From my supplier than I set it up in the energy options of HA
It would be good to have comparison data rather than blindly accept. Was the whole
Reason I liked the idea
Hm… can you double-check if it is still set for both (energy produced and consumed)? Maybe the association dropped when updating the entities to the new integration.
I have never tried this myself, just set it up so it will take an hour or two to see if cost-data appears in the energy dashboard.
Dominic I agree 100%, was just easier for me to get it into pvoutput than HA… I only just got my solar installed so waiting for a full quarter to see what my entered data is like to my power bill…
If I know I’ve got it all right I’d like to learn how to pull the same data into HA as what I do in pvoutput.
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Will check
That’s cool. I like the format
Hi @safepay sorry for contact on this topic, but I’m unable to find any specific topic for your fronius integration. I’m unable to integrate your addon with the energy dashboard. I’ve followed all the steps on your github docs, without success.
This is my config:
- platform: fronius_inverter
ip_address: x.x.x.x
powerflow: True
power_units: kW
scan_interval: 30
units: kWh
Recorder is configured without any exception.
But nothing appears as selectable sensors on the Dashboard.
Thanks in advance
Hey Dave,
Sending this direct post as I can see your in Aus as well. I’m thinking for installing the Fronius Symo 10k Inverter. Any advise? And do I get ethernet available for connection at time of installation or wifi/wlan is reliable?
I see your topics of interest as similar - ESP32, HA, DIY, IOT, etc…
Hi Sanjay,
I have had no problems at all with my Fronius. It’s been great. Getting data from the inverter is nice and easy and so far wifi has done me well, however saying that I do have an access point pretty close to the inverter so your experience may differ. If you have the opportunity it wouldn’t hurt to run an ethernet cable instead. I always prefer wired over wireless, I just haven’t gotten around to running a cable for my inverter yet.
Yes, I do like to play with ESP devices / build my own. It’s a bit of fun and nice and cheap.
Do you have Fronius Premium account or Smart meter? Or is there a way to get solar to grid and consumption values otherwise?
No premium account is needed, in fact no account at all, the Fronius integration communicates locally with the inverter - no cloud.
Of course you will need a Smartmeter - there is no way to know without metering (this would also be true for a solar.web).
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Thank you!
I bought my Fronius Symo without Smart meter 
No knowledge I would have needed it with HA.
Just have to check the best price for it now 
Imho its really not that expensive - 200€ I think. But you will have to let a professional electrician install it next to your grid-providers energy meter and run a cable to your inverter.
There are other, HA compatible, solutions for metering your energy too, but I think its nice to have the Fronius thing as it also works in solar.web and the Fronius app.
Is this still the best integration for the Fronius inverter. I used to have it but started a hold new HA and delete my old HA. Why I asked is I see @safepay has not been back. I think September last year was last time update…will like to know if there another one out there or I just use this one. Thanks guys. I was one of the tested from way back LoL.
this is the one I’m using… it just works and does all I need
You should be fine with the official integration shipped with HA core.
For anyone who wants to get string (MPPT) level data from a Fronius inverter, this custom component (available through HACS) makes it very easy:
For my two Fronius Primo 5.0, I used slave ID 1 and 2 respectively. Read modes 160 and 111 gave everything of interest datawise for me.
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What kind of more informations do you have comparing to FRONIUS integration or fronius HACS integration?
Modbus based components might contain some more datapoints like stated in Fronius inverter integration - #398 by AussieByrd above and maybe be slightly more stable / able to poll data more frequently.
Other HTTP / SolarAPI based custom components will probably provide the same data as the core integration.
The key thing I get/use is individual string (MTPP) level power production. This makes it easier to check everything is working as it should (and help me identify a short on the lower-power string on one of my inverters recently).