All features of Eve Energy
Make your home smart the easy way by equipping it with HomeKit-enabled smart plugs. They’re super intuitive to use and you can set them up in no time at all. Once that’s done, you're ready to make your lamps and appliances smart and control them via an app, using easy-to-learn voice commands, based on a schedule or even by your presence.
Within minutes, you’ll have a Siri-enabled Christmas tree, your reading lamp will turn on in the evening automatically and your fan will start with a simple tap. Eve Energy also offers additional features including autonomous schedules, a power meter and a child lock – which is why our smart plug is one of the best-selling HomeKit products out there.
Easier to set up and more secure
Another of Eve Energy’s stand-out features is that it supports both Thread and Bluetooth. Compared to even the latest Wi-Fi chips, which are still power-thirsty, Thread and Bluetooth are energy-saving, high-performance wireless technology standards – perfect for smart plugs that are usually only ever switched on and off a few times a day. Eve Energy is also easy to set up and works completely independently of your home network, saving you the hassle of having to jump through all the set up and security hurdles – who needs yet another device crowding their home network anyway?!
Eve Energy joins your Thread network automatically. As a router node, Eve Energy relays other Thread accessories’ data packages and enhances the stability and reach of your smart home. Thread accessories don’t need a proprietary bridge to communicate with each other – they simply need a Border Router, which for HomeKit over Thread is HomePod mini. Discover all you need to know about HomeKit over Thread here.
You can even add Thread support to your latest-generation Eve Energy simply by updating the accessory’s firmware. Discover if your Eve Energy can support Thread by visiting evehome.com/identify.
Setup
For best performance, plug Eve Energy directly into a wall outlet and only plug one appliance into the accessory – don’t go plugging Eve Energy into a power strip, and don’t go plugging one into the accessory either. Eve Energy is rated for a maximum current of 11 A / 2500 W (European model; see this link for all other variants). Eve Energy is the only smart plug with HomeKit technology that bears the TÜV Rheinland seal, offering you unparalleled reliability. To get started with installing and customizing Eve Energy, simply follow these steps:
Open the Eve app and tap Settings > Accessories > Add Accessory to [your home] to access the HomeKit dialog. Name your plug and add it to a room. Also choose an appropriate type so HomeKit can select an icon and suitable category for Siri. You can additionally assign the default HomeKit scenes to Eve Energy at this stage too.
The Eve app will now let you drill down and add further details to the type. Tap one of the three entries to choose from the range of accessories and icons on offer – and if you want, you can customize the name.
You can change everything at a later stage by going to Settings > Accessories > and then tapping the Eve Energy accessory. Here you can also change when/if the status LED lights up and set its brightness level to suit your needs and the room.
Top tip: Use the Child Lock button to lock the on/off switch and prevent anyone accidently switching off your freezer or aquarium pump.
Using Eve Energy in Eve
The detail view of Eve Energy contains the main controls such as the power on/off button, the schedule editor, plus a range of report and measurement functions showing you when Eve Energy was last switched on/off, how much power is currently being consumed and the projected cost. By tapping Edit, you can also add advanced parameters such as current and voltage in the detail view and change the order in which everything is arranged.
The Eve app not only shows you how much power the appliance plugged into your Eve Energy is consuming, but also keeps a record of total consumption and estimated annual cost, based on your electricity rate.
Enter your electricity rate under Settings > General > Energy Cost. The default is the average tariff for the country in which you are located (to do that, you just need to allow Eve to access your location).
Used a schedule to change the time you switch on an appliance or do you want to see what impact it’ll have? Change the calculation basis in the detail view of Eve Energy by expanding the Projected Cost segment and selecting a different basis such as the last day or minute.
In the detail view you can display the Total Consumption and Total Cost graphs by hour, day, week or month simply by tapping the i icon beneath each graph. In the Total Consumption view, you can display the information in a list or even export it in a spreadsheet format by tapping the share icon.
If you use several Eve Energy or Eve Energy Strip accessories, the Rooms > Types view gives you a concise overview of how much it’s costing you to power your appliances.
