New Release Tapo Plug Energy Monitoring 2.0 Update
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12/05/2022 Update: 1. Add Fixes and Topics as recommended solution 2. Latest Tapo APP version till now: Android: 2.11.43, iOS: 2.11.24 11/28 Update: New Firmware 1.1.6 has been released for both Tapo P110 and Tapo P1 Modification and bug fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that graph and data of Energy Usage might be incorrect. 2. Fixed the bug that Bill of this Month might be inaccurate. 3. Fixed the bug that remote control might not take effect. Note:1.Tapo App should be upgraded to the latest version in App Store. 2.The historical energy data of the plug might be cleared if the firmware upgrades from version earlier than 1.1.2 to 1.1.6 11/1 Update: Added Q&A at the end of this article: Q1: Why the energy cost is not calculating correctly? Hey Tapo Users! We have all-round upgraded the energy monitoring function feature in the Tapo app for you. As energy prices soar these days, we are all seeking ways to save on our electric bills. Tapo new Energy Monitoring 2.0 offers an opportunity to better understand and optimize your energy consumption. To use the new Energy Monitoring, the following conditions should be met
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Supported on model Tapo P110 or Tapo P115 with 1.1.2 and later firmware
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Tapo App should be upgraded to the latest version 2.10. X.
Note: the firmware is rolled out to Tapo users gradually, not all in once, if you didn't receive this firmware update, kindly wait for another few days.
New Energy Monitoring Dashboard
The new energy monitoring dashboard contains three core data:
lPower consumption of 'Today': Display energy consumption of today from 0:00 to the current time.
l Power consumption of 'This Month': Display energy consumption of the past 30 days.
l Current power: Refresh real-time power value every 5 seconds.
l Energy Measurement to 0.001 kWh: More decimal place in the energy consumption metric to 0.001Kwh (1W) helps you to view more accurate energy data.
Energy Usage & Power Graphs
With straightforward graphs, you can easily know when your appliances are consuming most power, and how much power they consume at different times. It can also display your power consumption in calendar view.
l Energy Usage Graph: You can now check your total power consumption by day, month, or year.
① Day: Display the total power consumption of today in the past 24 hours, the minimum time interval is 1 hour.
② Month: Display the power consumption of this month, the minimum time interval is 1 day.
③ Year: Display the power consumption of the past 12 months, the minimum time interval is 1 month.
l Power Graph: You can review the power data at different time during the past day or week.
① Day: Display the power value today from 00:00-24:00, the minimum time interval is 5 minutes.
② Week: Display the power value of the past 7 days, the minimum time interval is 1 hour.
Reset Energy Usage Data
l Delete Energy Usage Data : Now you can find an option to reset the energy data to zero easily without a factory reset.
Energy Calendar:
l Daily Energy usage in a Calendar: Display daily power consumption in the past 3 months and the Monthly electric bill.
l Visualizing electric consumption with colors: Use color of blue, orange and red to represent lower, average and higher scales of electric consumption values.
Electric Bill Calculator:
l Bill of past 30 days: Display the accumulated electric bill of past 30 days. You can iput your electricity rate, to get an estimated cost of the power consumed by each connected device. Tapo app has Singular Billing or Periodic Billing two types of billing.
Note:
1. the price unit by default is consistent with the unit of the Tapo Care subscription.
2. Electric Bill in the app provides an estimated cost for reference only, the electricity costs in real world depends on your electric company.
l When To Use Singular billing:
Select Singular billing if you have a fixed-rate energy plan. Fixed-rate means that the price you pay per kilowatt-hour (kWh) stays the same throughout your usage.
Calculation formula: bill of this month= (electricity rate per kWh) x (total energy consumption of this month).
l When To Use Periodic billing
Select Periodic billing if you have a variable-rate energy plan. Variable-rate means that the price you pay per kilowatt-hour (kWh) could go up or down in a day or different seasons of a year.
You can set variable electricity rates by Winter and Summer , Workday and weekends, Peak and Off-peak hours.
① Winter and summer
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Summer (customizable): May 1st – Oct. 31th
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Winter (customizable): Nov. 1st – April 30th
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Customize time range
② Workdays and weekends
③ A day divided into 3 periods: off-peak, mid-peak, peak.
Calculation formula: bill of this month = (peak hours x peak hour price)+ (mid-peak hour x mid-peak hour price)+ (off-peak hours x off-peak price)
Tapo Power Protection
l Power Sensing as Trigger: you can set Auto Power Off for the connected device when its power exceeds your customized threshold. This feature can help to protect your electronics and prevent fire accidents caused by electrical overload.
l Customized threshold: You can manually set threshold by dragging the scroll bar left and right.
