diff --git a/source/_integrations/utility_meter.markdown b/source/_integrations/utility_meter.markdown index c92afb6d6f4..8588ae9d39d 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/utility_meter.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/utility_meter.markdown @@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ Net consumption: Delta values: description: > Enable this if the source values are delta values since the last reading instead of absolute values. When this option is enabled, each new value received will be added as-is to the utility meter instead of adding the _difference_ between the new value and previous value. +Periodically resetting: + description: > + Enable this if the source sensor state is expected to reset to 0, for example, a smart plug that resets on boot. + When this option is disabled (for example, if the source sensor is a domestic utility meter that never resets during the device's lifetime), the _difference_ between the new value and the last valid value is added to the utility meter, which avoids the loss of a meter reading after the source sensor becomes available after being unavailable. {% endconfiguration_basic %} If the meter reset cycle and reset offsets are to limited for your use case, @@ -117,6 +121,11 @@ tariffs: required: false default: [] type: list +periodically_resetting: + description: Enable this if the source sensor state is expected to reset to 0, for example, a smart plug that resets on boot. When this option is disabled (for example, if the source sensor is a domestic utility meter that never resets during the device's lifetime), the _difference_ between the new value and the last valid value is added to the utility meter, which avoids the loss of a meter reading after the source sensor becomes available after being unavailable. + required: false + default: true + type: boolean {% endconfiguration %}