New Release Tapo Plug Energy Monitoring 2.0 Update
12/05/2022 Update: 1. Add Fixes and Topics as recommended solution 2. Latest Tapo APP version till now: Android: 2.11.43, iOS: 2.11.24 11/28 Update: New Firmware 1.1.6 has been released for both Tapo P110 and Tapo P1 Modification and bug fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that graph and data of Energy Usage might be incorrect. 2. Fixed the bug that Bill of this Month might be inaccurate. 3. Fixed the bug that remote control might not take effect. Note:1.Tapo App should be upgraded to the latest version in App Store. 2.The historical energy data of the plug might be cleared if the firmware upgrades from version earlier than 1.1.2 to 1.1.6 11/1 Update: Added Q&A at the end of this article: Q1: Why the energy cost is not calculating correctly? Hey Tapo Users! We have all-round upgraded the energy monitoring function feature in the Tapo app for you. As energy prices soar these days, we are all seeking ways to save on our electric bills. Tapo new Energy Monitoring 2.0 offers an opportunity to better understand and optimize your energy consumption. To use the new Energy Monitoring, the following conditions should be met
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Supported on model Tapo P110 or Tapo P115 with 1.1.2 and later firmware
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Tapo App should be upgraded to the latest version 2.10. X.
Note: the firmware is rolled out to Tapo users gradually, not all in once, if you didn't receive this firmware update, kindly wait for another few days.
New Energy Monitoring Dashboard
The new energy monitoring dashboard contains three core data:
lPower consumption of 'Today': Display energy consumption of today from 0:00 to the current time.
l Power consumption of 'This Month': Display energy consumption of the past 30 days.
l Current power: Refresh real-time power value every 5 seconds.
l Energy Measurement to 0.001 kWh: More decimal place in the energy consumption metric to 0.001Kwh (1W) helps you to view more accurate energy data.
Energy Usage & Power Graphs
With straightforward graphs, you can easily know when your appliances are consuming most power, and how much power they consume at different times. It can also display your power consumption in calendar view.
l Energy Usage Graph: You can now check your total power consumption by day, month, or year.
① Day: Display the total power consumption of today in the past 24 hours, the minimum time interval is 1 hour.
② Month: Display the power consumption of this month, the minimum time interval is 1 day.
③ Year: Display the power consumption of the past 12 months, the minimum time interval is 1 month.
l Power Graph: You can review the power data at different time during the past day or week.
① Day: Display the power value today from 00:00-24:00, the minimum time interval is 5 minutes.
② Week: Display the power value of the past 7 days, the minimum time interval is 1 hour.
Reset Energy Usage Data
l Delete Energy Usage Data : Now you can find an option to reset the energy data to zero easily without a factory reset.
Energy Calendar:
l Daily Energy usage in a Calendar: Display daily power consumption in the past 3 months and the Monthly electric bill.
l Visualizing electric consumption with colors: Use color of blue, orange and red to represent lower, average and higher scales of electric consumption values.
Electric Bill Calculator:
l Bill of past 30 days: Display the accumulated electric bill of past 30 days. You can iput your electricity rate, to get an estimated cost of the power consumed by each connected device. Tapo app has Singular Billing or Periodic Billing two types of billing.
Note:
1. the price unit by default is consistent with the unit of the Tapo Care subscription.
2. Electric Bill in the app provides an estimated cost for reference only, the electricity costs in real world depends on your electric company.
l When To Use Singular billing:
Select Singular billing if you have a fixed-rate energy plan. Fixed-rate means that the price you pay per kilowatt-hour (kWh) stays the same throughout your usage.
Calculation formula: bill of this month= (electricity rate per kWh) x (total energy consumption of this month).
l When To Use Periodic billing
Select Periodic billing if you have a variable-rate energy plan. Variable-rate means that the price you pay per kilowatt-hour (kWh) could go up or down in a day or different seasons of a year.
You can set variable electricity rates by Winter and Summer , Workday and weekends, Peak and Off-peak hours.
① Winter and summer
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Summer (customizable): May 1st – Oct. 31th
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Winter (customizable): Nov. 1st – April 30th
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Customize time range
② Workdays and weekends
③ A day divided into 3 periods: off-peak, mid-peak, peak.
Calculation formula: bill of this month = (peak hours x peak hour price)+ (mid-peak hour x mid-peak hour price)+ (off-peak hours x off-peak price)
Tapo Power Protection
l Power Sensing as Trigger: you can set Auto Power Off for the connected device when its power exceeds your customized threshold. This feature can help to protect your electronics and prevent fire accidents caused by electrical overload.
l Customized threshold: You can manually set threshold by dragging the scroll bar left and right.
Adjustable range:1W-3670W
Minimum adjustment unit:10W
l Notification reminder: When plug detects overload, it will turn off automatically and send a push notification to your mobile device.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Why the energy cost is not calculating correctly?
