Lowes iris 2nd generation smart plug

[johnconstantelo]

@all4dom

What do you mean by power reporting?

The device reports watts and kWh:

@all4dom

Do all smart plugs report the power usage.

No, so check specs before buying if you want that capability.

@all4dom

I’m wondering if I buy a few plugs & use them.on some of my devices & I can see how much its coating me.

Sort of. You can use a SmartApp to log readings to Google sheets, and then do some math to calculate costs, OR write your own DTH to build that in. I’ve done that for my whole house power monitor. Here’a a great SmartApp for logging data:

[OBSOLETE] Simple Event Logger

This SmartApp will stop working when the Groovy platform is retired This SmartApp is no longer supported because SmartThings made some changes to the way events are handled which has impacted some users and it will most likely completely stop working in the near future. There’s another SmartApp called something like Google Sheets Logger that subscribes to the events instead of retrieving them from the device history so it most likely won’t have the same issues as this one. Simple Event Logger is a fully customizable SmartApp that allows you to accurately log all device activity to a Google Sheets Spreadsheet. Each event is stored on a separate row so that you have their exact time and details. Google Sheets has an easy to use filter feature which allows you to do things like view all e…

@all4dom

Only other question i have is can I plug this into a surge protector for my pc?

Yup, and/or buy a smart power strip with built in smart devices.

Zooz Z-Wave Plus S2 Power Strip ZEN20 VER. 3.0

@all4dom

I use that as a server for media.

While I don’t have a power strip, I use smart plugs on all my A/V equipment in our media room.