Hello guys,
I’m trying to measure the energy consumption of my PC, but only while it is mining. Anyone done something similar before? Here are the relevant sensors I have in Home Assistant:
- desktop_power (W)
- desktop_energy (cumulative KWh)
- desktop_is_mining (true/false)
Anyone have any suggestions, how I could measure energy usage only while desktop_is_mining is true? I’m doing this for tax purposes, so I can deduct energy costs.
One way I can think of, is to record desktop_energy when mining starts, and record it again when mining stops, and compare the two values. But I’m not really sure how I would go about storing the original value, doing the comparison, and saving the resulting value somewhere. Or if that’s even the best approach.