Modify Utility meter after initial set up

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Trying to set things up to keep track of my Octopus Go tariff. Nearly there but I selected the wrong sensor for grid import when I first set up the helper.

You can see the daily meter is showing ;power (kW) not energy (kWh)
power not energy

I found the yaml controlling the set up in core.config_entries

{
        "entry_id": "c522d0df1064fda566e83f0cb9f606fb",
        "version": 1,
        "domain": "utility_meter",
        "title": "Octopus Go Daily",
        "data": {},
        "options": {
          "name": "Octopus Go Daily",
          "source": "sensor.kyrles_cross_solar_imported_energy",
          "cycle": "daily",
          "offset": 0.0,
          "tariffs": [
            "Peak rate",
            "Cheap rate"
          ],
          "net_consumption": false,
          "delta_values": false
        },
        "pref_disable_new_entities": false,
        "pref_disable_polling": false,
        "source": "user",
        "unique_id": null,
        "disabled_by": null
      }

and changed the source to be the correct sensorā€¦

Restarted but card still shows kW not kWh and states display in Developer tools shows the wrong units but the correct source.

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OK I fixed it changing the unit of measurement in Set State up at the top of the Developer States screen for the two entities - peak and cheap rate. The screen shows some YAML but where is it - itā€™s not in core.config_entries, the yaml there is unchanged?

Please can someone explain what is going on?

  • How best to modify utility meter after first config?
  • Where is unit of measurement stored?
  • Why is it in a different place to the rest of the meter config?

Once again I freely admit Iā€™m poking around without much knowledge but it would be nice to understand some principles to guide me.

Thanks

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Thanks for that location.

I needed to change the source for a Utility Meter configured in the UI and that file was the one. It worked for me.

I think the lesson for me is to create the Helper in the Config file - at least you can edit it later if needed. They should fix that.

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Thanks guys, it is still an unchanged situation.
I try to add a gas helper to the energy dash Gas Consumption.

It gets selectable when I temporary add device_class: gas
& unit_of_measurement: mĀ³ to the state attributes at the Developer - States tab.
But indeed, adding it to the helper entry in the core.config_entries doesnā€™t make a difference and we still have to use the config yaml template ā€˜trickā€™ā€¦

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Iā€™m confused. Are you saying that you cannot edit a utility meter once it is set up via the UI? Because I donā€™t see that option.

So I guess the only way to edit all fields is to delete & recreate?

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Now Iā€™m even more confused. My utility meter was showing an exclamation mark and I couldnā€™t edit it. I had fixed the input sensor, so I didnā€™t understand what the issue was.

I tried to reset it using the service, but it wouldnā€™t show up as a relevant entity.
There was also no way to delete the meter from the UI!

Eventually, I set the ā€œsensor always availableā€ and suddenly it has data, I can edit all the options and even delete it.

Very confused, no idea whatā€™s going on. (But everything is working for me again.)