Which to use best? This seems interresting: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/catalog/electrical-circuit-protection/energy-management-circuit-breaker.html
Anyone using smart breakers?
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Interested in the same. I found the Leviton Load Center and SPAN smart home panels, but those require replacing the entire panel to use them, which is very expensive. I know that Enphase uses Eaton smart breakers in their smart switch, but not sure if these can be dropped into an existing panel.
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Iām going to be installing Eaton BREMs in my home/garage over the next few months, and will then start working on an integration for Home Assistant using the ālocal communicationsā API that they offer. Stay tuned, I guess? 
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Wow thats great! I would absolutely love that =)
Still having a long conversation with Eaton about the capabilities of the BREM breakers. Iām not thrilled that the units are not available with GFCI, AFCI, or CAFCI built-in, as that means if I replace such a breaker with a BREM Iāve got to add on the necessary protection downstream from it.
Also, itās not clear yet whether their dual-pole (240V) breakers are HACR-rated: if they are not, I canāt use them for my heat pumps and hybrid water heater, which are the largest consumers I have and that would defeat the purpose of installing the BREMs in the first place. Still, waiting for answers from their tech team.
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Just an FYI: No response yet from Eaton about the last two questions, and the BREM products seem to be āout of stockā everywhere, so this project will probably not happen.
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This is something Iām looking into also. I have the enphase controller and seeing what they are using for āload sheddingā, it got me wondering if I could convert everything to something like that.
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Also interested in this, if someone comes up with a solution for existing Siemens panels especially. It looked like these would work with that, if they are available and certified.
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Thanks for your replies! I still did not find a solution for thisā¦