Looks like Sense is getting out of the residential home energy panel monitoring market.
1 Like
Yea, kinda sad. I loved how they presented it as "Very exciting news" in the forum. 
2 Likes
I am still very happy with my two IoTaWatt energy monitoring systems. 100% local and completely Open Source (hardware and software.) I just wish they were still being manufactured. Unfortunately, the tariffs have made that small business model unprofitable for now.
2 Likes
Do you know of any others that are local?
1 Like
Here’s another one
1 Like
Another option is the Emporia Vue system. I installed one of these earlier this year at my parent’s home. It is currently using the default firmware and cloud-based app. Works great for my dad’s needs. I picked it as I AP saw that the Home Assistant community had successfully figured out how to load ESPHome on it, to make it 100% local. So, I figured it was somewhat future-proof should the cloud side disappear in the future.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C79PNK84?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1
I also liked that it is installed inside the panel, is powered by adding 240VAC breaker, and can use either Ethernet or WiFi (with an external antenna) for connectivity.
3 Likes
Never came across Brultech before... Interesting.
A lot of these get away from the residential beginnings... I backed Neurio when they started as a Kickstarter. While it worked pretty well it never quite lived up to the full promises of appliance detection... But I did not care about that. Then they got bought by Generac and did not appear to be sold anymore. Incorporated into Tesla Powerwalls and such. Then they announced they were discontinuing any further work on Neurio (not that they had released any new firmware except to rebrand it), disabling the app, etc... Thankfully it DOES have a local webpage and json data that can still be polled. But I am still looking for something.
My ancient Aoetec HEM still works also... I may look into getting a newer one of those.
Yeah, a bit more expensive, and a bit harder to integrate - But it IS local (I use it with MQTT to interface to HE), and the big plus is 32 channels + 1 Wire Temps (8?) + Pulse Counters (2?) so it can interface with a lot field devices.
My service is 2x 200A panels, with solar, so even 32 channels seems a bit on the "low end" - Again, it somewhat depends on your use case, as to what's the best fit.
1 Like
FWIW, this one also integrates directly with Home Assistant ...
https://www.amazon.com/Supports-Assistant-Real-Time-Consumption-Electricity/dp/B0DJNV3GPR/r
3 Likes
I've been using the Brultech Greeneye monitor at my home for some time now - maybe 5 years or so? It is great to have individual CTs for each circuit. I never got around to integrating it with HE though I do see the dashbox has a MQTT publisher. I guess I'd need to run an MQTT broker somewhere else on my network as an intermediary?
They are not going to sell the hardware anymore, but haven't said they're closing their doors. For those of us that have their hardware, we should not see a significant difference if what they say is true.
Cloud only, true but it's been reliable. Detection isn't as great as originally promised, but it's fine. The TP-Link plug emulator for Home Assistant (thank you @aaiyar for telling me about that) is a great way to get energy monitoring capable devices into their software. I even have Aeotec energy monitors feeding into the Sense app using that emulator.
1 Like
Same. And your analysis is accurate. FWIW, they are more than 40% owned by Schneider.
1 Like
