diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/loopenergy.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/loopenergy.py
index 3394e69da8d..04a1d946d45 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/loopenergy.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/loopenergy.py
@@ -6,56 +6,67 @@ https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.loop_energy/
 """
 import logging
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
-from homeassistant.util import convert
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-DOMAIN = "loopenergy"
-
 REQUIREMENTS = ['pyloopenergy==0.0.14']
 
+CONF_ELEC = 'electricity'
+CONF_GAS = 'gas'
+
+CONF_ELEC_SERIAL = 'electricity_serial'
+CONF_ELEC_SECRET = 'electricity_secret'
+
+CONF_GAS_SERIAL = 'gas_serial'
+CONF_GAS_SECRET = 'gas_secret'
+CONF_GAS_CALORIFIC = 'gas_calorific'
+
+CONF_GAS_TYPE = 'gas_type'
+
+ELEC_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(CONF_ELEC_SERIAL): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_ELEC_SECRET): cv.string,
+})
+
+GAS_TYPE_SCHEMA = vol.In(['imperial', 'metric'])
+
+GAS_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(CONF_GAS_SERIAL): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_GAS_SECRET): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_GAS_TYPE, default='metric'):
+        GAS_TYPE_SCHEMA,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_GAS_CALORIFIC, default=39.11): vol.Coerce(float)
+})
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required(CONF_ELEC): vol.All(
+        dict, ELEC_SCHEMA),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_GAS, default={}): vol.All(
+        dict, GAS_SCHEMA)
+})
+
 
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     """Setup the Loop Energy sensors."""
     import pyloopenergy
 
-    elec_serial = config.get('electricity_serial')
-    elec_secret = config.get('electricity_secret')
-    gas_serial = config.get('gas_serial')
-    gas_secret = config.get('gas_secret')
-    gas_type = config.get('gas_type', 'metric')
-    gas_calorific = convert(config.get('gas_calorific'), float, 39.11)
-
-    if not (elec_serial and elec_secret):
-        _LOGGER.error(
-            "Configuration Error, "
-            "please make sure you have configured electricity "
-            "serial and secret tokens")
-        return None
-
-    if (gas_serial or gas_secret) and not (gas_serial and gas_secret):
-        _LOGGER.error(
-            "Configuration Error, "
-            "please make sure you have configured gas "
-            "serial and secret tokens")
-        return None
-
-    if gas_type not in ['imperial', 'metric']:
-        _LOGGER.error(
-            "Configuration Error, 'gas_type' "
-            "can only be 'imperial' or 'metric' ")
-        return None
+    elec_config = config.get(CONF_ELEC)
+    gas_config = config.get(CONF_GAS)
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-function-args
     controller = pyloopenergy.LoopEnergy(
-        elec_serial,
-        elec_secret,
-        gas_serial,
-        gas_secret,
-        gas_type,
-        gas_calorific
+        elec_config.get(CONF_ELEC_SERIAL),
+        elec_config.get(CONF_ELEC_SECRET),
+        gas_config.get(CONF_GAS_SERIAL),
+        gas_config.get(CONF_GAS_SECRET),
+        gas_config.get(CONF_GAS_TYPE),
+        gas_config.get(CONF_GAS_CALORIFIC)
         )
 
     def stop_loopenergy(event):
@@ -67,7 +78,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
 
     sensors = [LoopEnergyElec(controller)]
 
-    if gas_serial:
+    if gas_config.get(CONF_GAS_SERIAL):
         sensors.append(LoopEnergyGas(controller))
 
     add_devices(sensors)