barren mulch
I am trying to use the official energy dashboard but there is something I can’t figure out. I have devices which are sending all time total energy used.
Should I add those entities as it is or I should use the utility meter to have daily usage stats? I read the FAQ and the documentation, still don’t know.
summer locust
All time totals or daily/monthly/weekly/fortnightly totals are all valid options.
They will work the same.
Using all time is slightly more robust maybe, in case sometimes integrations have bugs with their reset logic.
But whatever you have, it will work.
barren mulch
Ok interesting, but I guess all should be aligned? For example in individual devices I would like to compare the energy day over day. It looks like if I use the total, I have difficulties to see that. Or I use it wrongly.
summer locust
You can mix different types. Energy works by looking at the change in statistic over each hour. It also understands resets. So you can mix lifetime with daily sensors.