TL;DR: I need a smart plug that can report voltage or wattage. Preferably operational w/o internet connectivity (i.e. over LAN / mqtt, not reliant on Chinese Servers!).
I came home after a weekend away to find that one of my kids left the space heater on full blast in the basement. Whoops. Time to invest in a smart plug. Anyone have suggestions on something that can report voltage or amperage (and optionally turn it on or off remotely)?
If you already have z-wave devices, then I recommend Aeotec devices. I’ve been impressed by their quality. They do take some tweaking to get the energy reporting working properly with Home Assistant, but once setup, they work well.
I have a whole-home energy monitor like this to sense overall energy usage:
And several of these power-sensing smart switches on select devices: