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Home Assistant custom integration for OVO Energy Australia - solar, grid, export, rate breakdowns, and analytics

Description from HallyAus/OVO_Aus_api

Shows in Vulpo

Chart card, Apple Watch.

Supports

  • Uses the vendor's cloudNeeds an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
  • From the MarketplaceInstalled through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
  • Actively maintainedIts author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

  • Sensors

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Connect to OVO Energy Australia

  • Email Address
  • Password

Also asked when signing in again.

After setup

  • Consolidate into single account device
  • Advanced: Configure billing cycle, peak hours, or manual tariffs
  • Billing Cycle Start Day (1-31)
  • Peak Window Start Hour (0-23)
  • Peak Window End Hour (0-23)
  • Energy Plan
  • Peak Rate ($/kWh)
  • Shoulder Rate ($/kWh)
  • Off-Peak Rate ($/kWh)
  • EV Off-Peak Rate ($/kWh)
  • Flat Rate ($/kWh)

Texts from the code of HallyAus/OVO_Aus_api.

Troubleshooting

  • DiagnosticsDownloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

From the README

  • $1,066/year saved vs the One Plan (OVO-calculated)
  • 30--50 kWh/day solar generation
  • 8c/kWh overnight EV charging (vs 37c standard rate)
  • Free electricity 11 am -- 2 pm daily
  • 2.8c/kWh feed-in tariff
From the README of HallyAus/OVO_Aus_api, MIT License. Shortened.

Information

Installs
95 sharing analytics
GitHub stars
28
Connection
Uses the vendor's cloud
Upkeep
Updated in the last 6 months
Version
v4.12.0,
Category
Energy, Meters and monitoring
Kind
Marketplace integration
Needs
Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain
ovo_energy_au

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