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Homey adds new energy management features and a dongle

This smart home app can show you your energy use.

Homey says it plans to bring support for next year, so users could set up automations to do things like charge their EV when electricity prices are low. The energy tab uses charts to show a home’s live electricity, gas, and water usage (with compatible hardware) and can provide historical data. Others, such as Home Assistant, offer some energy management features, and Apple introduced an electricity usage page to (although it’s limited to PG&E customers).

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