https://www.energystar.gov/products/smart_home_tips/about_pr...
That kind of thing already exists.
That kind of thing already exists.
I've had a string of in-home energy monitors, and I've turned on all the relevent features for this, but at this point, I have disconnected everything from the internet to stop it being enshittified, and my local incumbent energy transmission provider has left all the consumer-facing smart meter services rot on the vine while the state of Texas kneecaps all the legislation that made it possible in the first place.
In short, all the industry and government entities involved have given up on the consumer here and have pissed it all away, and it's a shame.
As it is, if you have the knowhow you could do it yourself. But that's a lot to ask the tech illiterati, and even I find myself just falling back to manual methods since they Just Work with no fiddling about with wires.
I don't want any part of that system connected to anything that the utility companies have access to or control over.
I don't want that provided by third party companies that could go out of business overnight, and leave me high and dry.
I don't want to have to replace my electrical panels to get this information.
I do want this data all being collected and stored locally, but with a way to reliably back that information up to offsite facilities of my choice.
And it would be great if it could have a system that could apply intelligence as to which circuits/devices need to be powered when, in case of emergency or if I just want to optimize my power bill.