So I have a Sense device that is monitoring my energy use. It’s kind of smart and has picked out some appliances (the dryer for example) and currently does update the Energy dashboard with total energy and the like.
I also have a number of smart outlets, and can add those to the individual device tab so I can see what percentage of energy is being used by various devices. I’d like to add the sense Dryer for example, but it does not show up as a choice to add to individual devices.
There is a sensor.dryer_usage device with the following attributes:
state_class: measurement
unit_of_measurement: W
attribution: Data provided by Sense.com
device_class: power
icon: mdi:washing-machine
friendly_name: Dryer Usage
I’m guessing the problem is the energy tab is only picking a device class of energy as opposed to “power”, is there a way to globally change these devices so their attribute is energy (and why is it power in the first place) or change the Energy tab to look for power as well as energy?
Might be more of a problem that the state class is “measurement” as opposed to “total” or “increasing”.
Is this possible to do?