Looking for a budget smart meter with CT clamps for solar + house consumption

[lofty quiver]

Hey everyone!
I’m looking for a smart meter with CT clamps to measure both my home power consumption and solar production.
Ideally something that’s not too expensive, reliable, and works well with Home Assistant.

I’ve seen some people using Shelly EM or other DIY solutions, what do you recommend?
Would love to hear your experiences or suggestions (pros/cons, accuracy, integration, etc).

Thanks in advance!

[lofty quiver]

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[livid ledge]

Shelly is going to be my general recommendation, I have multiple of their ct using devices.
another option: Athom make one that runs ESPHome in a 2 channel and 6 channel version. I have one of the 6ch versions and it seems to work great but i dont activly use it currently as the project i got it for went another direction for now. however i did test it. it seems to slightly less accurate then the shelly but unless you need perfectly exact numbers for something then its definitely accurate enough for a bit of house monitoring.

[lofty quiver]

I didn’t know about Athom. It does look nice, but it’s probably not worth it, at least for the 2-channel version, which is what I’d need in my case, since it’s only about €10 cheaper than a Shelly EM.
However, I just came across this project, which seems really interesting for the price: https://github.com/jibrilsharafi/EnergyMe-Home

[glossy ivy]

Hi, Shelly EM Gen 3. A no brainer

[lofty quiver]

May I ask why, though? I’m not saying it’s bad or anything, I’m just trying to wrap my head around it.

[glossy ivy]

It works, it's local, no need of app installing, 2 channels , reliable 🙂

But you need a second clamp to use the second channel

[lofty quiver]

Sure, but it's also very expensive. What's better compared to the Shelly EM non gen 3 for example? That should be a bit cheaper

[glossy ivy]

I don't really know 🤷‍♂️