# Question: monitoring real time absorption without p1 (Italy)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/question-monitoring-real-time-absorption-without-p1-italy/126833>\
**Category:** Energy\
**Created:** [January 7, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-monitoring-real-time-absorption-without-p1-italy/126833 "2025-01-07T08:06:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-monitoring-real-time-absorption-without-p1-italy/126833/5 "2025-01-07T18:21:00Z")

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> [@Rick\_znd](#):
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> Can Homey Energy work with 2 energy meter and have a calculation (sum) on the total absorption ?

You can group those devices and have their power consumption value added as one output, by using an [Advanced virtual device](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198)

Howto:

> [@Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676/39):
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> > ![Screenshot_20230512-223916_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/a/ea90621e041b59f9cf728cbf03b8be3e1a426cb2.jpeg)
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> When you have two solar panel converters, and you want the combined power on one device tile  
> (_I only have one converter, so in the example I used my P1 meter’s power as “converter”_)
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> ![Screenshot from 2022-09-25 15-54-04](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/0/20c976cfc7fc51a60fc46d5d614036b168966dbb.png)

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