Chapter 4 — Adding Octopus Energy Integration

Lesson 1: How to Add Octopus Energy to Home Assistant — BottleCapDave 🔌

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In this lesson

This lesson walks you through installing the BottleCapDave Octopus Energy integration via HACS and connecting your Octopus account — giving you live tariff rates, standing charges, usage data, and cost tracking directly in Home Assistant.

✅ What You'll Learn:

  • Installing the Octopus Energy integration from HACS
  • Connecting your Octopus Energy account via API key
  • Viewing live electricity rates and usage in Home Assistant
  • Setting up sensors for current rate, daily cost, and more

📌 Requirements:

  • ✔ Home Assistant with HACS installed
  • ✔ An Octopus Energy account (UK only)
  • ✔ Your Octopus Energy API key — get it from octopus.energy/dashboard

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