Top tip: You don’t need to worry about Eve Energy adding to your electricity bill as it only consumes a negligible amount of power at significantly less than 1 W. See here how to cut your power consumption in three simple steps.
Autonomous schedules
Like several other Eve accessories, Eve Energy also offers you autonomous schedules. They are stored on the accessory itself and even run when Eve Energy is not connected to your iPhone or home hub. They’re perfect for countless purposes as you can add schedules based on sunrise or sunset. Want to set your plant light to bathe your plant in a constant stream of growth-promoting light with a break at nighttime?
Simply go to the Schedule segment in the detail view and tap the gear icon. Then, set the weekday power off time to 2 hours after sunset and the power on time to 2 hours before sunrise.
If you want Eve Energy to control a lamp to give the impression that someone’s home, program Eve Energy to turn it on daily at different times so potential burglars will have a hard time identifying a pattern.
If you plug in an appliance that you use differently on weekdays and weekends, such as an espresso machine, simply configure Eve Energy to turn it on early enough on workdays so it starts to warm up ready to serve up an espresso when you get to the kitchen.
Top tip: Other Eve accessories, including Eve Thermo, Eve Aqua, Eve Light Switch (EU / US), and the sister product of Eve Energy – the smart power strip Eve Energy Strip – also feature these handy autonomous schedules. Please note that this feature is not available for Eve Energy models sold in China, Japan.
HomeKit automations
Using automations to switch the power on or off makes sense if you need to control several appliances at once or if you only want them to be active when you’re actually at home. This is where HomeKit comes into play (or more accurately: an essential home hub).
The example rules below each trigger a scene, which in turn activates Eve Energy and the connected appliance. You can add these scenes quickly and easily via the detail view of your accessory. Tap the Automation segment and then Add Scene. In the case of a lamp, set the target value for Power to ON, test your scene, and then complete the scene by entering a name and choosing an icon (such as "movie night" and the armchair icon).
Create an automation which triggers your movie night scene when you enter the family room in the evening. To do so, tap Automation > Rules > Add Rule > Next > Add Trigger > Accessory > Motion and then choose MOTION as the trigger value for the Eve Motion accessory in that room. Following that, as a Time Condition set the TYPE to DAY EVENT, the RELATION to AFTER and the TIME to SUNSET. Now all you need to do is select the movie night scene.
If you don’t have a motion detector, you can instead use your presence as determined by your iOS device as a trigger – at appropriate times, of course. Simply tap Add Trigger > Leaving or arriving at location > ARRIVING AT [...] > Add. As the Time Condition, this time select TYPE > EXACT TIME, RELATION > AFTER and set the TIME to 5 pm. Once again, complete the process by selecting your movie night scene.
Top tip: In many respects the Apple Home app offers fewer automation options than the Eve app. However, it does offer several special options due to the privacy architecture of HomeKit. Thus, the Home app lets you add rules that run based on your or a family member’s presence such as "When somebody/nobody is home" or "When I am home/When I am not at home". Scenes which remain active for a set duration are another automation option exclusive to the Home app. While rules and scenes configured in the Home app are displayed in the Eve app, you can’t change them at the relevant points.
Control using Siri
Smart plugs and Siri are a match made in heaven. First, you can phrase really simple commands as the plugs only have an on or off state. Second, you can tag plugs in multiple ways because they carry a Siri name, represent a type of accessory and are assigned to scenes, groups, rooms or zones.
Control using the Siri name: "Hey Siri, turn on the Christmas Tree."
Control based on device type: "Hey Siri, is my light on?"
Control as part of a scene: "Hey Siri, Good Morning!"
Control as part of a group: "Hey Siri, turn off all kitchen appliances."
Control by room: "Hey Siri, turn off the power in the Bathroom."
Control by zone: "Hey Siri, turn on the air dehumidifiers in the Basement."
