PELS Insights Device
PELS includes a virtual device called PELS Insights. It is the easiest way to surface planner status in dashboards, favorites, and quick checks inside Homey.
Add the device
- Open Devices -> Add Device
- Select PELS
- Choose PELS Insights
- Add the device
What it shows
The current driver exposes these core capabilities:
| Capability | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Operating mode | Current PELS mode selected in settings or by Flow |
| Capacity shortfall | Whether PELS projects an hourly hard-cap breach and cannot shed any more load |
| Headroom | Available power before the current soft limit |
| Current soft limit | Effective soft limit currently used for shedding |
| 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 restores are currently constrained or why shedding is active |
| Controlled load | Current controlled load |
| Uncontrolled load | Current uncontrolled load |
| Price level | Current price bucket relative to the day average |
| Devices active | Number of controlled devices not currently shed |
| Devices shed | Number of controlled devices currently shed |
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 Headroom before assuming something is wrong with a device.
What shortfall means
The Capacity shortfall 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 controllable shedding 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 the Budget tab for capacity and daily-budget tuning.
- Use Flow Cards when you need automations around state changes.