# Mi Smart Plug not reporting power usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [June 30, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849 "2020-06-30T06:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rampage](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rampage/32/2121_2.png) [@rampage](https://community.homey.app/u/rampage)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/1 "2020-06-30T06:43:00Z")
I have some Xiaomi Smart Plug EU (3 of them). I connected the TV to 1 of them. This plug, however, is not reporting power usage. The other is connected to my boiler, that works fine. Any idea what the issue could be? ---
**Author:** ![anon61197305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anon61197305](https://community.homey.app/u/anon61197305)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/2 "2020-06-30T06:53:51Z")
I have the same with Philips Hue plugs, it seems that they don’t support that option!? ---
**Author:** ![rampage](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rampage/32/2121_2.png) [@rampage](https://community.homey.app/u/rampage)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/3 "2020-06-30T06:58:06Z")
For Hue, that is correct. Xiaomi however, should support it, and does with my other plug. ---
**Author:** ![anon61197305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anon61197305](https://community.homey.app/u/anon61197305)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/4 "2020-06-30T07:01:40Z")
Okay, my bad. I didn’t know. Sad that Philips Hue doesn’t support it… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Witjes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wesley_witjes/32/16366_2.png) [@Wesley\_Witjes](https://community.homey.app/u/Wesley_Witjes)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/5 "2020-06-30T09:40:31Z")
I had the same problem. Power on/power off etc. Nothing helped. Next day I looked en there it was didn’t changed anything… ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_nl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_nl/32/27194_2.png) [@Chris\_nl](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_nl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/6 "2020-06-30T18:46:04Z")
Most smart plugs need a certain amount of power before they show currents, i’ve seen that with the fibaro in the past, but more then 5W should be plenty. Also sometimes it helps if you “start over” clear the memory of the smartplug and delete it from homey, then reconnect, then use a more high powered source (like a lamp) till it shows the information (could take 1-2 minutes, depending on your settings) and then hook up the lower powered device. Sounds stupid, but that solved some of my issues with Neo Coolcam and Fibaro plugs. ---
**Author:** ![rampage](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rampage/32/2121_2.png) [@rampage](https://community.homey.app/u/rampage)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/7 "2020-07-01T09:04:18Z")
Yeah that worked. Removed it, re-added it. A TV is connected, that uss plenty of power. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_nl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_nl/32/27194_2.png) [@Chris\_nl](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_nl)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/8 "2020-07-01T14:07:26Z")
👍 Nice, glad i could help you solve it ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/juan_garcia/32/29903_2.png) [@Juan\_Garcia](https://community.homey.app/u/Juan_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/9 "2021-01-25T23:14:19Z")
Could anyone using MI smart plug EU confirm me whether it keeps the “state” after an electrical cut? I mean, if the plug is “on” and there is either an electrical cut or if you unplug and plug it again, is the “on” status kept in your case? In my case the smart plug switchs off (weird since in all other brands I have the status can be kept). This can be annoying since you may need it to be “on” in case of an electrical cut once the electrical power is restored. ---
**Author:** ![rampage](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rampage/32/2121_2.png) [@rampage](https://community.homey.app/u/rampage)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/10 "2021-01-29T22:14:57Z")
No it does not. But that should be fixable with a flow. ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/juan_garcia/32/29903_2.png) [@Juan\_Garcia](https://community.homey.app/u/Juan_Garcia)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/mi-smart-plug-not-reporting-power-usage/31849/11 "2021-01-30T00:41:31Z")
Thank you for confirming it. I just wanted to know whether it works like this or if it was just a setting I had to change or a defect in my plug. I know this can be fixed with flows but if possible I prefer to avoid them, especially since there might be some different situations that could create some complexity (electrical cut impacting or not Homey, unplug/plug,…). I always try to keep things as simple as possible.