Adjustable range:1W-3670W
Minimum adjustment unit:10W
l Notification reminder: When plug detects overload, it will turn off automatically and send a push notification to your mobile device.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Why the energy cost is not calculating correctly?
It is possible that electricity rate was ever changed in the Electric Bill settings:
The new electricity rate will only be applied to the new-generated energy consumption (kWh) afterwards, the previous data still use the old electricity rate.
If the electricity rate has been changed, the formula to calculate your electricity bill is :
Cost = (kilowatt-hours) x (Old electricity rate)+ (kilowatt-hours) x ( New electricity rate)
[Troubleshooting Tips ]
Try to reset energy usage data and test the Bill function again:
1. Reset energy data in the app
2. Select Singular Bill
3. Input the Electricity rate *pay attention not change the price during test
4. Check if the Cost of follow the formula: (kilowatt-hours) of this month x electricity rate
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Thanks for the notice and for the update. I have tested my Android version and it seems to be working correctly now, hopefully this will remain the case as I start using the device in earnest again.
As you will be aware, the original release of the new app and firmware made the devices virtually useless for over a month. Please ensure in future that new releases are tested before being released. The massive number of issues strongly suggests that this was not done with the P110.
Thanks, though, for the new export feature, which I, amongst others, requested. It will make the device even more useful.
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Not sure if it's relevant but my P110 now fails to turn off the power.
It does however stop recording the energy usage when the schedule says Power Off.
The switch on the side also fails to turn the power off.
Could just be coincidental but it has always worked until recently. Can't be sure exactly when it stopped working.
I have done a reset but that failed to make a difference.
Running Firmware 1.1.6 Build 221114 Rel.203339
Edit: Just browsing other threads and this seems to be a relatively common event so looks like a hardware issue due to poor components or manufacturing.
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It appears that since we changed to a new month (1st December), the Energy Monitoring - Year tab (which was the only tab working correctly previously) now states:
"There is no data yet" on both of my P110's.
Can anyone else please check if this is the case for them.
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From your update to the main post on 28/11
11/28 Update: 1. Latest Tapo APP version: Android 2.11.40, iOS: 2.11.5 2. New Firmware 1.1.6 has released for both Tapo P110 and Tapo P115.
I have been to the Google Play Store and only version 2.11.23 is available, although it gives the update date as 29 Nov 22, as you can see below, so I cannot update to version 2.11.40.
I have seen the same problem with rolling over to December as the previous two replies - the Year graph displays 'No data yet'.
So, a definite improvement in the app, but it's still buggy as yet. Maybe this is fixed in the new version, but until I can download it, I can't say.
Thanks
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I'm getting 'No data yet' too. What version of the app are you using. I can't update my Android to the 2.11.40, the Play Store only shows 2.11.23.
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Thank you for your replies. Looks like it is another bug.
This morning I was using Android App 2.11.40, but have just updated to 2.11.43 from Play Store.
Unfortunately the 'Year' tab problem - "There is no data yet" does not appear to have been fixed.
The date on Play Store for v 2.11.43 is 28/11/2022, and the what's new states bug fixes and improved stability.
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QuestionReality wrote
Whilst I appreciate there are problems with the Tapo Plug Energy Monitoring 2.0 Update at present and that they are being investigated, can I ask a question that will become important at the end of the year?
In both 'Day' view and 'Month' view you can swipe to go back (7 days or 3 months) as indicated by the dots:
In year view there is no such indicator.
The question is what will happen on the 1st January 2023? Will the now 'previous' year (2022) history suddenly become unavailable?
With the latest problem with the "Year" tab, can I also point back to the post I made on 27th October. I have not had a definitive answer so it is likely there will be further problems on 1st January 2023. Can we please get this looked into.
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With the
iPhone iOS Tapo App version 2.11.24
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P110 V1.0 Firmware 1.1.6
I do NOT see this problem with the "Year" tab
at first glance (I had a very brief look through all the graphs, calendar etc.) it all appears to be working for me
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TimMoss wrote
With the
iPhone iOS Tapo App version 2.11.24
and
P110 V1.0 Firmware 1.1.6
I do NOT see this problem with the "Year" tab
at first glance (I had a very brief look through all the graphs, calendar etc.) it all appears to be working for me
Maybe it is just an Android problem?
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