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

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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