+17 votes
by (1.3k points)
I'm considering buying the Aeotec Zwave Home Energy Monitor Gen 5. Anybody have experience with it? How well it works, and gather data for energy use?  
I'm considering buying the Aeotec Zwave Home Energy Monitor Gen 5.

13 Answers

+1 vote
by (1.9k points)
Wish I could find some of the gen2. Not sure how different They are but have a pair for then gen2 for about 3 years now and work great
+3 votes
by (1.1k points)
Mine worked great with custom DTH until I lost power and now I can’t get it to register and when I do it drops z-wave connection and says the device is unavailable.  
+6 votes
by (460 points)
Ive had 2 sets running for 3-4 years straight with zero issues
0 votes
by (200 points)
I use it with grovestream.  You constantly push data via API protocol and you can have all your reporting on grovestream. it is pretty neat!  
https://grovestreams.com/
+13 votes
by (380 points)
I would not waste my time with this. Look into the Brultech GreenEye, 32 channels to monitor most of your breakers, inputs for temp/humidity sensors etc. You can feed the live data to InfluxDB and from there into Smartthings.  
https://www.brultech.com/greeneye/
+4 votes
by (1.2k points)
I use an aeon. It works great. Prett fast also
+3 votes
by (1.1k points)
Aeon Aeotec devices are great. Work perfectly with ST. You can easily store all data in Google sheet for example for later analysis. Great support also !  
+13 votes
by (490 points)
I’ve fought with the custom device handlers and still can’t get the wattage broken up by line. Everything else works fine, though.  
+3 votes
by (620 points)
I've had one running for at least two years. I pump my data to an emonCMS server for tracking and visualization. You can pay for streams for them to host, or setup a Raspberry Pi (or similar) to host locally for cheap.  
https://emoncms.org/
by (120 points)
@midgut3 I have the same working for 6 years without problems.  
+1 vote
by (1.5k points)
What will this do for you? does it tell you what devices are consuming all of your energy? I guess it depends on where you live if you really care of energy cost.  
+6 votes
by (10.2k points)
I have a few and they work well. New app even has logging/graphing for it but loses the monthly cost/usage totals. :(
+12 votes
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Curb is the best!  
by (3.7k points)
I have some in stock if you’d like to purchase  
https://energycurb.com/
by (200 points)
@dredger pricy, after having to buy all of the extra clamps
+2 votes
by (190 points)
You can buy my home gen 5 if you want? I have 3 clamp edition
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