@jay.m.basen
The link Kevin posted works well for smart plugs on the local network. I’ve been working up accessing smart plugs from off-site. These links helped me.
https://itnerd.space/2017/01/22/how-to-control-your-tp-link-hs100-smartplug-from-internet/
http://itnerd.space/2017/01/29/get-the-state-of-your-hs100-smart-plug/
They get to the plugs through a Kasa server.
My code is in java. It seems to work, but doesn’t have many miles on it.
I have seen a few hs110 glitches, reporting huge current for a while. Have to watch out for those.
I can provide example local and remote java code if it will help.
My thought is to provide a cloud server that monitors such things for folks. Not there yet.
I haven’t explored controlling them. I’m just interested in the energy reporting for now.