Artem’s Energy‑Smart Automations Without the Chaos

By day Artem works for JetBrains, developing coding IDEs for software professionals. But today we want to learn about his smart home, and how he is using Home Assistant to make it more energy efficient

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Welcome, sponsors, guest intro

00:02:30 - Developer life and new home

00:06:30 - Shutters and first automations

00:12:20 - Wi‑Fi presence and WAF/PAF

00:17:30 - Cabling regrets and PoE lessons

00:21:30 - Zigbee over Ethernet; IKEA fix

00:25:58 - Dynamic tariffs, solar and battery

00:33:20 - Smart appliance scheduling

00:41:00 - mmWave presence sensors

00:45:20 - Doorbell NFC and Nuki lock

00:50:10 - Wishlist, Hue and wiring

00:53:10 - Climate tuning and valve fix

00:58:40 - Versatile thermostat and wrap‑up

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