Howto add a template value to Dashboard?

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Hi, finally I am having a working template, but…

Goal is to have a needle gauge on my dashboard with a total of used kWh per day. Using 3rd party integration Utility meter and P1monitor

template:
  - sensor:
    - name: 'Daily Energy Total'
      device_class: energy
      unit_of_measurement: kWh
      state: >
          {% if is_number(states('sensor.daily_energy_offpeak')) and is_number(states('sensor.daily_energy_peak')) %}
          {{ states('sensor.daily_energy_offpeak') | float | round(1) + states('sensor.daily_energy_peak') | float | round(1)}}
        {% else %}
          None
        {% endif %}

Results at this moment in a value, a rounded number (string) “14.8”. How can I add this value to my Dashboard in a needle gauge?

2

The gauge card has a needle option.

3

I know about the guage card. The problem is that the sensor (probably because of the template) is not available as such. It is not visible as an entity.

4

Not clear what you mean by that.
Entity states are always strings, so “14.8” is a valid value.
Please tell us what you mean by “not available”.

5

If I select the gauge this is what I see:

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Has it got something to do with the predefined lines in the template?

- sensor:
    - name: 'Daily Energy Total'
      device_class: energy
6

If sensor.daily_energy_total exists, I see no reason why you cannot select it…

7

Hi, I also do not know why it is not there.
Just wondering if it would not be easier to use a Helper - Group instead of template. In group, select Sensor, select the two source sensors and apply the SUM option.

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There was no sensor.daily_energy_total so I couldn’t select it. It seems that the template is not necessary at all because the solution to use a Helper-Group and SUM did the trick. Maybe the samples (Utlitly meter) are outdated or I misunderstood.

Thx for the help!
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