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title: "Community Highlights: 5th edition"
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description: "DIY Smart key holder, Marine aquariums and Live energy consumption"
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date: 2020-03-15 00:00:00
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date_formatted: "March 15, 2020"
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author: Franck Nijhof
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author_twitter: frenck
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categories: Community
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og_image: /images/blog/2020-03-15-community-highlights/social.png
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Time for the fifth enactment of the Community Highlights!
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We've received quite a few recommendations, but also closely monitored
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social media and found some gems to share again!
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## Controlling 7! marine aquariums with Home Assistant
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Let's start with showcasing a highly unusual, but impressive, Home Assistant setup.
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It is shared on our [Facebook group][facebook-group] by Kevin McPeake. Kevin's
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setup has a total of 5 Home Assistant instances, controlling 7x marine aquariums!
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<p class='img'>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant/permalink/2597624533842234/">
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<img
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src='/images/blog/2020-03-15-community-highlights/marine-aquariums.png'
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alt="Kevin's impressive setup for his 7 aquariums"
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style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;'
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/>
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</a>
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Kevin's impressive setup for his 7 aquariums.
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</p>
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Those are some big views Kevin! I bet you will be happy with the new Lovelace
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features that are coming in Home Assistant Core 0.107. It will help
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you to trim down that a bit, into multiple Lovelace Dashboards (now in
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[beta, sneak peak?](https://rc.home-assistant.io/latest-release-notes/)).
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[Click here to check out Kevin's post on our Facebook group.](https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant/permalink/2597624533842234/)
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_Thanks, Walt_H for [sending in](/suggest-community-highlight) this item! 👍_
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## Live energy consumption screen
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Energy saving is good for the environment (and your wallet). However, to do that,
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you have to become aware of your actual usage. `/u/Lau-ie` shared his energy
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consumption screen on our [subreddit][reddit].
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This gives insight into the current usage, but also in the usage & costs of the
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consumed energy of the last 24 hours.
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<blockquote class="reddit-card" data-card-created="1584140539"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/f78h7n/new_energyconsumption_screen_still_tweaking_it/">New energyconsumption screen, still tweaking it.</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a>
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</blockquote>
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<script async src="//embed.redditmedia.com/widgets/platform.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
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Do you actively monitor your energy usage? What does your dashboard look like?
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## A DIY smart magnetic key holder
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And here is one from [James Callaghan](https://twitter.com/jamescallaghan), who
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created really smart and easy to replicate magnet key holder, using a Xiaomi
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Aqara Door/Window sensor. Yes, this key holder works on Zigbee.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My mind goes crazy at the number of problems a single sensor can solve. For me, this was for reassurance using <a href="https://twitter.com/home_assistant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@****home_assistant****</a> but when you think how this could be applied elsewhere concierge services to those with memory issues etc.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/smarthome?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#smarthome</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/inclusivity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#inclusivity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/accessibility?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IoT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IoT</a> <a href="https://t.co/sirygbCE7p">pic.twitter.com/sirygbCE7p</a></p>— James Callaghan #Microsoft (@jamescallaghan) <a href="https://twitter.com/jamescallaghan/status/1237148097345654784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2020</a>
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</blockquote>
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## Consumer Reports: Open call for non-resident technologist fellows
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Consumer Reports is an American non-profit organization that does independent,
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(product) testing and research for consumers to provide truth, transparency and
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fairness. Their results are published in a monthly magazine and on their website.
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The Consumer Reports Digital Lab offers paid, non-resident fellowships to study
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the effects of connected (IoT) products and services. They welcome anyone
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interested in public technology research to apply for the fellowship.
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If you are interested in this, more information can be found here:
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- [Consumer Reports Digital Lab - Fellows](https://digital-lab.consumerreports.org/fellows/)
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- [Blog: An open call for non-resident technologist fellows](https://medium.com/cr-digital-lab/coming-soon-an-open-call-for-non-resident-technologist-fellows-95de2f3399fe)
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## Got a tip for the next edition?
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Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing, inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant?
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[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight).
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Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media:
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- Twitter it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter]
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- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group]
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- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit]
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- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram
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- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat]
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See you next edition!
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[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat
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[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant/
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[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant/
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[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant
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[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant
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