Modularizing George Cave's eInk Energy Dashboard
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This article is about how I took the fantastic home energy dashboard designed by George Cave and re-implemented it using Slipway.
As part of the conversion I modularized it so that anyone can plug in their own data providers and rearrange the components, and added a basic theming system so users can customize how it looks.
I then deployed it on my own eInk display so that I can see the status of my house battery and power usage at a glance, and as an added bonus I deployed it to my Apple Watch as well.
All this has been done in a way that makes it straightforward for anyone to pick up and use for their own home energy dashboards.