HomeWizard sells, among other things, an Energy Socket adapter to keep an eye on the energy consumption of individual appliances in the house. With the new functions you can ensure that the plug switches on automatically when a feed-in takes place. In other words: the moment the solar panels have supplied enough energy to keep everything in the house running and you have energy left over. You can feed that energy back to the grid, or use it for other useful applications, such as charging your electric bicycle.
Whether sufficient energy has been supplied can be found out with the HomeWizard P1 meter, which we recently reviewed. This allows you to track your electricity and gas consumption. When sufficient energy has been generated, the Energy Socket switches on to (further) charge a connected device.
You can also use the Energy Socket to set when the plug should be switched on or off. Switching off prevents standby consumption, something that can quickly occur in a kitchen boiler, for example, if you are on holiday for a long time and do not need à hot water in the minute. The biggest disadvantage of the Energy Socket is that 'as a smart plug it is not suitable for HomeKit and can therefore not be included in your automations. There are of course detours such as HomeBridge and Homey that allow you to include products that are not suitable for HomeKit in automations.
The now announced feature allows you to save money and use more of your solar energy yourself. A point to note is that you must be a subscriber to the company's paid Energy+ service, which costs €1 per month. In return, you also get more statistics and a longer history of your energy consumption.
This summer, HomeWizard will receive support for solar inverters from SolarEdge, Goodwe and Growatt to give you more insight into your energy. Read our overview of HomeWizard if you want to know more or buy the P1 right away for €29. The plug costs €34.