Central Heating Meter (GJ)
The running alarm turned on
Usage Mate
Your companion for calculating usage and costs
Usage Mate is there to calculate & give insights on the usage and costs for any device.
It's optimised to work with dynamic or switching energy prices based on time of day.
1. Create a Usage Mate virtual device
2. Choose the type of measuring you would like (kWh, W, m3, GJ, l, g, oz, gal, ft3)
3. In settings of the device you can optionally set the preferred currency
4. Use the device action cards to start, update & stop measuring of a usage session
5. The session outcome will be stored in the device and can be used inside flows to report the outcomes
Supported devices
Flow cards
Click on a device above to show related Flow cards only.
When...
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
The running alarm turned off
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
The monetary value changed
Energy Meter (kWh)
The power meter changed
Energy Meter (kWh)
The running alarm turned on
Energy Meter (kWh)
The running alarm turned off
Energy Meter (kWh)
The monetary value changed
Energy Meter (W)
The power changed
Energy Meter (W)
The running alarm turned on
Energy Meter (W)
The running alarm turned off
Energy Meter (W)
The monetary value changed
Gas Meter (ft3)
The running alarm turned on
Gas Meter (ft3)
The running alarm turned off
Gas Meter (ft3)
The monetary value changed
Gas Meter (m3)
The gas meter changed
Gas Meter (m3)
The running alarm turned on
Gas Meter (m3)
The running alarm turned off
Gas Meter (m3)
The monetary value changed
Liquid Meter (gal)
The running alarm turned on
Liquid Meter (gal)
The running alarm turned off
Liquid Meter (gal)
The monetary value changed
Liquid Meter (L)
The volume changed
Liquid Meter (L)
The running alarm turned on
Liquid Meter (L)
The running alarm turned off
Liquid Meter (L)
The monetary value changed
Water Meter (ft3)
The running alarm turned on
Water Meter (ft3)
The running alarm turned off
Water Meter (ft3)
The monetary value changed
Water Meter (m3)
The water meter changed
Water Meter (m3)
The running alarm turned on
Water Meter (m3)
The running alarm turned off
Water Meter (m3)
The monetary value changed
Weight Meter (g)
The weight changed
Weight Meter (g)
The running alarm turned on
Weight Meter (g)
The running alarm turned off
Weight Meter (g)
The monetary value changed
Weight Meter (oz)
The running alarm turned on
Weight Meter (oz)
The running alarm turned off
Weight Meter (oz)
The monetary value changed
And...
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
Is busy
Energy Meter (kWh)
Is busy
Energy Meter (W)
Is busy
Gas Meter (ft3)
Is busy
Gas Meter (m3)
Is busy
Liquid Meter (gal)
Is busy
Liquid Meter (L)
Is busy
Water Meter (ft3)
Is busy
Water Meter (m3)
Is busy
Weight Meter (g)
Is busy
Weight Meter (oz)
Is busy
Then...
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Central Heating Meter (GJ)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Energy Meter (kWh)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Energy Meter (kWh)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Energy Meter (kWh)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Energy Meter (kWh)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Energy Meter (W)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Energy Meter (W)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Energy Meter (W)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Energy Meter (W)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Gas Meter (ft3)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Gas Meter (ft3)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Gas Meter (ft3)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Gas Meter (ft3)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Gas Meter (m3)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Gas Meter (m3)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Gas Meter (m3)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Gas Meter (m3)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Liquid Meter (gal)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Liquid Meter (gal)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Liquid Meter (gal)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Liquid Meter (gal)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Liquid Meter (L)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Liquid Meter (L)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Liquid Meter (L)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Liquid Meter (L)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Water Meter (ft3)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Water Meter (ft3)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Water Meter (ft3)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Water Meter (ft3)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Water Meter (m3)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Water Meter (m3)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Water Meter (m3)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Water Meter (m3)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Weight Meter (g)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Weight Meter (g)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Weight Meter (g)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Weight Meter (g)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
Weight Meter (oz)
End usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
With given tariff & meter count, calculation will be made for the running session
Weight Meter (oz)
Get formatted session costs
Retrieve the costs in your local format from the last session in a flow tag
Advanced
Weight Meter (oz)
Start usage session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
Starting a new calcultion session for usage insisghts
Weight Meter (oz)
Update active session with Price tariff and Meter reading meter reading
When having dynamic or fixed tariff changes, this will update the session and calculate correct costs per tariff rate
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What's new
Version 1.0.2 — FIX: Capability not found error
Usage Mate
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