Use cases
with Eve Motion:
Automate your festive lights with Eve Energy and Eve Motion
with Eve Room:
Improve indoor air by automating your dehumidifier
Tackle dry air caused by your heating
Enhance your morning routine:
Lighting the Way to a Peaceful Routine
Enjoy the perfect espresso in a shot with Eve Energy serving it up nice and hot
The perfect way to start your day – with HomeKit
Increase the reach of your devices
Add HomePod mini to your home and your latest-generation Thread-enabled Eve Energy will be able to communicate via Thread – the mesh network that reaches even the farthest corners of your abode. This happens automatically without you needing to configure anything. A Full Thread Device, such as Eve Energy, can act as a router node and relay data packets from other Thread devices.
To view the structure of your Thread network and see where you can make improvements, simply go to the Settings area of the Eve app and tap Thread Network. Among other things, you’ll be able to tell which nodes your Thread devices use to communicate and whether you can further improve the stability and reach of your network and devices by adding one more Eve Energy or moving one to a better location.
Requires iOS/iPadOS 16.4 (or later) / Android™ 8.1 (or later), Matter controller / Thread Border Router
Requires iPhone or iPad with the latest version of iOS/iPadOS, HomePod or Apple TV (4th generation or later) as a home hub, Wi-Fi network (2,4 GHz 802.11b/g/n)
Requires iOS/iPadOS 16.4 (or later) / Android™ 8.1 (or later), Matter controller / Thread Border Router
Requires iOS/iPadOS 16.4 (or later) / Android™ 8.1 (or later), Matter controller / Thread Border Router
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Hallo VolkerEs wäre sehr schön, wenn es die eve Energy in Analogie zum neuen Lichtschalter auch als Unterputzdose gäbe. Gerne mit weiter vorhandenem Taster zum manuellen ein- und ausschalten.
Vielen Dank
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Hallo Axel! ich reiche Ihren Wunsch gern weiter. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Hallo,Kann ich eine neu gekaufte Energy mit thread auch mit einem Apple TV 4K ohne thread koppeln? Oder ist thread jetzt Pflicht? Per Bluetooth? Es wird immer auf einen fehlenden thread boarder Router verwiesen. Ich habe auch noch eine alte Energy, die man auf thread aktualisieren kann, die aber auch stabil per Bluetooth läuft.
Danke und viele Grüße
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Hallo Christoph! Ich denke Sie meinen Matter und nicht Thread. Die 4. Generation ist schon lange nur als Thread-fähige verfügbar. Seit Kurzem gibt es nur noch die mit Matter vorinstalliert. Die Kommunizieren nicht mit Blouetooth und setzen einen Thread-Border Router zwingend voraus: Einen HomePod mini oder HomePod (2. Generation) und/oder das Apple TV 4K (2. Generation) oder Apple TV 4K (3. Generation, Wi-Fi + EthernetViele Grüße, Volker
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Can I create HomeKit automation based on power usage of an appliance.For example: Turn of plug if power usage is less than 20W.
Thank you.
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Hello john! The power usage can't be used as a trigger, sorry. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hallo,Wie kann ich den Gesamtverbrauch meiner 8 Steckdosen in der App zusammenfassen?
Es ist echt nervig jedes Mal alle 8 Verbrauchswerte zusammenzurechnen.
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Hallo Dennis! Nein, Sie können aber die Werte exportieren und das in Excel oder Numbers (Mac) erledigen. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Gibt es wirklich keine Option wo man auswählen kann, dass die Steckdose jetzt in zB 30 Minuten ausgehen soll? Also nicht als Timer der speziell eine Uhrzeit braucht sondern wie eine Eieruhr die runterläuft?- Reply
Hallo Lukas! nein, das gibt es leider (noch) nicht. Ich habe die Entwickler aber gebeten, das einzuführen. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Hallo Volker,dieser Bitte möchte ich mich mit Nachdruck ;) anschliessen. Mit der Eve Aqua ist das das Einschalten für einen definierten Zeitraum (auch mit Siri) problemlos möglich.
Und ich würde mit der Eve Energy gerne meine Elektroheizung im Bad für nur 20 bis 30 Minuten einschalten können.
