loads overnight and set up automations to power them down.
- A family tracks their energy-saving efforts month-to-month to measure their carbon footprint reduction.
- An energy-conscious user wants to correlate heating/cooling energy use with temperature sensor data to fine-tune their climate control systems.
Hope to hear from people on this matter,
Andrea