The author shares their experience setting up smart plugs from athom.tech to monitor power consumption of various devices in their home. The plugs come pre-flashed with Tasmota firmware, making setup easy. They monitor power consumption of appliances like a water heater, home server, and workstation setup using Prometheus and Grafana. The author notices interesting patterns in voltage readings and charging behaviors of devices. They plan to use the plugs to automate device control based on electricity prices in the future. Despite occasional stability issues with the plugs, the author is overall satisfied with the setup for efficient power monitoring of their devices.
https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2024/05/02/smartplugs/