Creating dummy/virtual power meters

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Calculate a device's theoretical power comsumption by the time it's on

I got It to work! For the fake power meter I use: - platform: template sensors: bedroom_heater_power: friendly_name: "Bedroom Heater Power" unit_of_measurement: 'kW' value_template: > {% if is_state('switch.your_power_plug', 'on') %} 1.50 # <- replace with the kW of your device {% else %} 0 {% endif %} And this for the integration sensor: - platform: integration source: sensor.bedro…

It is important to select the correct method of integration though. See this post: Power consumed per day