diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 7d482f4db3f..7fe5ca663e2 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/sensor/dht.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/dweet.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/efergy.py
+    homeassistant/components/sensor/eliqonline.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/forecast.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/mysensors.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/eliqonline.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/eliqonline.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce638aaac26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/eliqonline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""
+homeassistant.components.sensor.eliqonline
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+monitors home energy use for the eliq online service
+
+api documentation:
+  https://my.eliq.se/knowledge/sv-SE/49-eliq-online/299-eliq-online-api
+
+access to api access token:
+  https://my.eliq.se/user/settings/api
+
+current energy use:
+  https://my.eliq.se/api/datanow?accesstoken=<token>
+
+history:
+  https://my.eliq.se/api/data?startdate=2015-12-14&intervaltype=6min&accesstoken=<token>
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+from homeassistant.const import (STATE_UNKNOWN, CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN, CONF_NAME)
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ['eliqonline==1.0.11']
+DEFAULT_NAME = "ELIQ Energy Usage"
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """ Set up the sensors """
+
+    import eliqonline
+
+    access_token = config.get(CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN)
+    name = config.get(CONF_NAME, DEFAULT_NAME)
+    channel_id = config.get("channel_id")
+
+    if access_token is None:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Configuration Error: "
+            "Please make sure you have configured your access token "
+            "that can be aquired from https://my.eliq.se/user/settings/api")
+        return False
+
+    api = eliqonline.API(access_token)
+    add_devices([EliqSensor(api, channel_id, name)])
+
+
+class EliqSensor(Entity):
+    """ Implements a Eliq sensor. """
+
+    def __init__(self, api, channel_id, name):
+        self._name = name
+        self._unit_of_measurement = "W"
+        self._state = STATE_UNKNOWN
+
+        self.api = api
+        self.channel_id = channel_id
+        self.update()
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """ Returns the name. """
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def unit_of_measurement(self):
+        """ Unit of measurement of this entity, if any. """
+        return self._unit_of_measurement
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """ Returns the state of the device. """
+        return self._state
+
+    def update(self):
+        """ Gets the latest data """
+        response = self.api.get_data_now(channelid=self.channel_id)
+        self._state = int(response.power)
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index f986095c387..3c3c1d87f07 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ py-cpuinfo==0.1.6
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.dweet
 dweepy==0.2.0
 
+# homeassistant.components.sensor.eliqonline
+eliqonline==1.0.11
+
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.forecast
 python-forecastio==1.3.3