kWh Sensor based on Watts

kurtzettel · March 28, 2022, 11:15pm

I’m able to create a sensor of kWh based on a watt sensor using:

sensor:
  - platform: integration
    name: "Back Heater [kWh]"
    source: sensor.back_heater_w
    unit_prefix: k
    method: left

I can’t configure this to have an area or icon. When I click settings I get the message:

This entity (‘sensor.back_heater_kwh’) does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be managed from the UI.

I can’t set unique_id or entity_id on the sensor in the yaml or it won’t validate. I tried digging through the code here:

github.com

home-assistant/core/blob/9b70c10c8e36234b5e862dcf44cf97033c758b95/homeassistant/components/integration/sensor.py

"""Numeric integration of data coming from a source sensor over time."""
from __future__ import annotations

from decimal import Decimal, DecimalException
import logging

import voluptuous as vol

from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
    PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
    SensorDeviceClass,
    SensorEntity,
    SensorStateClass,
)
from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
from homeassistant.const import (
    ATTR_DEVICE_CLASS,
    ATTR_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT,
    CONF_METHOD,
    CONF_NAME,

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Any ideas how to set a unique ID for a sensor under the platform “integration”? It’s a really difficult term to search for.

tom_l · March 28, 2022, 11:17pm

Some integrations do not support a unique id. For these please use Customize:

You can set an icon, but not an area.