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Wrong reading when using solar

Linked issue: #274

If you have a solar system, and the consumption remains zero for some time and then gets a value from the sensor, you may see an abrupt increase in the total daily energy sensor value that doesn't match the actual consumption.

What to do?

Try to use the left calculation method instead of the default (right). You can do this by editing your ESPHome device and add the following configuration at the bottom of your YAML file:

your_glow_config.yaml
sensor:
- id: !extend sensor_total_daily_energy
method: left