Understanding Entities from Solar Production

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Hey just wanting to know how to correctly set up my energy dashboard I am not sure if I have any ability to tell how much consumption by the house or sent back to the grid, or if I only can see what energy is being produced. Would appreciate any guidance/assistance

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From what you have shown above, no you do not have the required sensors to know grid energy consumption or energy return to grid.

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Hi. I don’t know if that helps you. But I post it.

Here is a sensor I use to see my Consumption

power_consumption:
        unique_id: power_consumption_sensor
        friendly_name: "Consumption"
        unit_of_measurement: 'W'
        value_template: >-
          {% set IMPORT= states('sensor.IMPORT')|float(0) %}
          {% set SOLAR= states('sensor.SOLAR')|float(0) %}
          {% set EXPORT= states('sensor.EXPORT')|float(0) %}
    
          {% if EXPORT> 0 %}
          {% set consumption = IMPORT+ SOLAR- EXPORT%}
          {% else %}
          {% set consumption = IMPORT+ SOLAR%}
          {% endif %}
    
          {{ [consumption, 0]|max }}
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Does your grid power go positive for import and negative for export, or is it a consumption value only? If the former, make template sensors to split the value.

Also, the dashboard needs energy sensors — not power sensors. You need to integrate your power sensors with the Riemann integration to get energy. Use method left.

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doesnt look like it ever goes negative might need a shelly module