Enphase local API with firmware 7.x - my setup

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I sure do.
I am currently writing the instructions for everyone else to follow.
But as a preview i am using utlity_meter to use the lifetime energy sensors as a source which is able to give me a daily kWh figure.

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@del13r This looks interesting.

I have Brian Campbellā€™s HACS version working reliably at present, but would these two work in parallel? I like to see how yours works before ditching the other.

Also - with the 15 second scan interval, is that reflected in your HA dashboard? Mine currently updates every 60 seconds.

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Hi @Steve61,

Yes, as the sensor names are different, they should not conflict with the HACS sensors.
The only conflict I forsee with running both in parallel is if you configure the rest Energy sensors and the HACS Energy sensors into Energy Dashboard, you will see double the consumption and production.
As for the graphs, they indeed update every X seconds as do the template sensors that perform the calculations.

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Thank you.

In looking at what you have published above, and my Envoyā€™s output I am assuming it does not give individual micro-inverter data? (Like the integration does)

I use the power of a couple of panels to set conditions in some automations (ie donā€™t close blind if power of panel xyz is less than x). Itā€™s a proxy for how much sun we are getting.

I like the response rate of your solution, so I might end up using both.

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Hi @Steve61,

Yes, correct, I am only extracting what information I am interested in from the envoy, that I can obtain from the URL i am using as a source.
Unfortunately that source of information I am using does not have individual inverter statistics.

In regards to automation, I find that most of mine are setup to evaluate the value of power_import for x minutes

For example here is what i use to turn off the pool pump off when the house starts consuming 200W or more of power from the grid for 8 mins.

- alias: Pool Pump Off grid import
  trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.power_import
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 8
      seconds: 0
    above: 200
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Alrighty guys,

Here is the fully manual solution I came up with using just the rest sensor for Enphase Envoy on D7 firmware.
Itā€™s a lengthy guide with lots of explanation.
Hopefully it helps someone else out.

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I hope @ha_steve doesnā€™t mind, but I took his code and put it up on Github. I found it very useful.

Iā€™ve also included the Envoy configuration settings I use in my configuration.yaml.

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@TravisRoy Cool with me :metal: