Add documentation for Smart Meter Texas integration (#14198)

* Add documentation for Smart Meter Texas integration

* Provide better configuration instructions

* Provide better account setup instructions

* Fix mispelling

* Add heading

Co-authored-by: Fabian Affolter <mail@fabian-affolter.ch>
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---
title: Smart Meter Texas
description: Instructions on how to integrate Smart Meter Texas into Home Assistant.
ha_category:
- Sensor
ha_release: 0.115
ha_iot_class: Cloud Polling
ha_config_flow: true
ha_codeowners:
- "@grahamwetzler"
ha_domain: smart_meter_texas
---
The [Smart Meter Texas](https://www.smartmetertexas.com/) integration allows Texas residents to integrate their electric meters into Home Assistant. This integration will create a sensor for each meter that shows the current reading.
On its own this sensor is not particularly useful. However, combined with a [`utility_meter`](/integrations/utility_meter/) sensor you can obtain usage over a month, for example.
## Setup
Any Texas electricity consumer can register an account.
1. Go to [Smart Meter Texas](https://www.smartmetertexas.com/)
2. Select _Sign Up_
3. Choose _residential_ as your account type
4. You will need following details which can be found on your electric bill.
- The name of your retail electric provider
- Your meter number
- Your ESIID (Electric Service Identifier)
<div class='note'>
Due to API limits, this sensor refreshes once per hour. The limit is 24 meter readings per calendar day.
</div>
## Configuration
This integration can be configured from the frontend.
Menu: _Configuration > Integrations_, select the `+` button and search for _Smart Meter Texas_.