Energy has very high initial value - where might this value coming from?

Hi,

I’ve set up my electricity energy metrics by reading the values from the smart meter (infrared diode, sending SML) with some ESP8266 + Tasmota. The data I collect for both meters like this:

name: Energy Total House
state: "{{ states('sensor.tasmota_sml_house_value_1_8_0') | float }}"
unit_of_measurement: kWh
device_class: energy
state_class: total_increasing
name: Energy Total Heatpump
state: "{{ states('sensor.tasmota_sml_heatpump_value_1_8_0') | float }}"
unit_of_measurement: kWh
device_class: energy
state_class: total_increasing

For the house metric it shows 1992.30 EUR, which I have no explanation for why.

The values in the database look like this:

sqlite> select * from statistics_meta where id in (240, 241, 242, 243);

                 id = 240
       statistic_id = sensor.energy_total_heatpump
             source = recorder
unit_of_measurement = kWh
           has_mean = 0
            has_sum = 1
               name =

                 id = 241
       statistic_id = sensor.energy_total_house
             source = recorder
unit_of_measurement = kWh
           has_mean = 0
            has_sum = 1
               name =

                 id = 242
       statistic_id = sensor.energy_total_heatpump_cost
             source = recorder
unit_of_measurement = EUR
           has_mean = 0
            has_sum = 1
               name =

                 id = 243
       statistic_id = sensor.energy_total_house_cost
             source = recorder
unit_of_measurement = EUR
           has_mean = 0
            has_sum = 1
               name =

select * from statistics where metadata_id in (240, 241, 242, 243);

        id = 65633
    created = 2022-08-17 10:00:10.093916
      start = 2022-08-17 09:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34748.72
        sum = 4.86000000000058
metadata_id = 240

         id = 65819
    created = 2022-08-17 11:00:10.097035
      start = 2022-08-17 10:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34748.85
        sum = 4.98999999999796
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66005
    created = 2022-08-17 12:00:10.094918
      start = 2022-08-17 11:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34748.97
        sum = 5.11000000000058
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66191
    created = 2022-08-17 13:00:10.094315
      start = 2022-08-17 12:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34749.1
        sum = 5.23999999999796
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66377
    created = 2022-08-17 14:00:10.065641
      start = 2022-08-17 13:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34749.4
        sum = 5.54000000000087
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66563
    created = 2022-08-17 15:00:10.093586
      start = 2022-08-17 14:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34750.5
        sum = 6.63999999999942
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66749
    created = 2022-08-17 16:00:10.089928
      start = 2022-08-17 15:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34750.81
        sum = 6.94999999999709
metadata_id = 240

         id = 66935
    created = 2022-08-17 17:00:10.096342
      start = 2022-08-17 16:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34751.2
        sum = 7.33999999999651
metadata_id = 240

         id = 67121
    created = 2022-08-17 18:00:10.100463
      start = 2022-08-17 17:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 34752.2
        sum = 8.33999999999651
metadata_id = 240

         id = 65634
    created = 2022-08-17 10:00:10.094007
      start = 2022-08-17 09:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39816.56
        sum = 10.2599999999948
metadata_id = 241

         id = 65820
    created = 2022-08-17 11:00:10.097083
      start = 2022-08-17 10:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39816.78
        sum = 10.4799999999959
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66006
    created = 2022-08-17 12:00:10.095021
      start = 2022-08-17 11:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39816.97
        sum = 10.6699999999983
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66192
    created = 2022-08-17 13:00:10.094381
      start = 2022-08-17 12:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39817.16
        sum = 10.8600000000006
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66378
    created = 2022-08-17 14:00:10.065690
      start = 2022-08-17 13:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39817.34
        sum = 11.0399999999936
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66564
    created = 2022-08-17 15:00:10.093633
      start = 2022-08-17 14:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39817.88
        sum = 11.5799999999945
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66750
    created = 2022-08-17 16:00:10.089976
      start = 2022-08-17 15:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39818.31
        sum = 12.0099999999948
metadata_id = 241

         id = 66936
    created = 2022-08-17 17:00:10.096389
      start = 2022-08-17 16:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39818.73
        sum = 12.4300000000003
metadata_id = 241

         id = 67122
    created = 2022-08-17 18:00:10.100514
      start = 2022-08-17 17:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset =
      state = 39818.99
        sum = 12.6899999999951
metadata_id = 241

