#How to fix issue with missing unit (Reactive Energy)?

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timber frost
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I'm getting the warning shown in the attached screenshot, with a message that it'll stop working soon.

What's the right way to address this issue?

The list of units on this page doesn't show Reactive Energy (varh), only Reactive Power (var).

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amber sleet
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Remove device_class: energy is probably the solution.

timber frost
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I'm sure that would remove the warning, but doesn't sound like a fix when the unit is valid.

But I guess the fix is to do that and then wait for the unit to be supported? Just seems odd to remove support for something without a replacement ready.

amber sleet
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Well it's not one of the valid energy units as far as HA is concerned.

And I wouldn't really think you're 'losing support' for anything, not really any functionality is lost by it not having a device class.

timber frost
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That's fair, I guess no support is lost, but still feels odd to be told my sensor will stop working, when the "fix" doesn't change what I already had. But I apprecaite the help, I'll just remove the class.

amber sleet
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Yeah I think it used to be more "anything goes", but I believe they've been tightening the restrictions a bit that device class have to have matching units. Don't quite understand the purpose, but maybe something will come of it someday.

timber frost
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I could imagine having proper "truths" is good for the system overall.

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I would've probably just made sure to support common types before forcing people to change, but that obviously also means having to define "common". 😄

amber sleet