It is possible that electricity rate was ever changed in the Electric Bill settings:
The new electricity rate will only be applied to the new-generated energy consumption (kWh) afterwards, the previous data still use the old electricity rate.
If the electricity rate has been changed, the formula to calculate your electricity bill is :
Cost = (kilowatt-hours) x (Old electricity rate)+ (kilowatt-hours) x ( New electricity rate)
[Troubleshooting Tips ]
Try to reset energy usage data and test the Bill function again:
1. Reset energy data in the app
2. Select Singular Bill
3. Input the Electricity rate *pay attention not change the price during test
4. Check if the Cost of follow the formula: (kilowatt-hours) of this month x electricity rate
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QuestionReality wrote
TimMoss wrote
With the
iPhone iOS Tapo App version 2.11.24
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P110 V1.0 Firmware 1.1.6
I do NOT see this problem with the "Year" tab
at first glance (I had a very brief look through all the graphs, calendar etc.) it all appears to be working for me
Maybe it is just an Android problem?
It does seem to be an Android app problem. I now have 2.11.43 and still the same issue.
However, with my own code accessing the P110 device, I can happily retrieve the Year data, so I can confirm it is an issue with the App rather than the firmware.
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For 'Year' tab problem - "There is no data yet"
- please expect a fix in the next app update.
For ' In year view there is no such indicator/dot to swipe to previous year'
@Wayne-TP Do you have any information about this? Thx!
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For 'Year' tab problem - "There is no data yet"
- please expect a fix in the next app update.
For ' In year view there is no such indicator/dot to swipe to previous year'@Wayne-TP Do you have any information about this? Thx!
Many thanks for the update..
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Fixes and Topics
11/29/2022 [Solution] Energy consumption shows the data of yesterday or future time
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QuestionReality wrote
Whilst I appreciate there are problems with the Tapo Plug Energy Monitoring 2.0 Update at present and that they are being investigated, can I ask a question that will become important at the end of the year?
In both 'Day' view and 'Month' view you can swipe to go back (7 days or 3 months) as indicated by the dots:
In year view there is no such indicator.
The question is what will happen on the 1st January 2023? Will the now 'previous' year (2022) history suddenly become unavailable?
On a second note, the date format in 'month' view in the popup and the axis displays MM/DD. It would be preferable for the UK for the option to be DD/MM or for consistency just use '27 Oct' in the popup, and remove the MM from the axis.
I notice that this has been addressed in Tapo app Version 2.12.705 where you can now scroll back to last year - Many thanks.
Unfortunately a new bug has been introduced whereby swiping right when on the left most 'dot' - 7 days ago, 3 months ago, or last year scrolls the entire screen to the 'Power' tab. This and the fact that the 'Year' tab now seems to default to last year means that it is not possible to see this years total except in the 'full screen' landscape view.
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@QuestionReality thank you for keep us updated
I will try to grab an Android phone to see if this can be reproduced, meanwhile it is much appreciated if you can paste a photo of the tab you mentioned. Thanks in advance.
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@QuestionReality thank you for keep us updated
I will try to grab an Android phone to see if this can be reproduced, meanwhile it is much appreciated if you can paste a photo of the tab you mentioned. Thanks in advance.
Please find attached picture as requested.
The problem occurs on Day, Month, and Year view. when you swipe to the left most dot, you cannot swipe right. Swiping right changes the whole screen from the 'Energy Usage' screen to the 'Power' screen.
Also while Day and Month default to the current period, Year defaults to the first period (ie last year).
I have replicated this on two android phones and an android tablet.
Many thanks for looking into this.
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Update @QuestionReality
Thank you for reporting the Power Usage Graph 1st dot related issue,
Here is a Tapo Trial APP 2.14.202 (362)that contained this fix.
As learned from the team, this is expected to be fixed in the 2.14.x version Tapo APP, the ETA is not confirmed yet, you can keep an eye Google Play Store for Tapo app update.
Thank you again for your work on the problem-solving.
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Solla-topee wrote
@QuestionReality Hi I was able to reproduce the issue you reported, i'd shared with the team and see when this will be fixed.
Many thanks...
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Solla-topee wrote
Update @QuestionReality
Thank you for reporting the Power Usage Graph 1st dot related issue,
Here is a Tapo Trial APP 2.14.202 (362)that contained this fix.
As learned from the team, this is expected to be fixed in the 2.14.x version Tapo APP, the ETA is not confirmed yet, you can keep an eye Google Play Store for Tapo app update.
Thank you again for your work on the problem-solving.
Hi just updated the Tapo App to 2.14.205 and the issue is partially fixed.
What was also reported in post #49 but does not appear to have been fixed is:
Also while Day and Month default to the current period, Year defaults to the first period (ie last year).
(to replicate this, leave the screen and go back in, each time it wil default to 2022 totals.)
Many thanks...
UPDATE 17 February 2023: This now appears to be fixed.
UPDATE 19 February 2023: Today it defaulted back to last year on the 'Year' view. So not fixed but different behaviour.
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