Dagny Oyelaran
@dagny
Member · Member since Oct 2026
Energy monitoring nerd. Solar, batteries, graphs.
Location: Lagos / Oslo
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- Solar + battery: charge from the grid when the tariff is cheapest
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- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
6 likes
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
I combine one mmWave and one PIR: the PIR turns lights on instantly, the mmWave keeps them on. Best of both.
2 likes
- Solar + battery: charge from the grid when the tariff is cheapest
Sharing my setup for dynamic tariffs. The battery charges from the grid in the three cheapest hours of the night when tomorrow's solar forecast is low, and stay
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- What was your first automation?
Mine: turn on the coffee machine when the alarm goes off. Five years later it still runs every morning.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Notify me if a window is open when it starts raining
Trigger on the rain sensor turning on, condition on a group of all window sensors being on, action notify. Groups make this a three-line automation.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Custom card: how to change the icon colour by state?
Yes, the tile card has a colour option per state since 2026.4. Edit the card, pick "state colour" and set the colours under the entity's settings.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Talking doorbell: announces who is at the door, all local
Our doorbell camera now recognises the postman, our neighbours and the family and announces them on the kitchen speaker. Everything runs on the server in our cu
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Ansel Brightwater
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Lucia Ferreira
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Pieter Vos
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Ravi Menon
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Gus Whitcombe
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Mirela Stan
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Pairing a Lumora bulb: stuck at "interviewing"
Moved the lamp next to the server, paired in ten seconds. Thanks!
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: A dashboard that looks good on a wall tablet
This guide walks through the dashboard I run on a 10" tablet in our hallway. A wall-tablet dashboard 1. One view, no scrolling A wall tablet is glanced at, not
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: A dashboard that looks good on a wall tablet
This guide walks through the dashboard I run on a 10" tablet in our hallway. A wall-tablet dashboard 1. One view, no scrolling A wall tablet is glanced at, not
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Solar + battery: charge from the grid when the tariff is cheapest
Liked by Matteo Ricci
Sharing my setup for dynamic tariffs. The battery charges from the grid in the three cheapest hours of the night when tomorrow's solar forecast is low, and stay
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Lucia Ferreira
I combine one mmWave and one PIR: the PIR turns lights on instantly, the mmWave keeps them on. Best of both.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Leila Haddad
I combine one mmWave and one PIR: the PIR turns lights on instantly, the mmWave keeps them on. Best of both.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Zigbee devices drop off every night around 3 am
Check if your backup runs at 3 am. A full backup on a small machine can starve the Zigbee add-on long enough for devices to time out.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- 2026.10: You are here
Energy dashboard now shows the battery state of charge next to the flows. Small change, big difference. Thanks to whoever did that.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- 2026.10: You are here
The area map is gorgeous. I redrew our flat in about ten minutes and the dashboard picked up every room automatically.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- 2026.10: You are here
the most important feature, local voice, is hidden so far down the page It is powerful indeed, but it is not new: it has been there since last year. It just has
Likes given · 10/12/2026