Viele Grüße,
Frank
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Hello, can I use Eve Energy (US) with 220v 60Hz?- Reply
Hello! No, this would kill Eve Energy, 120V only. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hey zusammen,bin ich blind? Ich habe die Energy Strip und möchte den Verbrauch sehen. Aber wo? Wo ist dieses Feature versteckt?
Freue mich über ein Augen öffnen :-)
Viele Grüße,
Andreas
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Hallo, kann man die Eve Energie über einen Standortwechsel schalten, also Heim verlassen automatisch aus, wiederkommen automatisch ein?- Reply
Hallo Andy! Das wäre eine Automation mit dem Verlassen oder nach Hause kommen als Auslöser und dem Eve Energy (ein/aus) in der Szene. Das lässt sich in Eve oder Home von Apple anlegen. Wie alle Automationen setzt es eine Steuerzentrale voraus, also ein Apple TV 4/4K und/oder HomePod/mini.Viele Grüße, Volker
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Ich habe in der Eve-App unter Einstellungen, Thread-Netzwerk einen unbekannten Raum, in dem sich zwei Geräte befinden, die als Router fungieren. Weitere Angaben erhalte ich nicht. Konfigurieren lassen sich die Geräte ebenfalls nicht. Was verbirgt sich dahinter? Eines der unbekannten Geräte müsste mein Eve-Energy sein, da dieser ansonsten in der Übersicht des Thread-Netzwerks nicht auftaucht.- Reply
Hallo Matthias! In Unbekannter Raum sind normalerweise nur Thread Border Router gelistet, also HomePod mini oder HomePod (2. Generation) und/oder das Apple TV 4K (2. Generation) oder Apple TV 4K (3. Generation, Wi-Fi + Ethernet). Es können aber auch Matter-fähige Eve Energy sein.Der Thread-Explorer wird sich im Laufe der Zeit verbessert, da wir die bisherigen Methoden zur Untersuchung des Netzwerks auf Matter-basiertes Zubehör nicht mehr verwenden können. Da wir uns zunächst auf dringendere Angelegenheiten konzentrierten, wurde der Thread Explorer-Teil vorerst unangetastet gelassen - und alle 'abtrünnigen' Router und Endpunkte sind in Wirklichkeit das neue Matter-basierte Zubehör.
Viele Grüße, Volker
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Servus,Wann kommt wieder die Kompatibilität zur Messung des aktuellen Verbrauchs. Welcher im Apple HomeKit als Auslöser genutzt werden kann?
Im Moment geht nur, an oder aus?!
Dies sind ja mehrere Schritte zurück.
Ich habe eine nagelneue eve energy Steckdose gekauft. Meine etwas älteren können das noch.
Grüße
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Hallo DM! Das iost leider in matter nicht definiert, steht also leider nicht zur Verfügung. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
I've installed the Eve Energy Smart Plug in my living room and it works just fine, now I want to use it in another room, but it does not react anymore. Do I have install it again or is there a special trick to get it going?- Reply
Hello Frans! You should be able just plug it into another wall outlet in another room. Just remember to have it in range to the iPhone or the home hub. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hallo,ich versuche seit gestern meine Eve Smart Steckdose in der Eve App hinzuzufügen und bekomme jedes Mal die Anzeige, dass eine Steuerzentrale erforderlich ist. Da ich die Eve Energy Strip auf die selbe Weise gestern in der App hinzugefügt habe und diese auch ohne Steuerzentrale direkt anschlussfähig war, frage ich mich: whats wrong mit Eve Energy? Warum möchte die App die Steckdose nicht hinzufügen? Ich habe die App bereits im April installiert und bereits zu dem Zeitpunkte eine LED Leiste und eine Steckdose hinzugefügt. Läuft alles. Ohne zusätzliche Steuerzentrale. Problem macht nur die neue Einzel-Steckdose. Über Hilfe freu ich mich :-) Danke!
