The Energy Dashboard introduced with Home Assistant Core 2021.8 provides most of the functionality to create an awesome dashboard, and you only need to configure the correct inputs for it to start collecting data.
Tip: You can include induvidual energy cards on your Lovelace Dashboard see here
Click on "Configuration" and select "Energy".
| Parameter | Select Field |
|---|---|
| Consumption | * XYZ Total Energy Bought |
| Return to Grid | * XYZ Total Energy Sold |
| Solar Production | * XYZ Total Production |
| Battery Systems (energy going in to the battery ) | * XYZ Total Battery Charge |
| Battery Systems (energy coming out of the the battery ) | * XYZ Total Battery Discharge |
- Replace XYZ with the name you specified in the configuration.yaml file.
This should enable Home Assistant to start collecting information and populate the dashboard.
