Emporia Energy 4+

App keeps getting better! Last update included Amps unit! Hardware is best value on the market right now. My power panel is a long way from my router so the hardware would not stay connected. After working with Marty in customer support, it was determined that my Wi-Fi was too weak at that location. I independently verified this diagnosis with WiFi SweetSpot app and worked to upgrade my network. I tried a couple of Wi-Fi repeater/extenders but they still caused connectivity issues. I resolved all connectivity issues when adding Xfinity XFi Pods (mesh). Mesh is the way to go. Solved connectivity issues I had with a remote Ring doorbell also.

I use two of the eight current sensors to monitor the power supplied by my 16 Kw Generac whole house standby generator. Since it auto starts, when we are not home, I can now see when and how long the generator ran. It would be useful if emporia could ID generator sensors, send an alert when power supply transfers to the generator and allow an alternative energy cost (based on natural gas cost & generator efficiency) when the generator runs.

I look forward to future improvements!

At half the price of the competitor that relies on a poorly executed algorithm instead of CTs for each circuit, the Vue 2 is the solution that actually makes sense ;) It was easy to install and configure. There are some tweaks I’d like to see but what really blew me away was the customer support. You can download the app and play with it in demo mode. If you have a question you can chat with someone in app. And they actually know what they’re talking about. I reached out after installing for some feature requests (one of which they were already working on) and had another good chat. Judging by the version history it looks like they are updating the app monthly. I’m excited to see where this goes. I love it so much I bought two so I can monitor every circuit in my panel.

I picked up a couple of small cryptocurrency miners. Being able to track how much energy they are using and monitor if they are currently drawing the expected power (and therefore mining appropriately) is incredibly useful. I run my rig off of solar/batteries as well, so if I find that my batteries are running dry and I’m about to start pulling from the expensive utility grid I can switch off my least efficient minors individually in order to mitigate financial loss.
The app is super user-friendly and works great. I just purchased four more smart switches and a monitor for my main panel to watch over my ac/aggregate mining panel/whole site aggregate/solar abd I can’t wait to get it installed!