The smart outlet I use for power monitoring and remote control

People ask me about my power monitoring setup all the time, so I thought I'd make a video about how I do it! I wrote a blog post with all the information and my ApexCharts card code, so you can copy and paste it if you like: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-i-monitor-and-control-all-my-powered-devices-zigbee-ha Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links): - ThirdReality Zigbee Smart Outlets: https://amzn.to/45oROls - Shelly Plug US (WiFi) Outlets: https://amzn.to/4mZMTxu - Home Assistant Yellow: https://www.home-assistant.io/yellow/ - Matrix Power Meter MPM-1010: https://amzn.to/441F41F - Aquara Zigbee Button: https://amzn.to/44eUC3j - ApexCharts Card for HA: https://github.com/RomRider/apexcharts-card Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JeffGeerling 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering Contents: 00:00 - Zigbee smart outlet 00:42 - Remote control power (and safeguards) 01:36 - Lighting control when proprietary control fails 03:46 - Other 'smart' outlets (Z-Wave and WiFi) 04:31 - ApexCharts HA Card for graphs 05:24 - Protecting IoT and precious retro devices