What reset cycles are compatible with the Energy page when using the Utility Meter helper? I have added my Smart Meter Texas meter to Home Assistant, and and building a Utility Meter helper on top of that, with the expectation that I can view my total energy consumption on the energy page and compare it to the readings I get from my CT (which I’ve also added to the Energy page as per-device readings). I’m just not sure what kind of reset cycle the utility meter entity needs to use for that.
The energy page does not need the energy sensors to have any reset cycle. It can use energy sensors with any reset cycle or without. So just use what works best for you in other use cases, do you need a daily, monthly, or hourly sensor for other things like automations or your own custom dashboards?
I also thought utility meters were required for energy dashboard input. As tom_l pointed out, you don’t explicitly need a utility meter helper to use as input to the energy dashboard.
What you’ll need is an energy sensor (kWh, m3, ft3, GJ, etc.). As an example, if you have a sensor that shows lifetime kWh of your electric meter, you can add that as the electric consumption input.
The energy dashboard seems to create its own utility meter (or similar) helpers that track usage and cost. The only reason to create your own utility meters is if you want to see that data and record it separately, or you want to use hourly/daily/weekly/monthly/yearly data in automations.
Generally I just want to be able to see my actual consumption (via Smart Meter Texas) and compare that to the consumption my Emporia Vue 3 (with CTs) reports. The latest release of HASS says it can compare the two now. I’m mostly interested in monthly consumption, since that’s how my bill is structured, so if you’re saying I can pass the SMT entity directly to the energy page and it “just works”, then I’ll do that! Thank you both.