Utility Meter device class missing

[plug-it-in]

The problem

When you create a new Utility Meter it ALWAYS has the device class missing. There is no easy way to add this post event. Although people have supplied links to customizing the Helper these do not work, and you cannot simply add this. I have seen this issue reported many times and closed without any fix to the base. For a newbie like me this is a nightmare. I have use the State view and done a set to try and add this and sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't.

Infact Im sure this example Im submitting will not work at all with just that brief YAML. It seems its doesn't inherit from the underlying devices

This means I cannot add it to for example the Energy Dashboard

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

System Information version | core-2024.10.1 -- | -- installation_type | Home Assistant OS dev | false hassio | true docker | true user | root virtualenv | false python_version | 3.12.4 os_name | Linux os_version | 6.6.31-haos-raspi arch | aarch64 timezone | Europe/London config_dir | /config

Home Assistant Community Store

GitHub API | ok -- | -- GitHub Content | ok GitHub Web | ok HACS Data | ok GitHub API Calls Remaining | 5000 Installed Version | 2.0.1 Stage | running Available Repositories | 1429 Downloaded Repositories | 5

Home Assistant Cloud

logged_in | false -- | -- can_reach_cert_server | ok can_reach_cloud_auth | ok can_reach_cloud | ok

Home Assistant Supervisor

host_os | Home Assistant OS 13.1 -- | -- update_channel | stable supervisor_version | supervisor-2024.09.1 agent_version | 1.6.0 docker_version | 26.1.4 disk_total | 116.8 GB disk_used | 16.7 GB healthy | true supported | true host_connectivity | true supervisor_connectivity | true ntp_synchronized | true virtualization | board | rpi5-64 supervisor_api | ok version_api | ok installed_addons | Mosquitto broker (6.4.1), Studio Code Server (5.17.1), Get HACS (1.3.1), Frigate (Full Access) (0.14.1), Advanced SSH & Web Terminal (19.0.0), File editor (5.8.0), Terminal & SSH (9.15.0), GivTCP-BETA (3.0.4)

Dashboards

dashboards | 7 -- | -- resources | 2 views | 5 mode | storage

Recorder

oldest_recorder_run | 29 September 2024 at 20:58 -- | -- current_recorder_run | 5 October 2024 at 16:14 estimated_db_size | 260.27 MiB database_engine | sqlite database_version | 3.45.3

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

Utility Meter

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/utility_meter/

Diagnostics information

System Information

version	core-2024.10.1
installation_type	Home Assistant OS
dev	false
hassio	true
docker	true
user	root
virtualenv	false
python_version	3.12.4
os_name	Linux
os_version	6.6.31-haos-raspi
arch	aarch64
timezone	Europe/London
config_dir	/config

Home Assistant Community Store

GitHub API	ok
GitHub Content	ok
GitHub Web	ok
HACS Data	ok
GitHub API Calls Remaining	5000
Installed Version	2.0.1
Stage	running
Available Repositories	1429
Downloaded Repositories	5

Home Assistant Cloud

logged_in	false
can_reach_cert_server	ok
can_reach_cloud_auth	ok
can_reach_cloud	ok

Home Assistant Supervisor

host_os	Home Assistant OS 13.1
update_channel	stable
supervisor_version	supervisor-2024.09.1
agent_version	1.6.0
docker_version	26.1.4
disk_total	116.8 GB
disk_used	16.7 GB
healthy	true
supported	true
host_connectivity	true
supervisor_connectivity	true
ntp_synchronized	true
virtualization
board	rpi5-64
supervisor_api	ok
version_api	ok
installed_addons	Mosquitto broker (6.4.1), Studio Code Server (5.17.1), Get HACS (1.3.1), Frigate (Full Access) (0.14.1), Advanced SSH & Web Terminal (19.0.0), File editor (5.8.0), Terminal & SSH (9.15.0), GivTCP-BETA (3.0.4)

Dashboards

dashboards	7
resources	2
views	5
mode	storage

Recorder

oldest_recorder_run	29 September 2024 at 20:58
current_recorder_run	5 October 2024 at 16:14
estimated_db_size	260.27 MiB
database_engine	sqlite
database_version	3.45.3

Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

No response

After some more digging this is the actual YAML produced for the final Utility Meter state_class: total_increasing status: paused last_period: "0" last_valid_state: None tariff: offpeak last_reset: "2024-10-07T11:48:39.394395+00:00" next_reset: "2024-10-08T00:00:00+01:00" unit_of_measurement: kWh friendly_name: Grid Import offpeak

I have now added the line through State and setting . I then have to reboot HA for it to be implemented and I now have

state_class: total_increasing status: paused last_period: "0" last_valid_state: None tariff: offpeak last_reset: "2024-10-07T11:48:39.394395+00:00" next_reset: "2024-10-08T00:00:00+01:00" unit_of_measurement: kWh device_class: energy friendly_name: Grid Import offpeak

With device_class as it should be

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[dgomes]

can you share the state of your source_sensor ?

[plug-it-in]

I presume this is what you mean [image: image.png] Kind regards

Pete Rawlings

On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 at 14:29, Diogo Gomes @.***> wrote:

can you share the state of your source_sensor ?

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[plug-it-in]

As that didnt work from email heres a video showing the state you asked for followed by me creating the Utility Meter and it failing to add the device_class . Hope this is more helpful

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8de29707-cf84-4453-b7dd-9a5778bb2f61

[dgomes]

You source does not have a device class....

The issue is in your source device

[plug-it-in]

I do not understand Im looking at the screen at the start of the video which is the Source Device and it clearly shows device_class: energy and copy and pasting from the source device it says

state_class: total unit_of_measurement: kWh device_class: energy friendly_name: GivTCP Energy Battery Discharge Energy Today kWh

[dgomes]

Sorry, very difficult to see your video (would be best to have screenshot or textual copies)

But from this part at the end of the video I seen that the source has yet to communicate any new state to the utility meter, so there is no chance for the utility_meter to know the device_class

[plug-it-in]

So are you saying ONCE new data is received in the source and sent to this new meter THEN the device_class will be set? I dont understand why you do not inherit it immediately from the Source this would at least make it available to be added to things like the Energy Dashboard. You cannot do this while it does not have a device_class.

Update: I checked after I knew the Utility Meter Helper sensor should have data and it now has the device_class. Can you please document this as a warning or inherit on creation . I've spent(wasted) days trying to figure out why I could not add to the Energy Dashboard.

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