         id = 65635
    created = 2022-08-17 10:00:10.094073
      start = 2022-08-17 09:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.0140579999994545
        sum = 0.69352799999809
metadata_id = 242

         id = 65821
    created = 2022-08-17 11:00:10.097164
      start = 2022-08-17 10:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.0445169999988408
        sum = 0.723986999997476
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66007
    created = 2022-08-17 12:00:10.095086
      start = 2022-08-17 11:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.0726329999994545
        sum = 0.75210299999809
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66193
    created = 2022-08-17 13:00:10.094443
      start = 2022-08-17 12:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.103091999998841
        sum = 0.782561999997476
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66379
    created = 2022-08-17 14:00:10.065738
      start = 2022-08-17 13:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.173381999999523
        sum = 0.852851999998158
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66565
    created = 2022-08-17 15:00:10.093682
      start = 2022-08-17 14:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.431111999999181
        sum = 1.11058199999782
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66751
    created = 2022-08-17 16:00:10.090023
      start = 2022-08-17 15:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.503744999998636
        sum = 1.18321499999727
metadata_id = 242

         id = 66937
    created = 2022-08-17 17:00:10.096436
      start = 2022-08-17 16:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.5951219999985
        sum = 1.27459199999714
metadata_id = 242

         id = 67123
    created = 2022-08-17 18:00:10.100562
      start = 2022-08-17 17:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461512
      state = 0.8294219999985
        sum = 1.50889199999714
metadata_id = 242

         id = 65636
    created = 2022-08-17 10:00:10.094125
      start = 2022-08-17 09:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.0164999999993597
        sum = 1992.48345011586
metadata_id = 243

         id = 65822
    created = 2022-08-17 11:00:10.097215
      start = 2022-08-17 10:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.0769999999996799
        sum = 1992.54395011586
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66008
    created = 2022-08-17 12:00:10.095136
      start = 2022-08-17 11:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.12925000000032
        sum = 1992.59620011586
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66194
    created = 2022-08-17 13:00:10.094493
      start = 2022-08-17 12:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.18150000000096
        sum = 1992.64845011586
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66380
    created = 2022-08-17 14:00:10.065806
      start = 2022-08-17 13:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.23099999999904
        sum = 1992.69795011585
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66566
    created = 2022-08-17 15:00:10.093732
      start = 2022-08-17 14:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.379499999999279
        sum = 1992.84645011585
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66752
    created = 2022-08-17 16:00:10.090073
      start = 2022-08-17 15:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.497749999999359
        sum = 1992.96470011585
metadata_id = 243

         id = 66938
    created = 2022-08-17 17:00:10.096485
      start = 2022-08-17 16:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.613250000000881
        sum = 1993.08020011586
metadata_id = 243

         id = 67124
    created = 2022-08-17 18:00:10.100611
      start = 2022-08-17 17:00:00.000000
       mean =
        min =
        max =
 last_reset = 2022-08-17 09:47:48.461710
      state = 0.68474999999944
        sum = 1993.15170011585
metadata_id = 243

Where might this initial high sum coming from? Is there anything else than the statistics db that I could/should clean up before setting up the energy metrics again?

Here’s the .storage/energy config btw:

{
  "version": 1,
  "minor_version": 1,
  "key": "energy",
  "data": {
    "energy_sources": [
      {
        "type": "grid",
        "flow_from": [
          {
            "stat_energy_from": "sensor.energy_total_house",
            "stat_cost": null,
            "entity_energy_from": "sensor.energy_total_house",
            "entity_energy_price": null,
            "number_energy_price": 0.275
          },
          {
            "stat_energy_from": "sensor.energy_total_heatpump",
            "stat_cost": null,
            "entity_energy_from": "sensor.energy_total_heatpump",
            "entity_energy_price": null,
            "number_energy_price": 0.2343
          }
        ],
        "flow_to": [],
        "cost_adjustment_day": 0.0
      }
    ],
    "device_consumption": [
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_bicycle_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_datacenter_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_dryer_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_fountain_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_heating_workroom_2_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_office_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_printer_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_tv_livingroom_energy_total"
      },
      {
        "stat_consumption": "sensor.tasmota_washingmachine_energy_total"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Thanks,
Johannes