I need a way to monitor (temporarily) power used by one device or one power strip. I have tried now a Peanut and a Sonoff S31. I have an issue. 2 hubs, 2 different options for the generic zigbee outlet.
I use the Sengled smart plugs. The one with the round ends. I believe the square ended ones do not report power. They were $35 for 2 on Amazon. I also have a few of the old SmartThings outlets that also report power.
Have you looked into Kasa KP125 outlets? They are inexpensive and generally Wi-Fi devices handle power reporting better than mesh network devices running Zigbee or Z-Wave.
Not all zigbee plugs have power reporting. And, for no fault of yours, although the Peanut supports power reporting, it requires a firmware update before it actually reports.
I have 10 of the Kasa KP125, and I think @bobbyD has more than that. They work very well. And @djgutheinz's integration is fully local. Just one tip - you should reserve IPs for the plugs in your router's DHCP table.
Looks like Kasa is a no go. Must have bought the wrong model. Amazon messed me up, the page said 1-pack, energy monitoring, or I had an option for a 4-pack. I guess the 4-pack is a different model than the 1-pack on the same product page.
Kasa has a lot of products and has been evolving their product line through the years. For the EM single plugs KP115 and KP125, both handle 1800 W, 110 VAC. I think the difference is in the wifi. The later Kasa devices appear to be going going to the low power ethernet chips that go to a standby mode w/o activity. (I see this in my device testing during development for the new versus old Color Bulb models.)
My personal recommendation: get the HS115 if available. I know it consistently works w/o delays on the ping testing that I do. (As opposed to the newer Kasa bulbs).
Below is the current Kasa Family for plugs. I have the HS105, HS115, HS300 (Energy Monitor), HS107 and KP303.