Herzliche Grüße,
Ewa
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Ist es möglich mit dem Eve Plug auch Szenen zu generieren wie: „Ist der Stromverbrauch >x, dann führe Szene xy aus“. Geht sowas?- Reply
Hallo Daniel! Der Verbrauch kann in HomeKit nicht als Auslöser genutzt werden, das geht also leider nicht. Unter Matter kann er übrigens auch nicht mehr als Bedingung genutzt werden. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Hello, I am using the Homey Pro '23 as an integrated hub for all my smartphone devices.Eve equipment like the Eve Energy is not supported however on the Homey Pro '23. The Eve Energy smartplugs I have now (I have 5x now, initially setup on Homekit) are rendered useless in the context of the possibilities I have and need on the Homey Pro '23.
Would you consider to support the Eve Energy and even other Eve devices on the Homey Pro '23 (probably through the delivery of a Homey Pro - Eve app like other brands have done)?
I'd be happy to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Philip
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Hello Philip! Homey is not supported, sorry. Please find the supported hubs here: https://www.evehome.com/en/hubfor Matter enabled Eve Energy. Best regards, Volker
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Can I setup an automation based on energy usage? So for example it notices when a device is switched on (projector) and responds by dimming the lights?- Reply
Hello Dan! Energy usage can't be used as a trigger in HomeKit, sorry. In case you are using Eve Energy with Matter it can't even be used as a condition. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hallo, ist es möglich die Eve Energy auch mit dem Eve Lightswitch zu steuern ?- Reply
Hallo Torsten! Das geht ohne Probleme mit Automationen, eine Steuerzentrale ist natürlich Pflicht. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Kann ich mir mit dem Eve Energy auch einfach den monatlichen Verbrauch des angeschlossenen Verbrauchers anzeigen lassen. Oder muss ich alle Daten in Excel exportieren und dann den Monatswert selber errechnen?- Reply
Hallo Olaf! Das geht leider nur über den Export der Daten im Excel-Format. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Does Eve energy have any surge protecting capability?- Reply
Hello Jordan! Sorry, but Eve Energy does not have, only Eve Energy Strip has. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hallo,kann ich den aktuellen Verbrauchswert von Eve Energy in einer Automation verwenden? Also irgendetwas wie "Wenn Verbrauch < n Watt, dann Ausschalten".
Danke.
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Hallo Patrick! Das geht leider nicht, der Verbrauch kann nichts als Auslöser dienen. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
How about dual rate tariffs setting we have in Croatia?Also Croatia's currency in app is kn but from 2023 official one is €. Thanks
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Hello Ivan! Unfortunately Eve only offers one rate, sorry. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Today I installed 6 Eve Energy plugs and control them from Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi. I first had 2 plugs installed and this worked ok. After installation many plugs are not visible/accessible (max distance from Raspberry Pi is 10 meters). What can be causing this?- Reply
Hello Dave! Officially we don't support Home Assistant, sorry. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Hallo, kann ich die Eve Energy Steckdose auch über Bluetooth direkt vom Handy ansteuern oder braucht es dafür immer einen Homepod/Apple TV?- Reply
Hallo Sebastian! Das geht auch direkt per Bluetooth vom iPhone aus. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
Can the default state be set on power on?We are having power outages and when the power come back it seems to default to on. I cannot find where to change this in the app.
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Hello Carl! It will power on always with the last state before the outage, this can't be set, sorry. Best regards, Volker- Reply
Kann ich Eve Energy im Außenbereich nutzen? Ist die Steckdose spritzwassergeschützt?- Reply
Hallo Frank! Nein, Eve Energy ist nur für den Innenbereich geeignet, sorry. Viele Grüße, Volker- Reply
I currently have a Meross outlet strip and would like to replace it with the eve outlet strip, but since many of my accessories use Thread I was hoping that eve would revise theirs to use Thread. Any possibility of this happening?- Reply
Hello Robert! We think especially the combination of Thread & Matter is a game-changer for the smart home, that’s why we’re thrilled to bring Matter to our Thread-enabled products in the future. At this point, we don’t have any plans to share for our Wi-Fi-enabled products like Eve Energy Strip. Best regards, Volker- Reply
I am considering using Eve Energy to power cycle a modem and router using autonomous schedules. Are the autonomous schedules independent of any connection to a hub or internet connection? Will the schedules resume after an extended power outage?