# Variabeles in Homey energy dongle

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/variabeles-in-homey-energy-dongle/153105>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Tags:** homey-energy\
**Created:** [March 29, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/variabeles-in-homey-energy-dongle/153105 "2026-03-29T14:11:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/variabeles-in-homey-energy-dongle/153105/1 "2026-03-29T14:11:05Z")

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Fellow Homey owners,

Are there any plans to add the following variabeles to Homey energy dongle to use them in flows.

- Solar surplus now
- Grid consumption now

I searched the forum but there are too many topics regarding energy dongle. I now calculate the Homey dongle’s power variable. So when its negative power Solar surplus, positive grid consumption. It would be nice if it’s build in or maybe I am missing something.

My rooted toon thermostat has two variabeles

production now, cannot be lower than 0

Grid consumption now, cannot be lower than 0

The reason I switched to the dongle is because I am going to install an ev charger in the near future so I was looking for a splitter and better integration in Homey energy. The integration of the rooted Toon is not complete.