Hey, wondering if anyone in PG&E territory the past few years has successfully connected up a Zigbee energy monitoring device via their Home Area Network (HAN) program? This is the one where a Zigbee energy monitoring device is paired up directly to the SmartMeter, and then can send that data to you locally or via the cloud.
I have been using Rainforest Eagle devices the past 10 years, somewhat successfully - the trouble is the devices only last about five years and then start dying. My current one was paired in 2019, but recently started losing it's physical Ethernet connection roughly monthly until I reboot, then weekly, now every few days, so I feel the end is near. They're not so expensive, about $100 to replace, but my concerns about ordering a new one (no longer available on Amazon, only directly from Rainforest Automation website):
-each time, it's a new generation of Eagle, currently 3rd gen, but PG&E's ancient validated device list only states the original 1st gen. I was able to get my current 2nd gen paired up with no objection from PG&E, but officially nothing beyond the ancient 1st gen is supported.
-when I got my current one paired up in 2019, it was quite an ordeal talking with several PG&E technical teams over a month, from my old e-mail records. There was some backend config issue, possibly they had to un-enroll my 1st gen device manually or something...
-SCE in SoCal apparently stopped enrolling new devices back in mid-2019, so wondering if PG&E will continuing doing so for much longer.
When they work, it's very convenient, and no mucking with around high-voltage wiring inside my main panel. But wondering if I should finally make the jump to a CT-type monitoring device at this point in time, seems like many folks here who are not monitoring with the Tesla app (via Powerwalls/gateway) use a CT-based solution? I log all my solar generation and home consumption data to pvoutput, so it important/obsessive for me to have 24x7 meter consumption ha ha. And seems like may CT-based monitors also allow additional CT's for monitoring individual breakers for hardwired appliances/circuits as well, which would be an upgrade...
I have been using Rainforest Eagle devices the past 10 years, somewhat successfully - the trouble is the devices only last about five years and then start dying. My current one was paired in 2019, but recently started losing it's physical Ethernet connection roughly monthly until I reboot, then weekly, now every few days, so I feel the end is near. They're not so expensive, about $100 to replace, but my concerns about ordering a new one (no longer available on Amazon, only directly from Rainforest Automation website):
-each time, it's a new generation of Eagle, currently 3rd gen, but PG&E's ancient validated device list only states the original 1st gen. I was able to get my current 2nd gen paired up with no objection from PG&E, but officially nothing beyond the ancient 1st gen is supported.
-when I got my current one paired up in 2019, it was quite an ordeal talking with several PG&E technical teams over a month, from my old e-mail records. There was some backend config issue, possibly they had to un-enroll my 1st gen device manually or something...
-SCE in SoCal apparently stopped enrolling new devices back in mid-2019, so wondering if PG&E will continuing doing so for much longer.
When they work, it's very convenient, and no mucking with around high-voltage wiring inside my main panel. But wondering if I should finally make the jump to a CT-type monitoring device at this point in time, seems like many folks here who are not monitoring with the Tesla app (via Powerwalls/gateway) use a CT-based solution? I log all my solar generation and home consumption data to pvoutput, so it important/obsessive for me to have 24x7 meter consumption ha ha. And seems like may CT-based monitors also allow additional CT's for monitoring individual breakers for hardwired appliances/circuits as well, which would be an upgrade...