I have not found the anwers to these random thoughts about smart plugs. Why does Sense “like” and “integrate” devices like TP-link KASA? How does it help Sense? Why would a user put in a KASA? I see several reasons, and I am guilty too. Sense is slow and I want to know what the freezer is doing…

Hi @bobfa , and welcome to the community. Good question. I’m going to extend @DevOpsTodd ’s excellent answer. There are many devices that have either high active/dynamic power usage, high Always On usage, or both, that the current form of Sense just can’t detect. Smartplugs help fill in the blanks (…

What is the Sense in using KASA?

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jefflayman November 7, 2021, 8:37pm 6

The overhead for the HS300 is less: 0.8w plus 0.5w for each plug that is ON. The raw data is:

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What is the Sense in using KASA?

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