PELS Insights Device

PELS includes a virtual device called PELS Insights. It is the easiest way to see what PELS is doing in dashboards, favorites, and quick checks inside Homey.

Add the device

1. Open Devices -> Add Device
2. Select PELS
3. Choose PELS Insights
4. Add the device

What it shows

The Insights device exposes these readings. The labels below match the capability titles shown in Homey.

Reading	Meaning
Operating mode	Current PELS mode — tap the tile to switch directly, or change it in settings / via Flow
Manual action needed	Whether PELS projects an hourly hard-cap breach and cannot limit any more load
Available power	Extra power PELS can fit before the current safe pace
Current safe pace	Current effective pace used for power limiting
Used this hour	Energy consumed so far in the current hour
Daily budget remaining	Remaining daily budget, when daily pacing is enabled
Daily budget exceeded	Whether the daily plan is currently over target
Limit reason	Why devices are currently constrained or why limiting is active
Managed device usage	Power currently being drawn by managed devices
Background usage	Power currently being drawn outside managed devices
Price level	Current price bucket relative to the day average
Devices active	Number of managed devices not currently limited
Devices limited	Number of managed devices currently limited

When it is most useful

• Pin it to Homey favorites if you want a quick read on whether the system is under pressure.
• Use it as a visual companion to the Capacity guard: manual action needed trigger.
• Check Limit reason and Available power before assuming something is wrong with a device.

What the capacity guard means

The capacity guard alarm is intentionally strict.

• It only applies to projected hourly hard-cap breaches.
• It does not fire for daily budget misses.
• It means PELS has already exhausted the available managed-device limiting options.

That makes it appropriate for urgent notifications and manual intervention.

What the device does not replace

The Insights device is a status surface, not a full configuration tool.

• Use the Overview tab to inspect the detailed plan.
• Use Settings > Limits & safety for capacity tuning and Budget for daily-budget tuning.
• Use Flow Cards when you need automations around state changes.